Rairakhol is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district, Odisha.[1]
| Rairakhol | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 18 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Sambalpur |
| LS constituency | Sambalpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 1,99,137 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
This constituency includes Rairakhol, Rairakhol block, Jujomura block, Naktideul block and 7GPs (Deogaon, Dakara, Dhama, Huma, Bargaon, Sahaspur and Baduapali) of Maneswar block.[2][3]
Members of Legislative Assembly edit
Fifteen elections held during 1967 to 2019. List of members elected from Rairakhol constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Shraddhakar Supakar | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 1961 | Raja Bhanu Ganga Tribhubana Deba | ||
| 1967 | Bhikari Suna | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Abhimanyu Kumbhar | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1974 | Basant Ku. Mahananda | Utkal Congress | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Abhimanyu Kumbhar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Basant Ku. Mahananda | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Abhimanyu Kumbhar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Sanatan Bishi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Prasanna Acharya | ||
| 2014 | Rohit Pujari | ||
| 2019[7] | |||
Election results edit
2019 edit
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 14,632 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rohit Pujari | 57,111 | 37.94 |  2.02
| |
| INC | Assaf Ali Khan | 42,479 | 28.22 | 2.90
| |
| BJP | Debendra Mohapatra | 42,027 | 27.92 |  6.00
| |
| Independent | Samar Kumar Pradhan | 2714 | 1.8 | - | |
| Independent | Jayalal Behera | 1715 | 1.14 | - | |
| AAP | Anand Kumar Samal | 1359 | 0.9 | - | |
| BSP | Sanket Bahidar | 938 | 0.62 | - | |
| PVP | Janakram Rana | 456 | 0.3 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1725 | 1.15 | ||
| Majority | 14,632 | 9.72 | |||
| Turnout | 150524 | 70.59 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014 edit
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 11,909 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rohit Pujari | 53,849 | 39.96 | 4.89
| |
| INC | Assaf Ali Khan | 41,940 | 31.12 | 5.13
| |
| BJP | Pratap Kumar Pradhan | 29,544 | 21.92 | 4.05
| |
| AOP | Manabodha Bhoi | 1,627 | 1.21 | - | |
| BSP | Debdulal Bakshi | 1,271 | 0.94 | 0.08
| |
| SKD | Gitanjali Pradhan | 1,060 | 0.79 | - | |
| AAP | Laxmidhar Naik | 968 | 0.72 | - | |
| Independent | Swadhin Panda | 928 | 0.69 | - | |
| API | Aparna Bagh | 817 | 0.61 | - | |
| Independent | Manis Kumar Deheri | 658 | 0.49 | - | |
| PVP | Laxman Kumar Bhoi | 555 | 0.41 | - | |
| OJM | Bholanath Dehury | 249 | 0.18 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,298 | 0.96 | - | |
| Majority | 11,909 | 8.83 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,764 | 77.22 | 13.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,74,526 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009 edit
In 2009 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya, defeated Indian National Congress candidate Asaf Ali Khan by a margin of 9,764 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Prasanna Acharya | 37,718 | 35.07 | - | |
| INC | Assaf Ali Khan | 27,954 | 25.99 | - | |
| BJP | Sarat Chandra Sahu | 19,217 | 17.87 | - | |
| Independent | Geetanjali Pradhan | 9,094 | 8.46 | - | |
| Independent | Chittaranjan Pradhan | 6,960 | 6.47 | - | |
| Independent | Tarani Bhoi | 1,442 | 1.34 | - | |
| Independent | Hamid Prasad Luha | 1,427 | 1.33 | - | |
| BSP | Prahallada Prusti | 1,098 | 1.02 | - | |
| RPI | Apurna Bagh | 954 | 0.89 | - | |
| KOKD | Upendra Mohapatra | 902 | 0.84 | - | |
| SAMO | Pramod Kumar Sahoo | 786 | 0.73 | - | |
| Majority | 9,764 | 9.08[a] | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,573 | 63.75 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
Notes edit
- ^ % of total valid votes
References edit
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Constituency: Rairakhol (18) District : Sambalpur
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List Of Winning Candidates
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List Of Winning Candidates
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- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Rairakhol". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Rairakhol (18)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.