Rajanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.[1]
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]
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]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | 81,237 | 46.46 | ||
| BJP | Lalit Kumar Behera | 62,996 | 36.03 | ||
| INC | Ashok Kumar Pratihari | 26,299 | 15.04 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 791 | 0.45 | ||
| Majority | 18,241 | 10.43 | |||
| Turnout | 1,74,840 | 66.55 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | 78,926 | 45.81 | ||
| INC | Anshuman Mohanty | 60,518 | 35.13 | ||
| BJP | Alekh Kumar Jena | 27,134 | 15.75 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 716 | 0.42 | ||
| Majority | 18,408 | 10.68 | |||
| Turnout | 1,72,286 | 70.48 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anshuman Mohanty | 76,806 | 49 | ||
| BJD | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | 71,377 | 45.54 | ||
| BJP | Jnandev Beura | 6632 | 4.23 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 976 | 0.62 | ||
| Majority | 5,429 | 3.46 | |||
| Turnout | 1,56,747 | 71.2 | |||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Alekh Kumar Jena | 63,683 | 48.15 | ||
| INC | Nalinikanta Mohanty | 59,348 | 44.87 | ||
| BJP | Bijay Ketan Swain | 6,661 | 5.04 | ||
| Majority | 4,335 | 3.28[d] | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,275 | 68.70 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,92,554 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
Constituency: Rajanagar (99) District: Kendrapara
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