Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency

Brajarajnagar
Brajarajnagar
Constituency No. 6 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Northen Division
District	Jharsuguda
Lok Sabha constituency	Bargarh
Established	1961
Total electors	2,17,251
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Suresh Pujari
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Last updated September 11, 2025

Brajarajnagar is a Assembly constituency of Jharsuguda district, in Odisha State. It was established in 1961.^[1]

Extent of Assembly Constituencies

Lakhanpur Block
Jharsuguda Block: Chandnimal, Gourmal, Loisingh, Rajpur and Kudopali GPs
Belpahar NAC
Brajarajnagar Muncipalty^[2]^[3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			48.85%
2022 (bypoll)			61.25%
2019			48.7%
2014			37.34%
2009			43.46%
2004			39.13%
2000			40.81%
1998 (bypoll)			31.22%
1995			32.40%
1990			60.76%
1985			50.65%
1980			54.60%
1977			32.64%

Since its formation in 1961, 16 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1998 & 2022.

List of members elected from Brajarajnagar constituency are:^[5]

Year	Member
2024 ^[6]	Suresh Pujari	Bharatiya Janata Party
2022 (bypoll) ^[c]^[7]	Alka Mohanty	Biju Janata Dal
2019 ^[8]	Kishore Kumar Mohanty	Biju Janata Dal
2014 ^[9]	Radharani Panda	Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 ^[10]	Anup Kumar Sai	Indian National Congress
2004
2000
1998 (bypoll)^[d]^[11]	Keshab Sahoo
1995	Prasanna Kumar Panda	Communist Party of India
1990
1985
1980	Upendra Dikshit	Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Upendra Dikshit	Indian National Congress
1974	Prasanna Kumar Panda	Communist Party of India
1971	Upendra Dikshit	Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Prasanna Kumar Panda	Communist Party of India
1961	Prasanna Kumar Panda	Communist Party of India

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Alka Mohanty by a margin of 26,789 votes.^[6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Brajarajnagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Suresh Pujari	82,199	48.85
	BJD	Alka Mohanty	55,410	32.93
	INC	Kishore Chandra Patel	21,809	12.96
	NOTA	None of the above	1384	0.82
Majority			26,789	15.92
Turnout			1,68,268	77.45
	BJP gain from BJD

2022 Bypoll

In 2022 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Alka Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kishore Chandra Patel by 66,122 votes.^[7]

2022 By-election: Brajarajnagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Alka Mohanty	93,953	61.25	12.55
	INC	Kishore Chandra Patel	27,831	18.14
	BJP	Radharani Panda	22,630	14.75	26.88
	CPI	Ramesh Kumar Tripathy	3,105	2.02	3.66
	Independent	Aditya Padhan	1,884	1.23	−
	None of the Above	None of the Above	4,000^[e]	2.60
Majority			66,122	43.11
Turnout			1,54,048	71.62
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Radharani Panda by 11,634 votes.^[8]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Brajarajnagar^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Kishore Kumar Mohanty	80,152	48.7	23.25
	BJP	Radharani Panda	68,153	41.63	14.79
	CPI	Ramesh Tripathi	9,350	5.68	2.28
	NOTA	None of the above	1,429	0.87	−
Majority			11634	7.05
Turnout			164587	77.9
	BJD gain from BJP

2014

In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Radharani Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Anup Kumar Sai by 6,790 votes.^[9]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Brajarajnagar^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Radharani Panda	50,736	26.84	15.12
	BJD	Anup Kumar Sai	43,946	23.25	−
	INC	Kishore Chandra Patel	38,175	20.19	23.27
	CPI	Gajanan Sahu	6,436	3.40	3.4
	NOTA	None of the above	1,635	0.86	−
Majority			6,790	3.59
Turnout			145851	76.52
Registered electors			1,89,012
	BJP gain from INC

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Anup Kumar Sai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari by 1,742 votes.^[10]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Brajarajnagar^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Anup Kumar Sai	50,585	43.46	−
	BJP	Suresh Pujari	48,843	41.96	−
	CPI	Ramsahay Panda	7,911	6.80	−
Majority			1,742	1.50^[f]
Turnout			1,16,402	63.62
	INC hold

