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Rourkela Assembly constituency

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Rourkela
Constituency No. 12 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictSundargarh
LS constituencySundargarh
Established1967
Total electors1,79,140
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

Rourkela is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district.[1] Area of this constituency includes Rourkela, Kulunga (O.G) and two Gram panchayats of Bisra block.[2][3]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
46.46%
2019
47.29%
2014
48.37%
2009
53.25%
2004
58.51%
2000
52.86%
1995
43.64%
1990
77.22%
1985
45.48%
1980
34.13%
1977
62.39%

Since its formation in 1967, 15 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1971.

List of members elected from Rourkela constituency are:[5]

Year Member Party
2024 Sarada Prashad Nayak BJD
2019 Sarada Prashad Nayak[6]
2014 Dilip Kumar Ray BJP
2009 Sarada Prashad Nayak BJD
2004
2000 Ajit Das BJD
1995 Prabhat Mohapatra INC
1990 Dilip Kumar Ray JD
1985
1980 Gurupada Nanda INC
1977 Braja Kishore Mohanty
1974 Dhananjaya Mohanty
1971 (bypoll)[a] Bishwanath Das Independent
1971 Shyamsundar Mohapatra INC
1967 Rajkishore Samantarai PSP

Election results

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2024

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Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Rourkela
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sarada Prashad Nayak 64,660 46.46 Decrease0.83
BJP Dilip Ray 61,108 43.91 Increase4.74
INC Birendra Nath Pattnaik 8,751 6.29 Decrease4.57
Independent Nihar Ray 2,522 1.81
NOTA None of the above 837 0.6 Decrease0.10
Majority 3,552
Turnout 139,170
BJD hold Swing

2019

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In 2019 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarada Prasad Nayak, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nihar Ray by a margin of 10,460 votes.[8]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rourkela[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sarada Prashad Nayak 60,877 47.29 Increase7.78
BJP Nihar Ray 50,417 39.17 Decrease9.2
INC Biren Senapaty 13,977 10.86 Increase2.43
AAP Lambodar Mohanta 326 0.25 Decrease0.58
BSP Bishnu Charan Mahanta 611 0.47 Increase0.02
KJD Surama Mishra 341 0.26
Independent Dharmendra Mohapatra 204 0.16
Independent Pitabasa Mishra 250 0.19
Independent Bikash Mansingh 614 0.48
Independent Mahammad Rizwan Rahi 209 0.16
NOTA None of the above 895 0.7
Majority 10,460 7.96
Turnout 1,31,375 63.75
BJD gain from BJP Swing

2014

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In 2014 election Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Ray, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarada Prasad Nayak by a margin of 10,929 votes.[10]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rourkela[11][12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dilip Ray 59,653 48.37 Increase24.74
BJD Sarada Prashad Nayak 48,724 39.51 Decrease13.74
INC Pravat Mohapatra 10,397 8.43 Decrease8.59
AAP Binay Kumar Tiwari 1,022 0.83
CPI(M) Salomi Minz 612 0.5
BSP Richard Anand Kujur 553 0.45 Decrease0.65
Independent Biswanath Lakra 444 0.36
Independent Mahipal Singh 233 0.19
Independent Papu Kumar Ray 203 0.16
KOKD Hrudananda Behera 150 0.12 Decrease0.25
Kalinga Sena Gokulananda Mohanty 129 0.1
Independent Tapan Kumar Panda 109 0.09
NOTA None of the above 1,091 0.88
Majority 10,929 8.86
Turnout 1,23,320 68.84 21.05
Registered electors 1,79,140
BJP gain from BJD

2009

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In 2009 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarada Prasad Nayak, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Kumar Agrawal 25,596 votes.[14]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rourkela[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sarada Prashad Nayak 46,020 53.25
BJP Ramesh Kumar Agrawal 20,424 23.63
INC Prashanta Kumar Behera 14,707 17.02
JMM Paschal Barla 1,981 2.29
BSP Rasid Aslam 947 1.10
SP Gadadhar Mishra 394 0.46
Independent Kamal Majhi 393 0.45
Independent Hitendra Nag 359 0.42
KOKD Jaysingh Singh 324 0.37
Independent Birajananda Singh 309 0.36
Kalinga Sena Jnana Ranjan Nayak 228 0.26
Independent Mahipal Singh 205 0.24
Independent Nihar Mohanty 139 0.16
Majority 25,596 29.61[b]
Turnout 86,488 47.79
BJD hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Resignation of Shyamsundar Mohapatra
  2. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2014. Constituency: Rourkela (12) District : Sundargarh
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Seats of Odisha".
  4. ^ "139 - Rourkela Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  8. ^ "Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Odisha - Rourkela". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Rourkela (12)". Empowering India.org. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Rourkela Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014. 25596
  15. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Rourkela Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

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