Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency
| Sambalpur OD-3 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Kuchinda Rengali Sambalpur Rairakhol Deogarh Chhendipada Athmallik |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 14,97,719 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent Dharmendra Pradhan | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency covers the whole Sambalpur district and parts of Deogarh and Angul districts.
Assembly Segments
[edit]Before delimitation, the legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Padmapur, Melchhamunda, Bijepur, Bhatli, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Rairakhol.[1]
Following delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, this constituency presently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kuchinda | Sambalpur | Rabi Narayan Naik | BJP | |
| 16 | Rengali (SC) | Sudarshan Haripal | BJD | ||
| 17 | Sambalpur | Jayanarayan Mishra | BJP | ||
| 18 | Rairakhol | Prasanna Acharya | BJD | ||
| 19 | Deogarh | Deogarh | Romancha Ranjan Biswal | BJD | |
| 62 | Chhendipada (SC) | Angul | Agasti Behera | BJP | |
| 63 | Athmallik | Nalini Kanta Pradhan | BJD | ||
Kuchinda and Deogarh assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Deogarh constituency. Rengali assembly segment came into existence in 2008 following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies.
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1952, 18 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Sambalpur constituency are:[2]
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[3] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das by a margin of 1,19,836 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dharmendra Pradhan | 592,162 | 49.48 | ||
| BJD | Pranab Prakash Das | 4,72,326 | 39.47 | ||
| INC | Nagendra Kumar Pradhan | 89,113 | 7.45 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,483 | 1.04 | ||
| Majority | 1,19,836 | 10.01 | |||
| Turnout | 11,96,747 | 79.50 | |||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nitesh Ganga Deb defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nalini Kanta Pradhan by a margin of 9,162 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nitesh Ganga Deb | 473,770 | 42.13 | ||
| BJD | Nalini Kanta Pradhan | 4,64,608 | 41.32 | ||
| INC | Sarat Pattanayak | 1,35,969 | 12.09 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 13,456 | 1.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,162 | 0.81 | |||
| Turnout | 11,26,662 | 76.72 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nagendra Kumar Pradhan defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari by a margin of 30,576 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Nagendra Kumar Pradhan | 358,618 | 36.43 | ||
| BJP | Suresh Pujari | 3,28,042 | 33.33 | ||
| INC | Amarnath Pradhan | 2,42,131 | 24.6 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 13,314 | 1.35 | − | |
| BSP | Nathu ram | 12,211 | 1.24 | ||
| AAP | Anand Kumar Samal | 7,029 | 0.71 | ||
| Majority | 30,576 | 3.10 | − | ||
| Turnout | 9,84,697 | 75.92 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,97,098 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Amarnath Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari by a margin of 14,974 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amarnath Pradhan | 304,890 | 38.09 | ||
| BJD | Rohit Pujari | 2,90,016 | 36.23 | ||
| BJP | Surendra Lath | 1,50,910 | 18.85 | ||
| Independent | Md Ali Hussain | 17,874 | 2.23 | ||
| Majority | 14,874 | 1.86 | |||
| Turnout | 8,00,420 | 64.90 | |||
| INC hold | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "17 - SAMBALPUR Parliamentary Constituency". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Sambalpur (03)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.