Loisingha is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.[2]

Loisingha
Constituency No. 66 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBalangir
LS constituencyBalangir
Established1957
Total electors2,41,337[1][a]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

This constituency includes Loisingha block, Puintala block and Agalpur block.[3][4]

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Dr.Mukesh Mahaling won by 13668 more votes from Biju Janata Dal's candidate Pradeep Kumar Behera.

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramakanta Seth defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pandava Chandra Kumbhar by a margin of 4,093 votes.[5]

Elected members edit

Vote share of winning candidates[6]
2019
39.82%
2014
40.51%
2009
34.40%
2004
29.70%
2000
51.82%
1995
40.02%
1990
74.55%
1985
65.37%
1980
63.66%
1977
44.60%

Fourteen elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Loisingha constituency are:[7][8]

Year Member Party
2019 Mukesh Mahaling[9] Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results edit

2019 edit

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Loisingha[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr.Mukesh Mahaling 71,261 39.82
BJD Pradeep Kumar Behera 57,593 32.18
INC Naba Kishor Naik 40,053 22.38
API Lalman Nag 2600 1.45 %
Independent Balaram Sa 1713 0.96 %
Independent Dr.Bipin Kusulia 728 0.41 %
Independent Jagadish Chandra Bibhar 1080 0.6 %
Independent Manoranjan Kumbhar 2409 1.35 %
NOTA None of the above 1529 0.85 %
Majority 13668 7.63 %
Turnout 178966 73.09 %
BJP gain from BJD Swing

2014 election result edit

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogendra Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pandaba Chandra Kumbhar by a margin of 22,854 votes.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Loisingha[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jogendra Behera 64,340 40.51
INC Pandaba Chandra Kumbhar 41486 26.12
BJP Paramananda Seth 38,732 24.39
AOP Om Prakash Kumbhar 3,063 1.93
SP Dingar Kumbhar 2,301 1.45
API Janma Barik 2,231 1.4
BSP Jugeswar Kumbhar 2,000 1.26
Independent Satyananda Suna 1,039 0.65
Independent Surusingh Nag 739 0.47
LGGP Lalman Nag 585 0.37
OJM Narasingh Sing 569 0.36
NOTA None of the above 1,737 1.09 -
Majority 22,854 14.39 11.55
Turnout 1,58,822 75.7 3.63
Registered electors 2,09,804
BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 election edit

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Loisingha[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ramakanta Seth 49,959 34,40 -
INC Pandava Chandra Kumbhar 45,566 31.56 -
BJP Megha Kumbhar 38,261 26.50 -
BSP Debendra Barik 4,588 3.18 -
SP Gajendra Dandasena 2,796 1.94 -
Independent Lambodar Kumbhar 1,767 1.22 -
SAMO Niraj Tandi 1,732 1.20 -
Majority 4,093 2.84[b] -
Turnout 1,44,381 72.07 -
BJD gain from INC Swing 2.35[c]

Notes edit

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ % of total valid votes
  3. ^ 2004 voter turnout was 69.32%

References edit

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Loisingha (66) District : Bolangir
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 4093
  6. ^ "110 - Loisingha Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Loisingha Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  9. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Odisha - Loisingha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Loisingha (66)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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