Rajgangpur Assembly constituency
| Rajgangpur (ST) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 13 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Sundargarh |
| LS constituency | Sundargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 1,89,380 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent C S Raazen Ekka | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Rajgangpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundargarh district, Odisha.[1] Area of this constituency includes Rajgangpur, Rajgangpur block, Lathikata block and part of Kutra block.[2][3]
Elected Members[edit]
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Rajgangpur constituency are:[5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| 2019 | C S Raazen Ekka[6] | INC | |
| 2014 | Mangala Kisan | BJD | |
| 2009 | Gregory Minz | INC | |
| 2004 | Gregory Minz | INC | |
| 2000 | Mangala Kisan | BJD | |
| 1995 | Mangala Kisan | JD | |
| 1990 | Mangala Kisan | JD | |
| 1985 | Mangala Kisan | JP | |
| 1980 | Mukharam Naik | INC | |
| 1977 | Brajamohan Kisan | JP | |
| 1974 | Christopher Ekka | INC | |
| 1971 | Ignace Majhi | Jharkhand Party | |
| 1967 | Premchand Bhagat | SWA | |
| 1961 | Rangaballabh Amat | INC | |
| 1957 | Santi Prakash Oram | Independent | |
| 1951 | Agapit Lakra | INC | |
Election results[edit]
2024[edit]
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Anil Baraa | ||||
| BJP | Narasingha Minz | ||||
| INC | C. S. Raazen Ekka | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | |||||
2019[edit]
In 2019 election Indian National Congress candidate C S Raazen Ekka, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Mangala Kisan by 946 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C S Raazen Ekka | 53,918 | 30.98 |  3.07
| |
| BJD | Mangala Kisan | 52,972 | 30.44 |  3.75
| |
| BJP | Narasingha Minz | 52,896 | 30.39 | 12.42
| |
| AAP | Anand Ekka | 1085 | 0.62 | 0.22
| |
| KJD | Parua Ekka | 635 | 0.36 | - | |
| Independent | Arthar Soreng | 482 | 0.28 | - | |
| Independent | Dasarathi Lakra | 571 | 0.33 | - | |
| Independent | Patras Tete | 516 | 0.3 | - | |
| Independent | Nishben Samad | 1497 | 0.86 | - | |
| Independent | Gregory Minz | 3019 | 1.73 | - | |
| Independent | Priyadarshini Bhoi | 1615 | 0.93 | - | |
| Independent | Siprian William Kiro | 2749 | 1.58 | - | |
| Independent | Sushil Kumar Lakra | 1080 | 0.62 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 995 | 0.57 | - | |
| Majority | 946 | 0.54 | |||
| Turnout | 174030 | 68.79 | |||
| INC gain from BJD | Swing | ||||
2014[edit]
In 2014 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Mangala Kisan, defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gregory Minz by 10,036 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mangala Kisan | 54,596 | 34.19 | 6.85
| |
| INC | Gregory Minz | 44,560 | 27.91 | 3.0
| |
| BJP | Upendra Pradhan | 28,694 | 17.97 | 3.51
| |
| Independent | Bikram Toppo | 12,091 | 7.57 | - | |
| JMM | Dhaneswar Xalxo | 7,829 | 4.9 | 10.47
| |
| BSP | Anmol Kindo | 2,706 | 1.69 | 0.68
| |
| AOP | Mohanlal Kishan | 1,652 | 1.03 | - | |
| AAP | Pramod Ekka | 1,341 | 0.84 | - | |
| Independent | Marcel Kindo | 862 | 0.54 | - | |
| Independent | Clement Lakra | 781 | 0.49 | - | |
| KOKD | Philman Toppo | 777 | 0.49 | 0.74
| |
| Independent | Rajendra Kumar Lakra | 769 | 0.48 | - | |
| OJM | Augustine Minz | 755 | 0.47 | - | |
| JDP | Rubsen Horo | 650 | 0.41 | - | |
| SKD | Lawrence Kerketta | 507 | 0.32 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,105 | 0.69 | - | |
| Majority | 10,036 | 6.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,675 | 70.83 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,25,420 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009[edit]
In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Gregori Minj, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Benedikt Tirkey by 4,115 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gregori Minj | 35,592 | 30.91 | - | |
| BJD | Benedikt Tirkey | 31,477 | 27.34 | - | |
| JMM | Halu Mundari | 17,693 | 15.37 | - | |
| BJP | Mahendra Kumar Majhi | 16,654 | 14.46 | - | |
| Independent (politician) | Narayan Debasa | 2,137 | 1.86 | - | |
| Independent | Suraj Kishore Kujur | 1,571 | 1.36 | - | |
| Independent | William Xes | 1,532 | 1.33 | - | |
| Independent | Mohanlal Kisan | 1,449 | 1.26 | - | |
| KOKD | Santosh Minj | 1,415 | 1.23 | - | |
| BSP | Sanik Oram | 1,162 | 1.01 | - | |
| Jharkhand Disom Party | Dipak Kumar Soreng | 980 | 0.85 | - | |
| Independent | Jeram Ekka | 883 | 0.77 | - | |
| Independent | Bijay Oram | 832 | 0.72 | - | |
| Independent | Sachindra Barawa | 812 | 0.71 | - | |
| Independent | Padmini Nayak | 523 | 0.45 | - | |
| Independent | Raghupati Lakra | 435 | 0.38 | - | |
| Majority | 4,115 | 3.57[a] | |||
| Turnout | 1,15,501 | 60.99 | |||
| INC hold | |||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ % of total valid votes
References[edit]
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
Constituency: Rajgangpur (13) District : Sundargarh
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
- ^ "Seats of Odisha".
- ^ "137 - Rajgangpur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 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.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Rajgangapur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Rajgangpur (13)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.