Parjanga Assembly constituency

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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Parjanga.

Parjanga
Constituency No. 58 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictDhenkanal
Lok Sabha constituencyDhenkanal
Established2009
Total electors2,19,662[a][b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Parjanga is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, India.[1]

The area of this constituency includes Parjang block, Kankadahada block and five gram panchayats (GPs; Kusumajodi, Kantapal, Tumusinga, Kantiokateni and Kantioputasahi) of Kamakshyanagar block.[2][3]

The constituency was formed in the 2008 Delimitation[4] and went for polls in the 2009 election.

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2024
 
 56.94%
2019
 
 46.93%
2014
 
 40.06%
2009
 
 44.84%

Since its formation in 2009, four elections were held till date.

The list of members elected from Parjanga constituency is:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2024[8] Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[9][9] Nrusingha Charan Sahu Biju Janata Dal
2014[10]
2009[11]

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[12] In the 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu by a margin of 32,162 votes.[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 1,00,595 56.94
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu 68,433 38.74
INC Ranjit Kumar Sahu 3,482 1.97
NOTA None of the above 1,512 0.86
Majority 32,162 18.2
Turnout 1,76,669 80.43
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 740 votes.[9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu 78,747 46.93
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 78,007 46.49
INC Jasaswini Rout 6,795 4.05
NOTA None of the above 1,518 0.90
Majority 740 0.44
Turnout 167,802 78.5
BJD hold

2014

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In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrusingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 3,052 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu 60,523 40.06 Increase1.33
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 57,471 38.04 Increase3.48
INC Santosh Kumar Rout 18,240 12.07 Decrease4.87
NOTA None of the above 2,209 1.46 −
Majority 3,052 2.02 Decrease2.15
Turnout 151,084 80.04 Increase10.96
Registered electors 188,759
BJD hold

2009

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In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrusingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 5,188 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Parjanga[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu 48,131 38.73 −
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 42,943 34.56 −
INC Laxmidhar Sahoo 21,048 16.94 −
Majority 5,188 4.17[c] −
Turnout 1,24,277 69.08 −
BJD win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Parjanga(58) District : Dhenkanal
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
  5. ^ "120 - Kamakhyanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Parjanga Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Parjanga Assembly Election Results 2024: Parjanga Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 5188
  12. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  13. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Odisha - Parjanga". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Parjanga (58)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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