Deogarh Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Odisha
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Deogarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Debagarh district.[1]
| Deogarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 19 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northen Division |
| District | Deogarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sambalpur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,51,730[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Debagarh, Tileibani block, Barkote block and Reamal block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1957, 17 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1998. It was a 2-member constituency for 1957.
List of members elected from Deogarh constituency are:[5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | Romanch Ranjan Biswal | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[7] | Subash Chandra Panigrahi[8][7] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014[9] | Nitesh Ganga Deb | ||
| 2009[10] | Sanjeeb Kumar Pradhan | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | Nitesh Ganga Deb | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Subash Chandra Panigrahi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1998 (bypoll)[c][11] | |||
| 1995 | Pradipta Gangdev | Janata Dal | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Raja Kishore Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Aswini Kumar Behera | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Swatantra Party | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 | Swatantra Party | ||
| 1961 | Jayadev Thakur | ||
| 1957[d] | Rani Jyotimanjari Debi | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Jayadev Thakur | |||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Romanch Ranjan Biswal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Subash Chandra Panigrahi by a margin of 15, 792 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Romanch Ranjan Biswal | 89,074 | 45.02 |  7.46 | |
| BJP | Subash Chandra Panigrahi | 73,282 | 37.03 |  4.49 | |
| INC | Sem Hembram | 28,279 | 14.29 | 1.03 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,767 | 1.40 | 0.67 | |
| Majority | 15,792 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,97,873 | 78.61 | |||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Subash Chandra Panigrahi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Romanch Ranjan Biswal by a margin of 7,106 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Subash Chandra Panigrahi | 74,355 | 41.52 | 12.35 | |
| BJD | Romanch Ranjan Biswal | 67,249 | 37.56 | 6.97 | |
| INC | Uma Shankar Sahu | 27,426 | 15.32 | 6.42 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,313 | 0.73 | 048 | |
| Majority | 7,106 | 3.96 | |||
| Turnout | 1,79,063 | 74.7 | |||
| BJP hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nitesh Ganga Deb defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Anita Pradhan by a margin of 38,739 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nitesh Ganga Deb | 89,636 | 53.87 | 30.15 | |
| BJD | Anita Pradhan | 50,897 | 30.59 | 8.4 | |
| INC | Sem Hemram | 14,809 | 8.9 | 22.4 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2011 | 1.21 | ||
| Majority | 38,739 | 23.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,66,394 | 78.97 | 7.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,10,712 | ||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjeeb Kumar Pradhan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nitesh Ganga Deb by a margin of 10,705 votes.[10]