Paralakhemundi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Paralakhemundi
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Gajapati
Blocks	Paralakhemundi, Gumma, Kashinagara
Electorate	1,92,782 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Paralakhemundi, Kashinagara
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	BJP
MLA	K narayan Rao
Const. No.	137
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Berhampur

Paralakhemundi (Sl. No.: 137) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Gajapati district, Odisha. ^[2]

This constituency includes Paralakhemundi, Kashinagara, Paralakhemundi block, Gumma block and Kashinagara block. ^{[3] [4]}

Elected members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014			45.2%
2009			49.53%
2004			43.52%
2000			71.80%
1995			28.22%
1990			63.21%
1985			47.65%
1980			33.00%
1977			33.37%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected member from the Paralakhemundi constituency is: ^{[6] [7]}

• 2014: (137): Kengam Surya Rao (Congress)
• 2009: (137): K. Narayana Rao (BJD)
• 2004: (79): Trinath Sahu (Congress)
• 2000: (79): Trinath Sahu (Congress)
• 1995: (79): Trinath Sahu (Independent)
• 1990: (79): Darapu Lachana Naidu (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (79): Trinath Sahu (Congress)
• 1980: (79): Bijoy Kumar Jena (Independent)
• 1977: (79): Bijoy Kumar Jena (Independent)
• 1974: (79): Nalla Kurmunaikulu (Utkal Congress)
• 1971: (75): Gangadhar Madi (Swatantra Party)
• 1967: (75): Nalla Kurmunaikulu (Congress)
• 1961: (13): Nalla Kurmunaikulu (Congress)
• 1957: (10): Nalla Kurmunaikulu (Independent)
• 1951: (106): Jagannath Misra (Communist)

2019 Election result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Paralakhemundi ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K. Surya Rao
	BJD	Kalyani Gajapati
	BJP	K. Narayan Rao
	BSP	Gouri Shankar Mahanandia
	SKD	Sunil Kumar Pattnaik
	Independent	Kedar Sabar
	Independent	Trirupati Panigrahy
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	k narayan rao gain from TBA		Swing

2014 Election result

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Kengam Surya Rao defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate K. Narayana Rao by a margin of 1419 votes. ^[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Paralakhemundi ^{[10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kengam Surya Rao	61,014	45.1	6.5
	BJD	Koduru Narayana Rao	59,595	44.1	-7.0
	BJP	Tripati Nayak	6,938	5.1	-0.74
	Independent	Kedar Shabar	1370	1.0
	CPI(M)	Lalichetti Ramgopal Rao	1,239	0.91
	OJM	Amit Kumar Patnaik	874	0.6
	AAP	Sisir Kumar Bhanja Samanta	579	0.32
	AITC	Sujit Pradhan	533	0.30
	AOP	Sabita Sahukar	464	0.3
	CPI(ML)L	Trinath Panda	446	0.3
	SKD	Meenaketan Jenna	401	0.29
	NOTA	None of the above	1548	1.15	-
Majority			1,419	1.05
Turnout			1,35,001	70.03	6.31
Registered electors			1,92,782
	INC gain from BJD

2009 Election result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate K. Narayana Rao defeated Indian National Congress candidate Trinath Sahu by a margin of 14,941 votes. ^[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Paralakhemundi ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	K. Narayana Rao	58528	51.10	-
	INC	Trinath Sahu	43,587	38.06	-
	BJP	T. Kuranna	6,686	5.84	-
	Independent	Jakubo Raito	2,160	1.89	-
	Kalinga Sena	Kailash Chandra Mali	1,167	1.02	-
	SAMO	Sasmita Rajguru	847	0.74	-
	Independent	Bibekananda Behera	789	0.69	-
	CPI(ML)L	Bidyadhar Patro	762	0.67	-
Majority			14,941	13.05 [lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,14,556	63.72	3.43 [lower-alpha 3]
	BJD gain from INC

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 60.29%

References

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