Nayagarh Assembly constituency

Nayagarh
Nayagarh
Constituency No. 122 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Nayagarh Assembly constituency in Nayagarh district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Nayagarh
Lok Sabha constituency	Puri
Established	1951
Total electors	2,22,736
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Arun Kumar Sahoo
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024
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Nayagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nayagarh district, Odisha.^[1]

This constituency includes Nayagarh, Nayagarh block and 18 Gram panchayats (Sunamuhin, Panderipada, Giridipali, Kurala, Rabigadia, Pantikhari, Korapitha, Sakeri, Sardhapur, Bhadikila, Nandighora, Arada Goudaput, Komanda, Rohibanka, Banthapur, Rabara, Ranganipatna and Odagaon nac of Odagaon Block).

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[2]

2024			48.74%
2019			52.41%
2014			52.78%
2009			54.25%
2004			49.24%
2002 (bypoll)			56.88%
2000			63.34%
1995			49.84%
1990			74.12%
1985			49.71%
1980			58.96%
1977			60.79%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2002. Arun Kumar Sahoo won for the fifth consecutive time in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.

List of members elected from Nayagarh constituency are:^[3]^[4]

Year	Member
2024^[5]	Arun Kumar Sahoo	Biju Janata Dal
2019^[6]
2014^[7]
2009^[8]
2004
2002 (bypoll)^[c]^[9]	Mandakini Behera
2000	Bhagabat Behera
1995	Sitakanta Mishra	Indian National Congress
1990	Bhagabat Behera	Janata Dal
1985	Bhagabat Behera	Janata Party
1980	Banshidhar Sahoo	Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Bhagabat Behera	Janata Party
1974	Bhagabat Behera	Socialist Party
1971	Achyutananda Mohanty	Utkal Congress
1967	Achyutananda Mohanty	Independent politician
1961	Brundaban Chandra Singh	Indian National Congress
1957	Raja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata	Independent politician
1951	Raja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata	Independent politician

Election Results

2024

Voting was held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[10] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh by a margin of 439 votes.^[5]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Nayagarh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Arun Kumar Sahoo	81,959	48.74	3.67
	BJP	Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh	81,520	48.48	5.61
	INC	Ranajeet Dash	2,650	1.58	1.14
	NOTA	None of the above	964	0.57
Majority			439	0.30
Turnout			1,68,152	75.49
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Irani Ray by a margin of 14,948 votes.^[6]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nayagarh^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Arun Kumar Sahoo	81,548	52.41	0.37
	BJP	Irani Ray	66,600	42.87	37.62
	INC	Manoj Kumar Sahoo	4,221	2.72	35.48
	NOTA	None of the above	916	0.59%
Majority			14,948	9.54
Turnout			1,55,496	72	NIL
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lala Manoj Kumar Ray by a margin of 20,867 votes.^[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nayagarh^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Arun Kumar Sahoo	75,538	52.78	1.47
	INC	Lala Manoj Kumar Ray	54,671	38.2	34.99
	BJP	Pradipta Jena	7,521	5.25	1.31
	NOTA	None of the above	883	0.62	−
Majority			20,867	14.57	−
Turnout			1,43,123	74.15	6.41
Registered electors			1,93,031
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Independent candidate Hemendra Chandra Singh by a margin of 27,341 votes.^[8]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nayagarh^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Arun Kumar Sahoo	67,100	54.25	−
	Independent	Hemendra Chandra Singh	39,759	32.15	−
	BJP	Jugansu Sekhar Panda	4,878	3.94	−
	INC	Sandhya Mohapatra	3,967	3.21	−
	Independent	Lala Manoj Kumar Ray	3,760	3.04	−
Majority			27,341	22.11^[d]	−
Turnout			1,32,686	67.74^[e]	3.69
	BJD hold

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ Death of Bhagabat Behera
^ % of total valid votes
^ 2004 voter turnout was 64.05%

References

^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ "62 - Nayagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 12 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "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.
^ "Nayagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Nayagarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Nayagarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 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 2 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 27341
^ "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Nayagarh 2002". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "Odisha - Nayagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Nayagarh (122)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 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

[11] Death of Bhagabat Behera

[18] % of total valid votes

[19] 2004 voter turnout was 64.05%

[delimitation2008-3] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[4] "62 - Nayagarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 12 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[prevMLAs-5] "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.

[6] "Nayagarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 12 April 2014.

[:0-7] "Nayagarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Nayagarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

[election2019-8] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[:1-9] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

[:2-10] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 27341

[12] "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Nayagarh 2002". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

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

[TP_Ass_Cand-14] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[15] "Odisha - Nayagarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

[16] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Nayagarh (122)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 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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