Parjanga (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
The area of this constituency includes Parjang block, Kankadahada block and five gram panchayats (GPs; Kusumajodi, Kantapal, Tumusinga, Kantiokateni and Kantioputasahi) of Kamakshyanagar block.
The constituency was formed in the 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in the 2009 election.
Elected members
Since its formation in 2009, four elections were held till date.
The list of members elected from Parjanga constituency is:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| 2019 | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | BJD | |
| 2014 | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | BJD | |
| 2009 | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | BJD | |
Election results
2024
In the 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu by a margin of 32,162 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | 68,433 | |||
| BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan | 100,595 | |||
| INC | Ranjit Kumar Sahu | 3,482 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 740 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | 78,747 | 46.93 | ||
| BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan | 78,007 | 46.49 | ||
| INC | Jasaswini Rout | 6,795 | 4.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,518 | 0.90 | ||
| HND | Dibyajyoti Nayak | 1,024 | 0.61 | ||
| API | Lambodar Naik | 971 | 0.58 | ||
| ANC | Nirmala Mishra | 740 | 0.44 | ||
| Majority | 740 | 0.44 | |||
| Turnout | 167,802 | 78.5 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 3,052 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | 60,523 | 40.06 | 1.33 | |
| BJP | Bibhuti Pradhan | 57,471 | 38.04 | 3.48 | |
| INC | Santosh Kumar Rout | 18,240 | 12.07 | −4.87 | |
| Independent | Biswatosh Sahoo | 8,967 | 5.94 | ||
| AITC | Dambaru Dehury | 1,116 | 0.74 | ||
| AOP | Ranjit Kumar Sahu | 886 | 0.59 | ||
| AAP | Susanta Kumar Pany | 657 | 0.43 | ||
| OJM | Susanta Kumar Sahoo | 559 | 0.37 | ||
| SKD | Bijaya Kumar Pratapdeou | 456 | 0.3 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,209 | 1.46 | − | |
| Majority | 3,052 | 2.02 | −2.15 | ||
| Turnout | 151,084 | 80.04 | 10.96 | ||
| Registered electors | 188,759 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 5,188 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | 48,131 | 38.73 | − | |
| BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan | 42,943 | 34.56 | − | |
| INC | Laxmidhar Sahoo | 21,048 | 16.94 | − | |
| SAMO | Pratap Chandra Marandi | 7,265 | 5.85 | − | |
| Kalinga Sena | Arup Parida | 1,510 | 1.22 | − | |
| BSP | Premananda Sahoo | 1,415 | 1.14 | − | |
| RPI | Ranjubala Naik | 1,127 | 0.91 | − | |
| Indian Justice Party | Bidyadhar Naik | 830 | 0.67 | − | |
| Majority | 5,188 | 4.17 | − | ||
| Turnout | 124,277 | 69.08 | − | ||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- ^ % of total valid votes
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Constituency: Parjanga(58) District : Dhenkanal
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