Rairangpur Assembly constituency

Rairangpur is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.[1]

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

Rairangpur (ST)
Constituency No. 28 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictMayurbhanj
LS constituencyMayurbhanj
Established1951
Total electors183,507
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Area of this constituency includes Rairangpur town, Rairangpur block, Bahalda block, Jamda block and Tiring block.[2][3]

Elected Members
Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2019
 
 37.31%
2014
 
 32.72%
2009
 
 21.53%
2004
 
 32.66%
2000
 
 34.15%
1995
 
 23.63%
1990
 
 47.23%
1985
 
 50.84%
1980
 
 45.53%
1977
 
 50.28%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1986.

List of members elected from Rairangpur constituency are:[5]

Year Member Party
2024 Jalen Naik BJP
2019 Naba Charan Majhi[6] BJP
2014 Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah BJD
2009 Shyam Charan Hansdah INC
2004 Droupadi Murmu BJP
2000 Droupadi Murmu BJP
1995 Laxman Majhi INC
1990 Chaitanya Prasad Majhi JD
1986 (bypoll)[lower-alpha 1] Chaitanya Prasad Majhi JP
1985 Bhabendra Nath Murmu INC
1980 Sidhalal Murmu INC
1977 Arjun Majhi JP
1974 Arjun Majhi Utkal Congress
1971 Sidhalal Murmu Jharkhand Party
1967 Kartick Chandra Majhi SWA
1961 Chandra Mohan Singh INC
1957 Haradeb Triya Independent
1951 Haradeb Triya AIGP

Election results

2024

Voting was 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.[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Rairangpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Raisin Murmu
BJP Jolen Barda
INC Jogendra Banra
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019

In the 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Naba Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Basanti Marandi by a margin of 2847 votes.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Rairangpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Naba Charan Majhi 60,901 37.31
BJD Basanti Marandi 58054 35.56
JMM Ramchandra Murmu 30456 18.69
Independent Minati Hansdah 5163 3.16
AITC Kanhu Charan Soren 2248 1.38
NOTA None of the above 2114 1.3
Majority 2847 1.75
Turnout 163238 69.47
BJP gain from BJD

2014

In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu by a margin of 15,556 votes.

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Rairangpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah 51,062 32.72
BJP Droupadi Murmu 44,679 22.76
JMM Purna Chandra Marndi 28,838 18.48
INC Shyam Charan Hansdah 19,075 12.22
JDP Budhan Sing Marndi 4,848 3.11
Aama Odisha Party Birsa Kandakel 4,245 2.72
Independent Bada Naran Majhi 1,563 1
Independent Budhu Mahali 1,412 0.9
NOTA None of the above 1,096 0.7
Majority 15,556 9.96
Turnout 1,56,035 74.22
BJD gain from INC

2009

In the 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Shyam Charan Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Purna Chandra Marndi by a margin of 4,602 votes.

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Rairangpur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shyam Charan Hansdah 24,792 21.53 -
JMM Purna Chandra Marndi 20,190 17.53 -
BJP Jaduram Murmu 17,898 15.54 -
NCP Kashinath Hembram 14,828 12.88 -
Independent Khelaram Mahali 12,504 10.86 -
JDP Sonaram Soren 8,021 6.97 -
Independent Lopamudra Hansdah 6,670 5.79 -
SP Mangal Singh Tudu 2,696 2.34 -
JD(U) Durga Hembram 2,351 2.04 -
Independent Chandra Mohan Soren 1,595 1.39 -
Independent Pitambar Marndi 1,517 1.32 -
RPD Somaya Murmu 1,292 1.12 -
Majority 4,602 4.0[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,15,288 62.82 -
INC gain from BJP

2004

In the 2004 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Ram Chandra Murmu by a margin of 42 votes.

2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Rairangpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Droupadi Murmu 29,295 32.66
JMM Ram Chandra Murmu 29253 32.62
INC Laxman Majhi 22551 25.14
Majority 42 0.05
Turnout 89689 68.3
Registered electors 131,315 [9]
BJP hold

2000

In the 2000 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Laxman Majhi by a margin of 4568 votes.

2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Rairangpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Droupadi Murmu 25,110 34.15
INC Laxman Majhi 20542 27.93
JMM Braja Mohan Hansdah 10485 14.26
Majority 4568 6.21
Turnout 74997 59.81
Registered electors 125,385 [10]
BJP gain from INC

  1. Death of Bhabendra Nath Murmu
  2. % of total valid votes

See also

References
  1. "Odisha Election Results". www.elections.in. Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. "Seats of Odisha".
  4. "4 - Rairangpur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  9. "Odisha Election 2004". ECI. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. "Odisha Election 2000". ECI. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

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