Rajanagar Assembly constituency

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

Rajanagar
Constituency No. 99 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionCentral Division
DistrictKendrapara
Lok Sabha constituencyKendrapara
Established1951
Total electors2,62,707[a][b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

Rajanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.[1]

This constituency includes Pattamundai (M), Rajanagar block and 18 Gram panchayats (Bachhara, Srirampur, Damarpur, Sansarphal, Khanata, Oupada, Chandanagar, Sasana, Dosia, Khadianta, Gangarampur, Aradapali, Sanjharia, Badapada, Bilikana, Badamohanpur, Dihudipur and Balabhadrapur) of Pattamundai block.[2][3]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
 
 46.46%
2019
 
 45.81%
2014
 
 49%
2009
 
 48.15%
2004
 
 52.11%
2000
 
 71.11%
1995
 
 53.40%
1990
 
 59.20%
1985
 
 50.85%
1980
 
 55.93%
1977
 
 59.09%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held here till date including one bypoll in 1971.[5]

List of members elected from Rajanagar constituency are:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2024[8] Dhruba Charan Sahoo Biju Janata Dal
2019[9]
2014[10] Anshuman Mohanty Indian National Congress
2009[11] Alekh Kumar Jena Biju Janata Dal
2004 Nalinikanta Mohanty Indian National Congress
2000 Biju Janata Dal
1995 Janata Dal
1990
1985 Janata Party
1980 Lok Dal
1977 Janata Party
1974 Biju Patnaik Utkal Congress
1971 (bypoll)[c]
1971 Prahlad Mallik
1967 Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo Independent politician
1961 Padma Charan Naik Praja Socialist Party
1957 Ananta Charan Tripathy Independent politician
1951 Saraswati Devi Indian National Congress

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were 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.[12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Lalit Kumar Behera by a margin of 18,241 votes.[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Rajanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dhruba Charan Sahoo 81,237 46.46
BJP Lalit Kumar Behera 62,996 36.03
INC Ashok Kumar Pratihari 26,299 15.04
NOTA None of the above 791 0.45
Majority 18,241 10.43
Turnout 1,74,840 66.55
BJD hold

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty by a margin of 18,408 votes.[9]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Rajanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dhruba Charan Sahoo 78,926 45.81
INC Anshuman Mohanty 60,518 35.13
BJP Alekh Kumar Jena 27,134 15.75
NOTA None of the above 716 0.42
Majority 18,408 10.68
Turnout 1,72,286 70.48
BJD gain from INC

2014

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In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahoo by a margin of 5,429 votes.[10]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Rajanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Anshuman Mohanty 76,806 49
BJD Dhruba Charan Sahoo 71,377 45.54
BJP Jnandev Beura 6632 4.23
NOTA None of the above 976 0.62
Majority 5,429 3.46
Turnout 1,56,747 71.2
INC gain from BJD

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Alekh Kumar Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nalinikanta Mohanty by a margin of 4,335 votes.[11]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Rajanagar[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Alekh Kumar Jena 63,683 48.15
INC Nalinikanta Mohanty 59,348 44.87
BJP Bijay Ketan Swain 6,661 5.04
Majority 4,335 3.28[d]
Turnout 1,32,275 68.70
Registered electors 1,92,554
BJD gain from INC

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Rajanagar (99) District: Kendrapara
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Seats of Odisha".
  4. ^ "32 - Rajanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 16 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Rajanagar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Rajanagar Assembly Election Results 2024: Rajanagar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  9. ^ a b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Rajanagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 4335
  12. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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