Paralakhemundi Assembly constituency

Paralakhemundi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Gajapati district, Odisha.[1]

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

Paralakhemundi
Constituency No. 137 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictGajapati
LS constituencyBerhampur
Established1951
Total electors2,10,531
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi
Party   BJD
Elected year2024

Map of Paralakhemundi Constituency

This constituency includes Paralakhemundi Municipality, Kashinagara NAC, Goshani block, Gumma block and Kashinagara block.[2][3]

Elected Members
Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
 
 37.58%
2019
 
 35.92%
2014
 
 45.2%
2009
 
 49.53%
2004
 
 43.52%
2000
 
 71.80%
1995
 
 28.22%
1990
 
 63.21%
1985
 
 47.65%
1980
 
 33.00%
1977
 
 33.37%

Since its formation in 1951, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952.

List of members elected from Paralakhemundi constituency are:[5][6]

Year Member Party
2024 Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi BJD
2019 Koduru Narayana Rao[7] BJP
2014 Kengam Surya Rao INC
2009 Koduru Narayana Rao BJD
2004 Trinath Sahu INC
2000
1995
1990 Darapu Lachana Naidu JD
1985 Trinath Sahu INC
1980 Bijoy Kumar Jena Independent
1977
1974 Kurma Naikulu N. Utkal Congress
1971 Darapu Lachana Naidu SWA
1967 Kurma Naikulu N. INC
1961
1956 : Constituency did not exist
1951[lower-alpha 1] Appena Dora Biswasrai Independent
Jagannath Mishra CPI

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Koduru Narayana Rao by a margin of 3,998 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Paralakhemundi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi 56,027 37.58 19.32
BJP Koduru Narayana Rao 52,029 34.90 1.02
INC Bijay Kumar Patnaik 35,674 23.93 7.46
NOTA None of the above 1,488 1.00
Majority 3,998 2.68
Turnout 1,49,069 67.91 1.36
BJD gain from BJP

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Konduru Narayan Rao defeated Independent candidate Trirupati Panigrahy by a margin of 15,335 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Paralakhemundi[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Konduru Narayan Rao 52,415 35.92
Independent Trirupati Panigrahy 37080 25.41
BJD Kalyani Gajapati 26645 18.26
INC Kengam Surya Rao 24040 16.47
NOTA None of the above 1944 1.33
Independent Kedar Sabar 1572 1.08
BSP Gouri Shankar Mahanandia 1133 0.78
SKD Sunil Kumar Pattnaik 1098 0.75
Majority 15335 10.51
Turnout 145927 69.27
BJP gain from INC

2014

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Kengam Surya Rao defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Koduru Narayana Rao by a margin of 1419 votes.[11]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Paralakhemundi[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kengam Surya Rao 61,014 45.1 6.5
BJD Koduru Narayana Rao 59,595 44.1 -7.0
BJP Tripati Nayak 6,938 5.1 -0.74
Independent Kedar Shabar 1370 1.0
CPI(M) Lalichetti Ramgopal Rao 1,239 0.91
OJM Amit Kumar Patnaik 874 0.6
AAP Sisir Kumar Bhanja Samanta 579 0.32
AITC Sujit Pradhan 533 0.30
AOP Sabita Sahukar 464 0.3
CPI(ML)L Trinath Panda 446 0.3
SKD Meenaketan Jenna 401 0.29
NOTA None of the above 1548 1.15 -
Majority 1,419 1.05
Turnout 1,35,001 70.03 6.31
Registered electors 1,92,782
INC gain from BJD

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Koduru Narayana Rao defeated Indian National Congress candidate Trinath Sahu by a margin of 14,941 votes.[14]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Paralakhemundi[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Koduru Narayana Rao 58,528 51.10 -
INC Trinath Sahu 43,587 38.06 -
BJP T. Kuranna 6,686 5.84 -
Independent Jakubo Raito 2,160 1.89 -
Kalinga Sena Kailash Chandra Mali 1,167 1.02 -
SAMO Sasmita Rajguru 847 0.74 -
Independent Bibekananda Behera 789 0.69 -
CPI(ML)L Bidyadhar Patro 762 0.67 -
Majority 14,941 13.05[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,14,556 63.72 3.43[lower-alpha 3]
BJD gain from INC

Notes
  1. It was a 2 member constituency
  2. % of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 60.29%

References
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