Laikera Assembly constituency

Laikera
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Jharsuguda
Lok Sabha constituency	Bargarh
Established	1967
Abolished	2008
Reservation	ST

Laikera was an Assembly constituency from Jharsuguda district of Odisha. ^[1] It was established in 1967 and abolished in 2008 following Delimitation. It was subsumed into the Jharsuguda Assembly constituency. ^[2] This constituency was reserved for Schedule Tribes.

Elected Members

Between 1967 & 2008, 10 elections were held. ^{[3] [4]}

List of members elected from Laikera constituency are:

Year	Member	Party
1967	Lala Gajendra Singh		Swatantra Party
1971	Rameshwar Singh Naik		Orissa Jana Congress
1974	Hemananda Biswal		Indian National Congress
1977	Rameshwar Singh Naik		Janata Party
1980	Hemananda Biswal		Indian National Congress (I)
1985			Indian National Congress
1990			Indian National Congress
1995			Indian National Congress
2000			Indian National Congress
2004	Brundaban Majhi		Bharatiya Janata Party

References

1. Election Commission of India (1967). 1963–1967 Delimitation Orders Statewise Notifications.
2. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". p. 321.
3. "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). orissa.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
4. "Laikera Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2025-09-10.