Kesinga Assembly constituency
Former constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
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Kesinga was an Assembly constituency from Kalahandi district of Odisha. It was established in 1961 as Madanpur Rampur constituency & in 1966 delimitation, the name was changed to Kesinga. It was abolished in 2008. After 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Narla and Bhawanipatna.[1][2][3]
| Kesinga | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalahandi |
| Established | 1961 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
Members of Legislative Assembly
Between 1961 & 2008, 11 elections were held.[4][5]
List of members elected from Kesinga constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
As Madanpur Rampur constituency | |||
| 1961 | Birakeshari Deo | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
As Kesinga constituency | |||
| 1967 | Bhagaban Bhoi | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Swatantra Party | ||
| 1974 | Sarat Chandra Singh Deo | Swatantra Party | |
| 1977 | Nagendra Nath Choudhury | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Bhupinder Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Kiran Chandra Singh Deo | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Bhupinder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Dhaneswar Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
