Rairakhol Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Rairakhol is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district, Odisha.[1]
| Rairakhol | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 18 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northern Division |
| District | Sambalpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sambalpur |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 2,02,639[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Rairakhol, Rairakhol block, Jujomura block, Naktideul block and 7GPs (Deogaon, Dakara, Dhama, Huma, Bargaon, Sahaspur and Baduapali) of Maneswar block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1961, 16 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2001.
List of members elected from Rairakhol constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Prasanna Acharya | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8] | Rohit Pujari | ||
| 2014[9] | |||
| 2009[10] | Prasanna Acharya | ||
| 2004 | Sanatan Bisi | ||
| 2001 (bypoll)[c][11] | |||
| 2000 | Durjodhan Sohela | ||
| 1995 | Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar) | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Basanta Kumar Mahananda | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar) | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Basanta Kumar Mahananda | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
| 1971 | Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar) | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Bhikhari Suna | Swatantra Party | |
| 1961 | Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb | ||
Election results
2024
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.[12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Debendra Mohapatra by a margin of 10,993 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Prasanna Acharya | 61,716 | 38.23 |  0.29 | |
| BJP | Debendra Mohapatra | 56,756 | 35.16 | 7.24 | |
| INC | Assaf Ali Khan | 37,579 | 23.28 |  4.94 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,826 | 1.13 | 0.17 | |
| Majority | 4,960 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,61,424 | 79.66 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 14,632 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rohit Pujari | 57,111 | 37.94 | 2.02 | |
| INC | Assaf Ali Khan | 42,479 | 28.22 | 2.90 | |
| BJP | Debendra Mohapatra | 42,027 | 27.92 | 6.00 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1725 | 1.15 | ||
| Majority | 14,632 | 9.72 | |||
| Turnout | 150524 | 70.59 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 11,909 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rohit Pujari | 53,849 | 39.96 | 4.89 | |
| INC | Assaf Ali Khan | 41,940 | 31.12 | 5.13 | |
| BJP | Pratap Kumar Pradhan | 29,544 | 21.92 | 4.05 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,298 | 0.96 | − | |
| Majority | 11,909 | 8.83 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,764 | 77.22 | 13.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,74,526 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 9,764 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Prasanna Acharya | 37,718 | 35.07 | − | |
| INC | Assaf Ali Khan | 27,954 | 25.99 | − | |
| BJP | Sarat Chandra Sahu | 19,217 | 17.87 | − | |
| Majority | 9,764 | 9.08[d] | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,573 | 63.75 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||