Parjanga (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Parjanga
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Dhenkanal
Blocks Parjanga, Kankadahada, Kamakshyanagar
Electorate 1,79,908
Current constituency
Created 2004
Party BJD
MLA Nrusingha Charan Sahu
Const. No. 58
Lok Sabha Constituencies Dhenkanal

Parjanga (Sl. No.: 58) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.[1]

Area of this constituency include Parjanga block, Kankadahada block and 5 GPs (Kusumajodi, Kantapal, Tumusinga, Kantiokateni and Kantioputasahi) of Kamakshyanagar block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dr. Nrusingha Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 5,188 votes.[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
40.06%
2009
 
44.84%

Two elections are held during 2009 and 2014 in Parjanga constituency. The elected member are: [6][7]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrusingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Pradhan by a margin of 3,052 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu 60,523 40.06 1.33
BJP Bibhuti Pradhan 57,471 38.04 3.48
INC Santosh Kumar Rout 18,240 12.07 -4.87
Independent Biswatosh Sahoo 8,967 5.94
AITMC Dambaru Dehury 1,116 0.74
AOP Ranjit Kumar Sahu 886 0.59
AAP Susanta Kumar Pany 657 0.43
OJM Susanta Kumar Sahoo 559 0.37
SKD Bijaya Kumar Pratapdeou 456 0.3
NOTA None 2,209 1.46 -
Majority 3,052 2.02 -2.15
Turnout 1,51,084 80.04 10.96
Registered electors 1,88,759
BJD gain from NCP

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dr. Nrusingha Sahu 48,131 38.73 -
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 42,943 34.56 -
INC Laxmidhar Sahoo 21,048 16.94 -
SAMO Pratap Chandra Marandi 7,265 5.85 -
Kalinga Sena Arup Parida 1,510 1.22 -
BSP Premananda Sahoo 1,415 1.14 -
RPI Ranjubala Naik 1,127 0.91 -
Indian Justice Party Bidyadhar Naik 830 0.67 -
Majority 5,188 4.17[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,24,277 69.08 -

Notes

  1. %of total valid votes

References

  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Parjanga(58) District : Dhenkanal
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 5188
  5. "120 - Kamakhyanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/123-126.pdf
  7. "Parjanga Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  9. "Odisha - Parjanga". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Parjanga (58)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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