Rajanagar Assembly constituency

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Rajanagar
Constituency No. 99 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionCentral Division
District Kendrapara
Lok Sabha constituency Kendrapara
Established1951
Total electors2,62,707 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Dhruba Charan Sahoo.jpg
Incumbent
Party Biju Janata Dal
Elected year 2024

Rajanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

This constituency includes Pattamundai (M), Rajanagar block and 18 Gram panchayats (Bachhara, Srirampur, Damarpur, Sansarphal, Khanata, Oupada, Chandanagar, Sasana, Dosia, Khadianta, Gangarampur, Aradapali, Sanjharia, Badapada, Bilikana, Badamohanpur, Dihudipur and Balabhadrapur) of Pattamundai block. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
46.46%
2019
45.81%
2014
49%
2009
48.15%
2004
52.11%
2000
71.11%
1995
53.40%
1990
59.20%
1985
50.85%
1980
55.93%
1977
59.09%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held here till date including one bypoll in 1971. [5]

List of members elected from Rajanagar constituency are: [6] [7]

YearMemberParty
2024 [8] Dhruba Charan Sahoo Biju Janata Dal
2019 [9]
2014 [10] Anshuman Mohanty Indian National Congress
2009 [11] Alekh Kumar Jena Biju Janata Dal
2004 Nalinikanta Mohanty Indian National Congress
2000 Biju Janata Dal
1995 Janata Dal
1990
1985 Janata Party
1980 Lok Dal
1977 Janata Party
1974 Biju Patnaik Utkal Congress
1971 (bypoll) [c]
1971 Prahlad Mallik
1967 Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo Independent politician
1961 Padma Charan Naik Praja Socialist Party
1957 Ananta Charan Tripathy Independent politician
1951 Saraswati Devi Indian National Congress

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Lalit Kumar Behera by a margin of 18,241 votes. [8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Rajanagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Dhruba Charan Sahoo 81,237 46.46
BJP Lalit Kumar Behera62,99636.03
INC Ashok Kumar Pratihari26,29915.04
NOTA None of the above7910.45
Majority 18,24110.43
Turnout 1,74,84066.55
BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty by a margin of 18,408 votes. [9]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Rajanagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Dhruba Charan Sahoo 78,926 45.81
INC Anshuman Mohanty 60,51835.13
BJP Alekh Kumar Jena27,13415.75
NOTA None of the above7160.42
Majority 18,40810.68
Turnout 1,72,28670.48
BJD gain from INC

2014

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahoo by a margin of 5,429 votes. [10]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Rajanagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Anshuman Mohanty 76,806 49
BJD Dhruba Charan Sahoo 71,37745.54
BJP Jnandev Beura66324.23
NOTA None of the above9760.62
Majority 5,4293.46
Turnout 1,56,74771.2
INC gain from BJD

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Alekh Kumar Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nalinikanta Mohanty by a margin of 4,335 votes. [11]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Rajanagar [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Alekh Kumar Jena 63,683 48.15
INC Nalinikanta Mohanty59,34844.87
BJP Bijay Ketan Swain6,6615.04
Majority 4,3353.28 [d]
Turnout 1,32,27568.70
Registered electors 1,92,554
BJD gain from INC

Notes

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

References

  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Rajanagar (99) District: Kendrapara
  2. "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  3. "Seats of Odisha".
  4. "32 - Rajanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 16 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. "Rajanagar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Rajanagar Assembly Election Results 2024: Rajanagar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 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 "Rajanagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 4335
  12. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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