Parjanga Assembly constituency

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Parjanga
Constituency No. 58 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionNorthern Division
District Dhenkanal
Lok Sabha constituency Dhenkanal
Established2009
Total electors2,19,662 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Parjanga is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, India. [1]

Contents

The area of this constituency includes Parjang block, Kankadahada block and five gram panchayats (GPs; Kusumajodi, Kantapal, Tumusinga, Kantiokateni and Kantioputasahi) of Kamakshyanagar block. [2] [3]

The constituency was formed in the 2008 Delimitation [4] and went for polls in the 2009 election.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [5]
2024
56.94%
2019
46.93%
2014
40.06%
2009
44.84%

Since its formation in 2009, four elections were held till date.

The list of members elected from Parjanga constituency is: [6] [7]

YearMemberParty
2024 [8] Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [9] Nrusingha Charan Sahu Biju Janata Dal
2014 [10]
2009 [11]

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. [12] In the 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu by a margin of 32,162 votes. [8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 1,00,59556.94
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu 68,43338.74
INC Ranjit Kumar Sahu3,4821.97
NOTA None of the above1,5120.86
Majority 32,16218.2
Turnout 1,76,66980.43
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 740 votes. [9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu 78,747 46.93
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 78,00746.49
INC Jasaswini Rout6,7954.05
NOTA None of the above1,5180.90
Majority 7400.44
Turnout 167,80278.5
BJD hold

2014

In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrusingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 3,052 votes. [10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu 60,523 40.06 Increase2.svg1.33
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 57,47138.04Increase2.svg3.48
INC Santosh Kumar Rout18,24012.07Decrease2.svg4.87
NOTA None of the above2,2091.46
Majority 3,0522.02Decrease2.svg2.15
Turnout 151,08480.04Increase2.svg10.96
Registered electors 188,759
BJD hold

2009

In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrusingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 5,188 votes. [11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Parjanga [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu 48,131 38.73
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 42,94334.56
INC Laxmidhar Sahoo21,04816.94
Majority 5,1884.17 [c]
Turnout 1,24,27769.08
BJD win (new seat)

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. % of total valid votes

References

  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Parjanga(58) District : Dhenkanal
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI .
  5. "120 - Kamakhyanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. "Parjanga Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Parjanga Assembly Election Results 2024: Parjanga Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  9. 1 2 "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 5188
  12. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  13. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  14. "Odisha - Parjanga". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  15. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Parjanga (58)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  16. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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