Rairangpur (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
The constituency comprises Rairangpur town, Rairangpur block, Bahalda block, Jamda block and Tiring block.
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held here till date including one bypoll in 1986.
List of members elected from Rairangpur constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Haradeb Triya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Independent | ||
| 1961 | Chandra Mohan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Kartick Chandra Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Sidhalal Murmu | Jharkhand Party | |
| 1974 | Arjun Majhi | Utkal Congress | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Sidhalal Murmu | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Bhabendra Nath Murmu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1986^ | Chaitanya Prasad Majhi | Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Laxman Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Droupadi Murmu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Shyam Charan Hansdah | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019 | Naba Charan Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Jalen Naik | ||
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.
| 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Naba Charan Majhi | 60,901 | 37.31 | ||
| BJD | Basanti Marandi | 58,054 | 35.56 | ||
| JMM | Ramchandra Murmu | 30,456 | 18.69 | ||
| Independent | Minati Hansdah | 5,163 | 3.16 | ||
| AITC | Kanhu Charan Soren | 2,248 | 1.38 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,114 | 1.3 | ||
| Majority | 2,847 | 1.75 | |||
| Turnout | 1,63,238 | 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.
| 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.
| 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 | − | ||
| 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.
| 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 | ||||
| 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.
| 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 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | |||||
- ^ % of total valid votes
See also
References
- ^ "Odisha Election Results". www.elections.in. Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
- ^ "Seats of Odisha".
- ^ "4 - Rairangpur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
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- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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- ^ "Odisha Election 2004". ECI. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Odisha Election 2000". ECI. Retrieved 22 July 2022.