Rayagada (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rayagada
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Rayagada
Blocks Rayagada, Kashipur
Electorate 2,13,044 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Rayagada
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Lal Bihari Himirika
Const. No. 140
Reserved for Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies Koraput

Rayagada (Sl. No.: 140) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rayagada district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Rayagada, Rayagada block and Kashipur block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 41.45%
2009
  
 44.45%
2004
  
 53.00%
2000
  
 48.03%
1995
  
 69.01%
1990
  
 58.30%
1985
  
 75.44%
1980
  
 85.37%
1977
  
 63.95%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Rayagada constituency are: [6][7]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Lalbihari Himirika defeated Indian National Congress candidate Makaranda Muduli by a margin of 8,286 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rayagada[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Lalbihari Himirika 69,629 41.45 -3.0
INC Makaranda Muduli 61,343 36.52 5.24
BJP Kaliram Majhi 17,356 10.33 3.69
BSP Bhaskar Mutuka 6,037 3.59 -4.16
NCP Sankar Bidika 3,880 2.31
Independent Krishna Huika 2,827 1.68
NOTA None 6,900 4.11 -
Majority 8,286 4.93 -
Turnout 1,67,972 78.84 17.8
Registered electors 2,13,044
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Lal Bihari Himirika defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ulaka Rama Chandra by a margin of 15,661 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rayagada[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Lal Bihari Himirika 52,847 44.45 8.95
INC Ulaka Rama Chandra 37,186 31.28 -21.72
BSP Bhaskar Mutuka 9,213 7.75 -
BJP Kaliram Majhi 7,890 6.64 -
Independent Sankar Bidika 4,214 3.54 -
LJP Pidika Siri Majhi 2,160 1.82 -
CPI(ML) Liberation Sambara Sabara 1,860 1.56 -
Independent Krishna Huika 1,816 1.53 -
RSP Rama Muduli 1,710 1.44 -
Majority 15,661 13.17[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,19,480 61.04 -2.2[lower-alpha 3]
BJD gain from INC

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 63.24%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Rayagada (140) District: Rayagada
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "82 - Rayagada Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Rayagada Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Rayagada". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Rayagada (140)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 15661
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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