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Parjanga Assembly constituency

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Parjanga
Constituency No. 58 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictDhenkanal
LS constituencyDhenkanal
Established2009
Total electors1,79,910
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
BIBHUTI BHUSAN PRADHAN
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Parjanga is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, India.[1]

The area of this constituency includes Parjang block, Kankadahada block and five gram panchayats (GPs; Kusumajodi, Kantapal, Tumusinga, Kantiokateni and Kantioputasahi) of Kamakshyanagar block.[2][3]

The constituency was formed in the 2008 Delimitation[4] and went for polls in the 2009 election.

Elected members

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Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2019
46.93%
2014
40.06%
2009
44.84%

Since its formation in 2009, four elections were held till date.

The list of members elected from Parjanga constituency is:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2024
2019 Nrushingha Charan Sahu[8] BJD
2014 Nrushingha Charan Sahu BJD
2009 Nrushingha Charan Sahu BJD

Election results

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2024

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In the 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu by a margin of 32,162 votes.[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nrushingha Charan Sahu 68,433
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 100,595
INC Ranjit Kumar Sahu 3,482
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 740 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nrushingha Charan Sahu 78,747 46.93
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 78,007 46.49
INC Jasaswini Rout 6,795 4.05
NOTA None of the above 1,518 0.90
HND Dibyajyoti Nayak 1,024 0.61
API Lambodar Naik 971 0.58
ANC Nirmala Mishra 740 0.44
Majority 740 0.44
Turnout 167,802 78.5
BJD hold

2014

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In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 3,052 votes.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nrushingha Charan Sahu 60,523 40.06 1.33
BJP Bibhuti Pradhan 57,471 38.04 3.48
INC Santosh Kumar Rout 18,240 12.07 −4.87
Independent Biswatosh Sahoo 8,967 5.94
AITC Dambaru Dehury 1,116 0.74
AOP Ranjit Kumar Sahu 886 0.59
AAP Susanta Kumar Pany 657 0.43
OJM Susanta Kumar Sahoo 559 0.37
SKD Bijaya Kumar Pratapdeou 456 0.3
NOTA None of the above 2,209 1.46
Majority 3,052 2.02 −2.15
Turnout 151,084 80.04 10.96
Registered electors 188,759
BJD hold

2009

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In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 5,188 votes.[14]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Parjanga[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nrushingha Charan Sahu 48,131 38.73
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 42,943 34.56
INC Laxmidhar Sahoo 21,048 16.94
SAMO Pratap Chandra Marandi 7,265 5.85
Kalinga Sena Arup Parida 1,510 1.22
BSP Premananda Sahoo 1,415 1.14
RPI Ranjubala Naik 1,127 0.91
Indian Justice Party Bidyadhar Naik 830 0.67
Majority 5,188 4.17[a]
Turnout 124,277 69.08
BJD win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Parjanga(58) District : Dhenkanal{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
  5. ^ "120 - Kamakhyanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Parjanga Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Odisha - Parjanga". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Parjanga (58)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 5188
  15. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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