Brajarajnagar (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Brajarajnagar
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Jharsuguda
Blocks Lakhanpur, Jharsuguda
Electorate1,89,012
Major settlements Brajarajnagar, Belpahar
Current constituency
Created1961
Party Biju Janata Dal
MLA Kishore Kumar Mohanty
Const. No.6
Lok Sabha Constituencies Bargarh

Brajarajnagar (Sl. No.: 6) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district, Odisha. [1] Area of this constituency include Brajarajnagar, Belpahar, Lakhanpur block and Jharsuguda block. [2] [3]

Jharsuguda district District in Odisha, India

Jharsuguda is a district in Odisha, India with Jharsuguda town as its headquarters. The district once had an airport during World War II. This region is rich in coal and other mineral reserves. Of late, many small and medium scale iron and steel units have been set up in the vicinity of Jharsuguda town, giving impetus to the industrial growth of the district.

Odisha State in Eastern India

Odisha is one of the 29 states of India. Located in eastern India, it is surrounded by the states of West Bengal to the north-east, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and north-west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Ganjam. It is the 9th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state also has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. Odia is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 36.6 million according to the 2016 Census.

Brajarajnagar Town in Odisha, India

Brajarajnagar is a town and a municipality in Jharsuguda district in the state of Odisha, India. It is famous for MCL-owned coal mines and now-defunct Orient Paper Mills of Birlas established in 1936.

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Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2019
 
48.7%
2014
 
37.34%
2009
 
43.46%
2004
 
39.13%
2000
 
40.81%
1995
 
32.40%
1990
 
60.76%
1985
 
50.65%
1980
 
54.60%
1977
 
32.64%

Fourteen elections held during 1961 to 2019. List of members elected from Brajarajnagar constituency are: [5]

Biju Janata Dal Political party of India

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is a state political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief minister Biju Patnaik, after whom the party was named. It was founded on 26 December 1997.

Bharatiya Janata Party Major right-wing political party in India

The Bharatiya Janata Party is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress. As of 2018, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies, and it is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership. BJP is a right-wing party, and its policy has historically reflected Hindu nationalist positions. It has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Indian National Congress Major political party in India

The Indian National Congress(pronunciation ) is a broadly based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. Congress led India to independence from Great Britain, and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.

2019 Election Result

In 2019 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Radharani Panda by 11,634 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Brajarajnagar [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BJD Kishore Kumar Mohanty8015248.723.25
CPI Ramesh Tripathi93505.682.28
BJP Radharani Panda6815341.6314.79
BSP Sitaram Rohidas20181.230.56
OPD Rajani Bhue9410.57-
PSP (Lohia) Subas Behera4880.3-
SKD Haraprasad Meher6120.37-
Independent Ajay Prasad Mandal5060.31-
IndependentMithila Chhuria5730.35-
NOTA None of the above14290.87-
Majority11634
Turnout 164587
BJD gain from BJP

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Radharani Panda, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Anup Kumar Sai by 6,790 votes. [7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Brajarajnagar [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BJP Radharani Panda50,73626.84-15.12
BJD Anup Kumar Sai43,94623.25-
INC Kishore Chandra Patel38,17520.19-23.27
CPI Gajanan Sahu6,4363.40-3.4
BSP Ranjit Kumar1,2820.67-
AAP Jayaram Barik1,2160.64-
KOKD Narayan Mohapatra7180.37-1.93
Independent Jogindra Majhi5210.27-
LGGP Chaitanya Kanta6090.32-
IndependentBishwa Lochan Bhoi4770.25-
NOTA None of the above1,6350.86-
Registered electors 1,89,012
BJP gain from INC

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Anup Kumar Sai, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari by 1,742 votes. [9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election. Brajarajnagar [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
INC Anup Kumar Sai50,58543.46-
BJP Suresh Pujari48,84341.96-
CPI Ramsahay Panda7,9116.80-
KOKD Dilip Kumar Badhai2,6732.30-
BSP Bhaskar Gadia2,3822.05-
Independent Sanjay Kumar Ray1,2861.10-
IndependentJohan Kumar Nayak1,0300.88-
IndependentTarani Sahu8560.74-
SP Mohammad Akhtar8300.71-
Majority1,7421.50 [lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,16,40263.62-
INC hold

Notes

  1. ↑ %of total valid votes

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References

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 2 January 2014. Constituency: Brajarajnagar (6)District : Jharsuguda
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "129 - Brajarajnagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Odisha - Brajarajnagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2 January 2014. 1742
  10. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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