Sundargarh Assembly constituency

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Sundargarh
Constituency No. 9 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictSundargarh
LS constituencySundargarh
Established1951
Total electors1,92,345
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Sundargarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district.[1] Area of this constituency includes Sundargarh, Sundargarh block, Tangarpali block, Hemgiri block and seven Gram panchayats of Lephripada block.[2][3]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2019
47.67%
2014
41.77%
2009
43.92%
2004
50.12%
2000
54.89%
1995
45.43%
1990
67.04%
1985
56.03%
1980
73.52%
1977
55.87%

16 elections held during 1951 to 2019. List of members elected from this constituency are:[5]

Year Member Party
2019 Kusum Tete[6][7] Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit]

2019[edit]

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kusum Tete defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh by a margin of 7364 votes.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Sundargarh[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kusum Tete 83,118 47.67 Increase30.03
BJD Jogesh Kumar Singh 75,754 43.45 Increase9.63
INC Amita Biswal 12,087 6.93 Decrease34.84
HND Govinda Chandra Bhoi 1,420 0.81 -
NOTA None of the above 1,967 1.13 -
Majority 7364 4.22
Turnout 174346 75.14
BJP gain from INC

2014 Election Result[edit]

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kusum Tete by a margin of 12584 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sundargarh[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jogesh Kumar Singh 66,138 41.77 Decrease2.15
BJD Kusum Tete 53,554 33.82 Increase6.56
BJP Sahadev Xaxa 27,935 17.64 Decrease2.45
CPI Durjodhan Bhoi 3,238 2.04 -
KOKD Prafulla Chandra Bipra 1,610 1.02 Decrease0.85
AAP Jalandhar Pradhan 1,111 0.7 -
Independent Sulagan Bhoe 938 0.59 -
BSP Mariam Guria 812 0.51 Decrease1.42
Independent Mitrabhanu Kisan 662 0.42 -
NOTA None of the above 2,358 1.49 -
Majority 12,584 7.95
Turnout 1,58,356 73.26 7.71
Registered electors 2,16,152
INC hold

2009 Election Result[edit]

In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sunil Kumar Singh Deo by 20,930 votes.[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sundargarh[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jogesh Kumar Singh 55,183 43.92 -
BJD Sunil Kumar Singh Deo 34,253 27.26 -
BJP Prem Sagar Oram 25,245 20.09 -
Independent Anna Kujur 3,284 2.61 -
JMM Dilip Tete 2,918 2.32 -
BSP Harsha Bardhan Chhatria 2,426 1.93 -
KOKD Parkhit Bhitria 2,345 1.87 -
Majority 20,930 16.66[a]
Turnout 1,26,076 65.55
INC gain from BJP

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ % of total valid votes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2014. Constituency: Sundargarh (9) District : Sundargarh
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Seats of Odisha".
  4. ^ "135 - Sundergarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Odisha - Sundargarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Sundargarh (9)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014. 20930
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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