Notes

↑ as on 2024
↑ as data published by election commission
↑ Death of Kishore Kumar Mohanty
↑ Death of Prasanna Kumar Panda
↑ Non of the Above+rest of the above
↑ %of total valid votes

References

↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
↑ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
↑ "Seats of Odisha".
↑ "129 - Brajarajnagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
1 2 "Brajarajnagar Assembly Election Results 2024: Brajarajnagar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
1 2 India Today (4 June 2022). "Odisha: BJD candidate Alaka Mohanty records landslide victory in Brajrajnagar bypoll". Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
1 2 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.
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1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014. 1742
↑ "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Brajrajnagar 1998". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[1] s on 2024

[2] s data published by election commission

[9] Death of Kishore Kumar Mohanty

[14] Death of Prasanna Kumar Panda

[17] Non of the Above+rest of the above

[21] %of total valid votes

[3] "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.

[4] "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).

[5] "Seats of Odisha".

[6] "129 - Brajarajnagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[:0-8] 1 2 "Brajarajnagar Assembly Election Results 2024: Brajarajnagar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2025.

[Odisha:_BJD_candidate_Alaka_Mohanty_records_landslide_victory_in_Brajrajnagar_bypoll-10] 1 2 India Today (4 June 2022). "Odisha: BJD candidate Alaka Mohanty records landslide victory in Brajrajnagar bypoll". Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[Odisha_Assembly_election_results_2019:_Full_list_of_winners-11] 1 2 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.

[:1-12] 1 2 "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

[:2-13] 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014. 1742

[15] "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Brajrajnagar 1998". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

[16] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .

[SP_Ass_Cand-18] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[19] "Odisha - Brajarajnagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

[election2009-20] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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v t e Jharsuguda district
Constituency	Brajarajnagar Jharsuguda
Towns and villages	Bandhabahal Belpahar Brajarajnagar Jharsuguda Lakhanpur
Other districts	Angul Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Boudh Cuttack Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

v t e Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Current constituencies	A Anandapur Angul Aska Athagarh Athmallik Attabira Aul B Badasahi Balasore Baliguda Balikuda-Erasama Bangriposi Banki Barabati-Cuttack Baramba Barchana Bargarh Bari Baripada Basta Basudevpur Begunia Berhampur Bhadrak Bhandaripokhari Bhanjanagar Bhatli Bhawanipatna Bhograi Bhubaneswar Central Bhubaneswar North Bijepur Binjharpur Biramitrapur Birmaharajpur Bissam Cuttack Bolangir Bonai Boudh Brahmagiri Brajarajnagar C Champua Chandabali Chhatrapur Chhendipada Chikiti Chilika Chitrakonda Choudwar-Cuttack Cuttack Sadar D Dabugam Daspalla Deogarh Dhamnagar Dharmagarh Dharmasala Dhenkanal Digapahandi E Ekamra-Bhubaneswar G G. Udayagiri Ghasipura Gopalpur Gunupur H Hindol Hinjili J Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jaleswar Jashipur Jatani Jayadev Jeypore Jharigam Jharsuguda Junagarh K Kabisuryanagar Kakatpur Kamakhyanagar Kantabanji Kantamal Karanjia Kendrapara Keonjhar Khalikote Khandapada Khariar Khurda Koraput Korei Kotpad Kuchinda L Lanjigarh Laxmipur Loisingha M Mahakalapada Mahanga Malkangiri Mohana Morada N Nabarangpur Narla Nayagarh Niali Nilgiri Nimapara Nuapada P Padampur Pallahara Paradeep Paralakhemundi Parjanga Patkura Patna Patnagarh Phulbani Pipili Polasara Pottangi Puri R Raghunathpali Rairakhol Rairangpur Rajanagar Rajgangpur Ranpur Rayagada Remuna Rengali Rourkela S Salipur Sambalpur Sanakhemundi Saraskana Satyabadi Simulia Sonepur Soro Sukinda Sundargarh Surada T Talcher Talsara Telkoi Tirtol Titlagarh U Udala Umerkote
Former constituencies	Bahalda Baisinga Bamra Bisra Kaptipada Khunta Kuliana Laikera Melchhamunda Nandapur Padua Panchpir
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