Bangriposi Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Bangriposi.

Bangriposi
Constituency No. 30 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Mayurbhanj
Lok Sabha constituency	Mayurbhanj
Established	1977
Total electors	2,24,301 [a] [b]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sanjali Murmu
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Bangriposi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

Area of this constituency includes Bangriposi block, Shamakhunta block and Kuliana block.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [1]
2024			49.94%
2019			42.91%
2014			40.64%
2009			36.13%
2004			22.46%
2000			24.16%
1995			29.98%
1990			28.43%
1985			37.17%
1980			64.63%
1977			48.44%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1964.

List of members elected from Bangriposi constituency are: ^[2]

Year	Portrait	Member	Party
2024 [3]		Sanjali Murmu		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [4]		Sudam Marndi [5]		Biju Janata Dal
2014 [4]
2009 [4]		Sarojini Hembram
2004		Chaitanya Prasad Majhi
2000		Purusottam Naik		Independent politician
1995		Ajen Murmu		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1990		Sudam Marndi		Independent politician
1985		Kangoi Singh		Indian National Congress
1980				Indian National Congress (I)
1977		Purusottam Naik		Janata Party
1974		Rudramohan Das		Communist Party of India
1971		Radhamohan Nayak		Swatantra Party
1967
1964 (bypoll) [c]	-	Prasanna Kumar Das [d]		Indian National Congress
1961	-	Ishwar Chandra Nayak
1957		Radhamohan Nayak		Ganatantra Parishad
1951		Jadav Majhi		Indian National Congress

Election Results

2024

Voting were 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. ^[6] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sanjali Murmu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranjita Marandi by a margin of 34,476 votes. ^[3]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election Bangriposi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sanjali Murmu	87,801	49.94
	BJD	Ranjita Marandi	53,325	30.33
	INC	Murali Dhar Naik	13,085	7.44
	NOTA	None of the above	628	0.36
Majority			34,476	19.61
Turnout			1,75,820	78.30
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudam Marndi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sugda Murmu by a margin of 11,844 votes. ^[4]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Bangriposi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Sudam Marndi	72,050	42.91	2.27
	BJP	Sugda Murmu	60,206	35.86	15.75
	JMM	Fagu Hansdah	15,908	9.47	5.78
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,027	1.21
Majority			11,844	7.05
Turnout			1,67,914	79.7
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudam Marndi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Purusotam Naik by a margin of 31,529 votes. ^[4]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Bangriposi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Sudam Marndi	62,406	40.46
	BJP	Purusotam Naik	30,877	20.11
	INC	Sundar Mohan Singh	26,327	17.15
	JMM	Ajen Murmu	23,411	15.25
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,508	1.63
Majority			31,529	20.35
Turnout			1,53,544	84.1
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarojini Hembram defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Sudam Marndi by a margin of 6,331 votes. ^[4]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Bangriposi ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Sarojini Hembram	48,382	36.13
	JMM	Sudam Marndi	37,440	30.91
	BJP	Setanath Kisku	15,262	12.60
	INC	Gouri Naik	12,131	10.01
Majority			6,331	5.23 [e]
Turnout			1,21,285	76.75
	BJD hold

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Death of Ishwar Chandra Nayak
4. Won Uncontested
5. %of total valid votes

References

1. "5 - Bangriposi Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
2. "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.
3. "Bangriposi Assembly Election Results 2024: Bangriposi Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
4. "Bangriposi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
5. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
6. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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