| State | Odisha |
|---|---|
| Constituency no | 99 |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Kendrapara |
| Loksabha cons | Kendrapara |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Mla | Dhruba Charan Sahoo |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Latest election year | 2024 |
| Electors | 2,62,707[a][b] |
Rajanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Pattamundai (M), Rajanagar block and 18 Gram panchayats (Bachhara, Srirampur, Damarpur, Sansarphal, Khanata, Oupada, Chandanagar, Sasana, Dosia, Khadianta, Gangarampur, Aradapali, Sanjharia, Badapada, Bilikana, Badamohanpur, Dihudipur and Balabhadrapur) of Pattamundai block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held here till date including one bypoll in 1971.[4]
List of members elected from Rajanagar constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | ||
| 2019[8] | |||
| 2014[9] | Anshuman Mohanty | ||
| 2009[10] | Alekh Kumar Jena | ||
| 2004 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | ||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1974 | Biju Patnaik | ||
| 1971 (bypoll)[c] | |||
| 1971 | Prahlad Mallik | ||
| 1967 | Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo | ||
| 1961 | Padma Charan Naik | ||
| 1957 | Ananta Charan Tripathy | ||
| 1951 | Saraswati Devi | ||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Lalit Kumar Behera by a margin of 18,241 votes.[7]
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty by a margin of 18,408 votes.[8]
2014
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahoo by a margin of 5,429 votes.[9]
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Alekh Kumar Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nalinikanta Mohanty by a margin of 4,335 votes.[10]
Notes
References
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
Constituency: Rajanagar (99) District: Kendrapara
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent"
- ^ "Seats of Odisha"
- ^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)". Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Rajanagar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Rajanagar Assembly Election Results 2024: Rajanagar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Rajanagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI