Sundargarh Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Odisha
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Sundargarh is a Assembly constituency of Sundergarh district in Odisha State.[1] It was established in 1951.[2]
| Sundargarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 9 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Northen Division |
| District | Sundargarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sundargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,30,729[a][b] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Extent of Assembly Constituencies
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 2005. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Sundargarh constituency are:[6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Jogesh Kumar Singh | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8] | Kusum Tete | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014[9] | Jogesh Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2005 (bypoll)[c][11] | Sushama Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Shankarsan Naik | ||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Kishore Chandra Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Bharatendra Sekhar Deo | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Kishore Chandra Patel | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1974 | Dibyalochan Shekhar Deo | ||
| 1971 | Indian National Congress (R) | ||
| 1967 | Harihar Patel | Swatantra Party | |
| 1961 | |||
| 1957[d] | Gangadhar Pradhan | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Udit Pratap Sekhar Deo | |||
| 1951[e] | Dwarikanath Kusum | ||
| Krupanidhi Naik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1946[f] | Ram Charan Patel | Independent politician | |
| Shib Narayan Singh Mohapatra | |||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kusum Tete by a margin of 10,066 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jogesh Kumar Singh | 86,398 | 48.15 |  4.70 | |
| BJP | Kusum Tete | 77,276 | 43.07 |  4.60 | |
| INC | Sudharani Raudia | 8,301 | 4.63 | 2.30 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,755 | 0.98 | 0.15 | |
| Majority | 9,122 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,79,440 | 75.7 | |||
| BJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kusum Tete defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh by a margin of 7364 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kusum Tete | 83,118 | 47.67 | 30.03 | |
| BJD | Jogesh Kumar Singh | 75,754 | 43.45 | 9.63 | |
| INC | Amita Biswal | 12,087 | 6.93 | 34.84 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,967 | 1.13 | − | |
| Majority | 7364 | 4.22 | |||
| Turnout | 174346 | 75.14 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kusum Tete by a margin of 12584 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jogesh Kumar Singh | 66,138 | 41.77 | 2.15 | |
| BJD | Kusum Tete | 53,554 | 33.82 | 6.56 | |
| BJP | Sahadev Xaxa | 27,935 | 17.64 | 2.45 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,358 | 1.49 | − | |
| Majority | 12,584 | 7.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,58,356 | 73.26 | 7.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,16,152 | ||||
| INC hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sunil Kumar Singh Deo by 20,930 votes.[10]