Loisingha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Loisingha
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Balangir
Blocks	Loisingha, Agalpur, Puintala
Electorate	2,41,337 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created	1957
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA	Dr.Mukesh Mahaling
Const. No.	66
Reserved for	Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Balangir

Loisingha (Sl. No.: 66) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha. ^[2]

This constituency includes Loisingha block, Puintala block and Agalpur block. ^{[3] [4]}

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Dr.Mukesh Mahaling won by 13668 more votes from Biju Janata Dal's candidate Pradeep Kumar Behera.

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramakanta Seth defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pandava Chandra Kumbhar by a margin of 4,093 votes. ^[5]

Elected members

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2019			39.82%
2014			40.51%
2009			34.40%
2004			29.70%
2000			51.82%
1995			40.02%
1990			74.55%
1985			65.37%
1980			63.66%
1977			44.60%

Fourteen elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Loisingha constituency are: ^{[7] [8]}

• 2019: (66): Dr.Mukesh Mahaling (BJP)
• 2014: (66): Jogendra Behera (BJD)
• 2009: (66): Ramakanta Seth (BJD)
• 2004: (110): Narasingha Mishra (Congress)
• 2000: (110): Balgopal Mishra (BJP)
• 1995: (110): Balgopal Mishra (Independent)
• 1990: (110): Narasingha Mishra (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (110): Balgopal Mishra (Independent)
• 1980: (110): Balgopal Mishra (Independent)
• 1977: (110): Ram Prasad Misra (Janata Party)
• 1974: (110): Ananga Udaya Singh Deo (Swatantra Party)
• 1971: (104): Nandakishore Misra (Swatantra Party)
• 1967: (104): Nandakishore Misra (Swatantra Party)
• 1961: (45): Ram Prasad Misra (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1957: (32): Ram Prasad Misra (Ganatantra Parishad)

2019 election result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Loisingha ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr.Mukesh Mahaling	71,261	39.82
	BJD	Pradeep Kumar Behera	57,593	32.18
	INC	Naba Kishor Naik	40,053	22.38
	API	Lalman Nag	2600	1.45 %
	Independent	Balaram Sa	1713	0.96 %
	Independent	Dr.Bipin Kusulia	728	0.41 %
	Independent	Jagadish Chandra Bibhar	1080	0.6 %
	Independent	Manoranjan Kumbhar	2409	1.35 %
	NOTA	None of the above	1529	0.85 %
Majority			13668	7.63 %
Turnout			178966	73.09 %
	BJP gain from BJD		Swing

2014 election result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogendra Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pandaba Chandra Kumbhar by a margin of 22,854 votes. ^[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Loisingha ^{[11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Jogendra Behera	64,340	40.51
	INC	Pandaba Chandra Kumbhar	41486	26.12
	BJP	Paramananda Seth	38,732	24.39
	AOP	Om Prakash Kumbhar	3,063	1.93
	SP	Dingar Kumbhar	2,301	1.45
	API	Janma Barik	2,231	1.4
	BSP	Jugeswar Kumbhar	2,000	1.26
	Independent	Satyananda Suna	1,039	0.65
	Independent	Surusingh Nag	739	0.47
	LGGP	Lalman Nag	585	0.37
	OJM	Narasingh Sing	569	0.36
	NOTA	None of the above	1,737	1.09	-
Majority			22,854	14.39	11.55
Turnout			1,58,822	75.7	3.63
Registered electors			2,09,804
	BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Loisingha ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ramakanta Seth	49,959	34,40	-
	INC	Pandava Chandra Kumbhar	45,566	31.56	-
	BJP	Megha Kumbhar	38,261	26.50	-
	BSP	Debendra Barik	4,588	3.18	-
	SP	Gajendra Dandasena	2,796	1.94	-
	Independent	Lambodar Kumbhar	1,767	1.22	-
	SAMO	Niraj Tandi	1,732	1.20	-
Majority			4,093	2.84 [lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,44,381	72.07	-
	BJD gain from INC		Swing	2.35 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 69.32%

References

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