Paralakhemundi | |
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Constituency No. 137 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Paralakhemundi assembly constituency in Gajapati district | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
Division | Southern Division |
District | Gajapati |
Lok Sabha constituency | Berhampur |
Established | 1951 |
Total electors | 2,17,857 [a] [b] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Biju Janata Dal |
Elected year | 2024 |
Paralakhemundi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Gajapati district, Odisha. [1]
Map of Paralakhemundi Constituency
This constituency includes Paralakhemundi Municipality, Kashinagara NAC, Goshani block, Gumma block and Kashinagara block. [2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 16 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952.
List of members elected from Paralakhemundi constituency are: [5] [6]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2024 [7] | Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal | |
2019 [8] | Koduru Narayana Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2014 [9] | Kengam Surya Rao | Indian National Congress | |
2009 [10] | Koduru Narayana Rao | Biju Janata Dal | |
2004 | Trinath Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
2000 | |||
1995 | |||
1990 | Darapu Lachana Naidu | Janata Dal | |
1985 | Trinath Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
1980 | Bijoy Kumar Jena | Independent politician | |
1977 | |||
1974 | Kurma Naikulu N. | Utkal Congress | |
1971 | Darapu Lachana Naidu | Swatantra Party | |
1967 | Kurma Naikulu N. | Indian National Congress | |
1961 | |||
1956-1960 : Constituency did not exist | |||
1951 [c] | Appena Dora Biswasrai | Independent politician | |
Jagannath Mishra | Communist Party of India |
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Koduru Narayana Rao by a margin of 3,998 votes. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi | 56,027 | 37.58 | ![]() | |
BJP | Koduru Narayana Rao | 52,029 | 34.90 | ![]() | |
INC | Bijay Kumar Patnaik | 35,674 | 23.93 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,488 | 1.00 | ![]() | |
Majority | 3,998 | 2.68 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,49,069 | 67.91 | ![]() | ||
BJD gain from BJP |
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Konduru Narayan Rao defeated Independent candidate Trirupati Panigrahy by a margin of 15,335 votes. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Konduru Narayan Rao | 52,415 | 35.92 | ||
Independent | Trirupati Panigrahy | 37,080 | 25.41 | ||
BJD | Kalyani Gajapati | 26,645 | 18.26 | ||
INC | Kengam Surya Rao | 24,040 | 16.47 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 1,944 | 1.33 | ||
Majority | 15,335 | 10.51 | |||
Turnout | 1,45,927 | 69.27 | |||
BJP gain from INC |
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Kengam Surya Rao defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Koduru Narayana Rao by a margin of 1419 votes. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Kengam Surya Rao | 61,014 | 45.1 | ![]() | |
BJD | Koduru Narayana Rao | 59,595 | 44.1 | ![]() | |
BJP | Tripati Nayak | 6,938 | 5.1 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1548 | 1.15 | − | |
Majority | 1,419 | 1.05 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,35,001 | 70.03 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 1,92,782 | ||||
INC gain from BJD |
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Koduru Narayana Rao defeated Indian National Congress candidate Trinath Sahu by a margin of 14,941 votes. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Koduru Narayana Rao | 58,528 | 51.10 | − | |
INC | Trinath Sahu | 43,587 | 38.06 | − | |
BJP | T. Kuranna | 6,686 | 5.84 | − | |
Majority | 14,941 | 13.05 [d] | − | ||
Turnout | 1,14,556 | 63.72 [e] | ![]() | ||
BJD gain from INC |
Constituency: Parlakhemundi (137) District: Gajapati
List Of Winning Candidates
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