Loisingha (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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 Biju Janata Dal
MLA Ramakanta Seth
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 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]
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]

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.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Loisingha [10][11]
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
Ambedkarite Party of India 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
Lakshya Ghar Ganatantrik Party Lalman Nag 585 0.37
Odisha Jana Morcha Narasingh Sing 569 0.36
NOTA None 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 [12]
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

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Loisingha (66) District : Bolangir
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 4093
  6. ↑ "110 - Loisingha Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  8. ↑ "Loisingha Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Odisha - Loisingha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Loisingha (66)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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