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Bolangir (Lok Sabha Constituency)

Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

Assembly Segments

Following delimitation, at present this constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

# Name District Member Party
64 Birmaharajpur (SC) Subarnapur Raghunath Jagadala BJP
65 Sonepur Niranjan Pujari BJD
66 Loisingha (SC) Bolangir Mukesh Mahaling BJP
67 Patnagarh Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
68 Bolangir Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo BJD
69 Titlagarh Nabin Kumar Jain BJP
70 Kantabanji Laxman Bag

Before delimitation in 2008, the legislative assembly segments, which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Nawapara, Titilagarh, Kantabanji, Patnagarh, Saintala, Loisinga and Bolangir.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
44.12%
2019
38.12%
2014
29.02%
2009
29.8%
2004
44.33%
1999
64.06%
1998
61.75%
1996
34.81%
1991
36.22%
1989
64.25%
1984
52.63%
1980
55.59%
1977
63.09%
1971
61.88%

Since its formation in 1962, 16 elections have been held till date.

List of members elected from Bolangir constituency are

Year Member Party
1962 Hrushikesh Mahanand AIGP
1967 Raj Raj Singh Deo SWA
1971
1977 Ainthu Sahoo JP
1980 Nityananda Misra INC
1984
1989 Balgopal Mishra JD
1991 Sarat Pattanayak INC
1996
1998 Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo BJP
1999
2004
2009 Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo BJD
2014
2019 Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo BJP
2024

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Surendra Singh Bhoi by a margin of 1,32,664 votes.

2024 Indian general election: Bolangir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo 617,744 44.12 Increase6
BJD Surendra Singh Bhoi 4,85,080 34.64 Decrease1.98
INC Manoj Kumar Mishra 2,30,874 16.49 Decrease4.25
NOTA None of the above 16,064 1.15 Decrease0.07
Majority 1,32,664 9.48 Increase7.98
Turnout 14,00,248 77.52 Increase2.61
BJP hold

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo by a margin of 19,516 votes.

2019 Indian general elections: Bolangir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo 498,086 38.12 +8.29
BJD Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo 4,78,570 36.62 −2.84
INC Samarendra Mishra 2,71,056 20.74 −2.97
NOTA None of the above 16,001 1.22 −0.57
API Dinesh Nag 13,909 1.09
BSP Rana Nag 12,229 0.94
Majority 19,516 1.50
Turnout 13,06,744 74.91
BJP gain from BJD Swing +5.57

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo by a margin of 1,04,299 votes.

2014 Indian general elections: Bolangir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo 453,519 38.74
BJP Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo 3,49,220 29.83
INC Sarat Pattanayak 2,77,616 23.71
AAP Saraswati Nanda 24,515 2.09
API Achyutananda Nag 14,626 1.24
BSP Rana Nag 11,513 0.98
NOTA None of the above 21,043 1.79
Majority 1,04,299 8.91
Turnout 11,70,961 74.92
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Narasingha Mishra by a margin of 90,835 votes.

2009 Indian general elections: Bolangir
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo 430,150 29.8
INC Narasingha Mishra 3,39,315 23.51
BJP Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo 1,91,739 13.28
Majority 90,835 8.98
Turnout 10,12,022 70.11
BJD gain from BJP

See also

References

  1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  3. ^ Election Commission of India (5 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bolangir". Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Election Commission of India".

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