Loisingha Assembly constituency

Loisingha
Loisingha
Constituency No. 66 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Northern Division
District	Balangir
Lok Sabha constituency	Bolangir
Established	1957
Total electors	2,45,851
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Mukesh Mahaling
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024
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Loisingha is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balangir district, Odisha.^[1]

This constituency includes Loisingha block, Puintala block and Agalpur block.^[2]^[3]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			44.32%
2019			39.82%
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%

Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date.

Elected members from the Loisingha constituency are:^[5]^[6]

Year	Member
2024^[7]	Mukesh Mahaling	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^[8]	Mukesh Mahaling	Bharatiya Janata Party
2014^[9]	Jogendra Behera	Biju Janata Dal
2009^[10]	Ramakanta Seth	Biju Janata Dal
2004	Narasingha Mishra	Indian National Congress
2000	Balgopal Mishra	Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Balgopal Mishra	Independent politician
1990	Narasingha Mishra	Janata Dal
1985	Balgopal Mishra	Independent politician
1980	Balgopal Mishra	Independent politician
1977	Ram Prasad Mishra	Janata Party
1974	Ananga Udaya Singh Deo	Swatantra Party
1971	Nandakishore Mishra
1967	Nandakishore Mishra
1961	Ram Prasad Mishra	Indian National Congress
1957	Ram Prasad Mishra	Ganatantra Parishad

Election Results

2024

Voting was held on 20th May 2024 in the 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election and the 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mukesh Mahaling defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nihar Ranjan Behera by a margin of 18,190 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Loisingha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Mukesh Mahaling	83,313	44.32	4.5
	BJD	Nihar Ranjan Behara	65,123	34.64	2.46
	INC	Om Prakash Kumbhar	32,249	17.15	5.23
	NOTA	None of the above	2,160	1.15	0.03
Majority			18,190	9.67
Turnout			1,87,992	76.47
	BJP hold

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mukesh Mahaling defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Behera by a margin of 13,668 votes.^[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Loisingha^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Mukesh Mahaling	71,261	39.82
	BJD	Pradeep Kumar Behera	57,593	32.18
	INC	Naba Kishor Naik	40,053	22.38
	NOTA	None of the above	1,529	0.85
Majority			13,668	7.63
Turnout			1,78,966	73.09
	BJP gain from BJD

2014

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^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Jogendra Behera	64,340	40.51
	INC	Pandaba Chandra Kumbhar	41486	26.12
	BJP	Paramananda Seth	38,732	24.39
	NOTA	None of the above	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

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramakanta Seth defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pandava Chandra Kumbhar by a margin of 4,093 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Loisingha^[15]
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	−
Majority			4,093	2.84^[c]	−
Turnout			1,44,381	72.07	−
	BJD gain from INC		Swing	2.35^[d]

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ % of total valid votes
^ 2004 voter turnout was 69.32%

References

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Loisingha (66) District : Bolangir
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "110 - Loisingha Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Loisingha Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Loisingha Assembly Election Results 2024: Loisingha Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 4093
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^ "Odisha - Loisingha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Loisingha (66)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[1] s on 2024

[2] s data published by election commission

[18] % of total valid votes

[19] 2004 voter turnout was 69.32%

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Loisingha (66) District : Bolangir

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "110 - Loisingha Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Loisingha Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

[:0-9] "Loisingha Assembly Election Results 2024: Loisingha Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

[election2019-10] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[:1-11] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[:2-12] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 4093

[13] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[SP_Ass_Cand-14] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[15] "Odisha - Loisingha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[16] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Loisingha (66)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[election2009-17] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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Constituencies	Bolangir Kantabanji Loisingha Patnagarh Titlagarh
Towns and villages	Agalpur Balangir Bangomunda Belpada Kantabanji Loisinga Patnagarh Saintala Titlagarh
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