Rayagada Assembly constituency

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Rayagada
Constituency No. 140 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictRayagada
LS constituencyKoraput
Established1951
Total electors2,13,044[1][a]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndependent
Elected year2019

Rayagada is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rayagada district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Rayagada, Rayagada block and Kashipur block.[3][4]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2014
41.45%
2009
44.45%
2004
53.00%
2000
48.03%
1995
69.01%
1990
58.30%
1985
75.44%
1980
85.37%
1977
63.95%

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019.Elected members from the Rayagada constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2014: (140): Lal Bihari Himirika (BJD)
  • 2009: (140): Lal Bihari Himirika (BJD)
  • 2004: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 2000: (82): Lal Bihari Himirika (BJD)
  • 1995: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 1990: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 1985: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 1980: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (78): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 1974: (78): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 1971: (78): Himaruka Rukuna (Swatantra Party)
  • 1967: (78): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
  • 1961: (10): Musuri Santa Pangi (Congress)
  • 1957: (8): Kamayya Mandangi (Congress)
  • 1951: (7): Kamaya Mandangi (Congress)
Year Member Party
2019 Makaranda Muduli[8][9][10] Independent politician

Election results[edit]

2019[edit]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rayagada[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Makaranda Muduli 52,844 30.21%
BJD Lal Bihari Himirika 47974 27.42%
INC Kadraka Appalaswamy 39657 22.67%
BJP Basanta Kumar Ullaka 24425 13.96%
BSP Purnabati Majhi 4077 2.33%
NOTA None of the above 5965 3.41%
Majority 4,870
Turnout 75.48%
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Lalbihari Himirika defeated Indian National Congress candidate Makaranda Muduli by a margin of 8,286 votes.[12]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rayagada[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Lalbihari Himirika 69,629 41.45 -3.0
INC Makaranda Muduli 61,343 36.52 5.24
BJP Kaliram Majhi 17,356 10.33 3.69
BSP Bhaskar Mutuka 6,037 3.59 -4.16
NCP Sankar Bidika 3,880 2.31
Independent Krishna Huika 2,827 1.68
NOTA None of the above 6,900 4.11 -
Majority 8,286 4.93 -
Turnout 1,67,972 78.84 17.8
Registered electors 2,13,044
BJD hold

2009 Election Result[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Lal Bihari Himirika defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ulaka Rama Chandra by a margin of 15,661 votes.[15]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rayagada[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Lal Bihari Himirika 52,847 44.45 8.95
INC Ulaka Rama Chandra 37,186 31.28 -21.72
BSP Bhaskar Mutuka 9,213 7.75 -
BJP Kaliram Majhi 7,890 6.64 -
Independent Sankar Bidika 4,214 3.54 -
LJP Pidika Siri Majhi 2,160 1.82 -
CPI(ML)L Sambara Sabara 1,860 1.56 -
Independent Krishna Huika 1,816 1.53 -
RSP Rama Muduli 1,710 1.44 -
Majority 15,661 13.17[b] -
Turnout 1,19,480 61.04 -2.2[c]
BJD gain from INC

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ % of total valid votes
  3. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 63.24%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Rayagada (140) District: Rayagada
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "82 - Rayagada Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Rayagada Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ News18 (2019). "Rayagada Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Rayagada Constituency (Seat) Election Results". Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  11. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Odisha - Rayagada". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Rayagada (140)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 15661
  16. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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