Nayagarh Assembly constituency

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Nayagarh
Constituency No. 122 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
LS constituencyPuri
Established1951
Total electors2,13,374[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Arun Kumar Sahoo
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

Nayagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nayagarh district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Nayagarh, Nayagarh block and 18 Gram panchayats (Sunamuhin, Panderipada, Giridipali, Kurala, Rabigadia, Pantikhari, Korapitha, Sakeri, Sardhapur, Bhadikila, Nandighora, Arada Goudaput, Komanda, Rohibanka, Banthapur, Rabara, Ranganipatna and Odagaon nac of Odagaon Block).

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates[3]
2019
52.41%
2014
52.78%
2009
54.25%
2004
49.24%
2002 (bypoll)
56.88%
2000
63.34%
1995
49.84%
1990
74.12%
1985
49.71%
1980
58.96%
1977
60.79%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2002.

List of members elected from Nayagarh constituency are:[4][5]

Year Member Party
2024
2019 Aruna Kumar Sahoo[6] BJD
2014 Arun Kumar Sahoo BJD
2009 Arun Kumar Sahoo BJD
2004 Arun Kumar Sahoo BJD
2002 (bypoll)[b] Mandakini Behera BJD
2000 Bhagabat Behera BJD
1995 Sitakanta Mishra INC
1990 Bhagabat Behera JD
1985 Bhagabat Behera JP
1980 Banshidhar Sahoo INC
1977 Bhagabat Behera JP
1974 Bhagabat Behera Socialist
1971 Achyutananda Mohanty Utkal Congress
1967 Achyutananda Mohanty Independent
1961 Brundaban Chandra Singh INC
1957 Raja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata Independent
1951 Raja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata Independent

Election Results[edit]

2024[edit]

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Nayagarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Arun Kumar Sahoo
BJP Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh
INC Ranjit Dash
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019[edit]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Irani Ray by a margin of 14,948 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nayagarh[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Arun Kumar Sahoo 81,548 52.41 Decrease0.37
BJP Irani Ray 66,600 42.87 Increase37.62
INC Manoj Kumar Sahoo 4,221 2.72 Decrease35.48
ANC Subhalaxmi Dash 594 0.38
Kalinga Sena Srikanta Dash 345 0.22
Independent Giridhari Rout 418 0.27%
Independent Balaram Sahoo 446 0.29
Independent Hemanta Kumar Prusty 408 0.26%
NOTA None of the above 916 0.59%
Majority 14,948 9.54
Turnout 155496 72% NIL
BJD hold

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lala Manoj Kumar Ray by a margin of 20,867 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nayagarh[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Arun Kumar Sahoo 75,538 52.78 -1.47
INC Lala Manoj Kumar Ray 54,671 38.2 34.99
BJP Pradipta Jena 7,521 5.25 1.31
CPI(M) Biswanath Mahapatra 1,297 0.91 -
AOP Purna Chandra Sahoo 1,171 0.82 -
BSP Kamal Kumari Patasani 997 0.7 -
AAP Manas Kumar Mishra 442 0.31 -
Independent Susanta Kumar Dash 309 0.22 -
SKD Saroj Kumar Behera 294 0.21 -
NOTA None of the above 883 0.62 -
Majority 20,867 14.57 -
Turnout 1,43,123 74.15 6.41
Registered electors 1,93,031
BJD hold

2009[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Independent candidate Hemendra Chandra Singh by a margin of 27,341 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nayagarh[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Arun Kumar Sahoo 67,100 54.25 -
Independent Hemendra Chandra Singh 39,759 32.15 -
BJP Jugansu Sekhar Panda 4,878 3.94 -
INC Sandhya Mohapatra 3,967 3.21 -
Independent Lala Manoj Kumar Ray 3,760 3.04 -
Kalinga Sena Chaitanya Behera 1,334 1.08 -
Independent Sunil Pattnaik 657 0.53 -
Independent Byomakesh Tripathy 473 0.38 -
Independent Antaryami Panda 460 0.37 -
Independent Jaladhara Sandha 442 0.36 -
SAMO Shyam Sundar Behera 426 0.34 -
JD(U) Sansari Sahoo 425 0.34 -
Majority 27,341 22.11[c] -
Turnout 1,32,686 67.74 3.69[d]
BJD hold

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ Death of Bhagabat Behera
  3. ^ % of total valid votes
  4. ^ 2004 voter turnout was 64.05%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "62 - Nayagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 12 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Nayagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  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. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Odisha - Nayagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Nayagarh (122)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 27341
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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