Rairangpur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Rairangpur is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.[1]
| Rairangpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 28 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Mayurbhanj |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mayurbhanj |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 2,30,824[a][b] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
The constituency comprises Rairangpur town, Rairangpur block, Bahalda block, Jamda block and Tiring block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held here till date including one bypoll in 1986.
| Election | Name[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Haradeb Triya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Independent | ||
| 1961 | Chandra Mohan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Kartick Chandra Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Sidhalal Murmu | Jharkhand Party | |
| 1974 | Arjun Majhi | Utkal Congress | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Sidhalal Murmu | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Bhabendra Nath Murmu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1986 (bypoll)[c] | Chaitanya Prasad Majhi | Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Laxman Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000[5] | Droupadi Murmu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004[5] | |||
| 2009[5] | Shyam Charan Hansdah | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014[5] | Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[5] | Naba Charan Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024[6] | Jalen Naik | ||
Election results
2024
Voting was held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8] In the 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jalen Naik defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raisin Murmu by a margin of 7,693 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jalen Naik | 62,724 | 36.94 | ||
| BJD | Raisin Murmu | 55,031 | 32.41 | ||
| INC | Jogendra Banra | 24,224 | 14.27 | ||
| JMM | Sunaram Tudu | 17,868 | 10.52 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,824 | 1.07 | ||
| Majority | 7,693 | 4.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,69,806 | 73.57 | |||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
In the 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Naba Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Basanti Marandi by a margin of 2,847 votes.[5]
2014
In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu by a margin of 15,556 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah | 51,062 | 32.72 | ||
| BJP | Droupadi Murmu | 44,679 | 22.76 | ||
| JMM | Purna Chandra Marndi | 28,838 | 18.48 | ||
| INC | Shyam Charan Hansdah | 19,075 | 12.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,096 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 15,556 | 9.96 | |||
| Turnout | 156,035 | 74.22 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In the 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Shyam Charan Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Purna Chandra Marndi by a margin of 4,602 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shyam Charan Hansdah | 24,792 | 21.53 | − | |
| JMM | Purna Chandra Marndi | 20,190 | 17.53 | − | |
| BJP | Jaduram Murmu | 17,898 | 15.54 | − | |
| NCP | Kashinath Hembram | 14,828 | 12.88 | − | |
| Majority | 4,602 | 4.0[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,15,288 | 62.82 | − | ||
| INC gain from BJP | |||||
2004
In the 2004 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Ramchandra Murmu by a margin of 42 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Droupadi Murmu | 29,295 | 32.66 | ||
| JMM | Ram Chandra Murmu | 29,253 | 32.62 | ||
| INC | Laxman Majhi | 22,551 | 25.14 | ||
| Majority | 42 | 0.05 | |||
| Turnout | 89,689 | 68.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 131,315 | ||||
| BJP hold | |||||
2000
In the 2000 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Laxman Majhi by a margin of 4568 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Droupadi Murmu | 25,110 | 34.15 | ||
| INC | Laxman Majhi | 20,542 | 27.93 | ||
| JMM | Braja Mohan Hansdah | 10,485 | 14.26 | ||
| Majority | 4,568 | 6.21 | |||
| Turnout | 74,997 | 59.81 | |||
| Registered electors | 125,385 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | |||||