Koksara Assembly constituency
| Koksara | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Koksara was an Assembly constituency from Kalahandi district of Odisha.[1] It was established in 1961 and abolished in 2008. After 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Dharmagarh Assembly constituency.[2]
Elected Members
[edit]Between 1961 & 2008, 12 elections were held including one bypoll in 1971.[3]
List of members elected from Koksara constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Dayanidhi Naik | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 1967 | Raghunath Praharaj | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Bira Kesari Deo | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 (bypoll)[a] | Raghunath Praharaj | Swatantra Party | |
| 1974 | Chandrabhanu Singh Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Rasabihari Behera | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Manmohan Mathur | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Rasabihari Behera | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Surendra Pattajoshi | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Rosni Singh Deo | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Biju Janata Dal | ||
| 2004 | Pushpendra Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resignation of Bira Kesari Deo on his election to Rajya Sabha
References
[edit]- ^ Election Commission of India (1961-12-07). 1961 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India.
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". p. 321.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
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