Angul (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Angul | |
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Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency | |
District | Angul |
Blocks | Angul, Banarpal |
Electorate | 1,96,157[1][lower-alpha 1] |
Major settlements | Angul |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1951 |
Party | BJD |
MLA | Rajani Kant Singh |
Const. No. | 61 |
Lok Sabha Constituencies | Dhenkanal |
Angul (Sl. No.: 61) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha, India.[2]
Area of this constituency include Angul, Nalconagar, 23 GPs (Khalari, Kangulabentapur, Angar Bandha, Badakera, Rantalei, Chheliapada, Baluakata, Kumurisingha, Inkarbandha, Sankhapur, Pokatunga, Talagarh, Baragounia, Basala, Bedasasan, Khinda, Gadatarasa, Badakantakul, Dhokuta, Balasingha, Bantala, Nandapur and Balanga) of Angul block and 13GPs (Bauligad, Bhogabereni, Bonda, Budhapank, Fulpada, Garhasantri, Gotamara, Balaramprasad, Kulad, Mahidharpur, Nuahata, Talmul and Tulasipal) of Banarpal block. [3][4]
Elected Members
15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Angul constituency are: [6][7]
- 2014: (61): Rajani Kant Singh (BJD)
- 2009: (61): Rajani Kant Singh (BJD)
- 2004: (116): Rajani Kant Singh (BJD)
- 2000: (116): Adwait Prasad Singh (BJD)
- 1995: (116): Ramesh Jena (Congress)
- 1990: (116): Adwait Prasad Singh (Janata Dal)
- 1985: (116): Prafulla Misra (Congress)
- 1980: (116): Santosh Kumar Pradhan (Congress-I)
- 1977: (116): Adwait Prasad Singh (Janata Party)
- 1974: (116): Adwait Prasad Singh (Utkal Congress)
- 1971: (139): Debaraja Sahu (Utkal Congress)
- 1967: (139): Kumuda Chandra Singh (Congress)
- 1961: (79): Kumuda Chandra Singh (Congress)
- 1957: (53): Kumuda Chandra Singh (Independent)
- 1951: (14): Hrushikesh Tripathy (Congress)
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pratap Chandra Pradhan by a margin of 20,343 votes.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Rajani Kant Singh | 72,379 | 47.87 | -1.83 | |
INC | Pratap Chandra Pradhan | 52,036 | 34.42 | 1.29 | |
BJP | Minaketan Amant | 19,948 | 13.19 | 3.69 | |
AOP | Laxman Kumar Sahu | 1,356 | 0.9 | ||
BSP | Pramod Chandra Naik | 993 | 0.66 | ||
SUCI(C) | Mandodari Roul | 956 | 0.63 | ||
AAP | Pradipta Kumar Tripathy | 757 | 0.5 | ||
SKD | Debadatta Pati | 566 | 0.37 | ||
OJM | Pradip Sahu | 414 | 0.27 | ||
NOTA | None | 1,787 | 1.18 | - | |
Majority | 20,343 | 13.45 | -3.12 | ||
Turnout | 1,51,192 | 77.08 | 10.03 | ||
Registered electors | 1,96,157 | ||||
BJD hold |
2009 Election Result
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sangram Keshari Mishra by a margin of 20,463 votes.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Rajani Kant Singh | 61,381 | 49.70 | +4.97 | |
INC | Sangram Keshari Mishra | 40,918 | 33.13 | - | |
BJP | Minaketan Amanta | 11,731 | 9.50 | - | |
SP | Shankaracharya Pradhan | 5,129 | 4.15 | - | |
BSP | Lokesh Chandra Jena | 2,176 | 1.76 | - | |
SAMO | Sanghamitra Pradhan | 1,240 | 1.00 | - | |
Indian Justice Party | Dayanidhi Padhan | 932 | 0.75 | - | |
Majority | 20,463 | 16.57[lower-alpha 2] | - | ||
Turnout | 1,23,521 | 67.05 | 0.42 [lower-alpha 3] | ||
Registered electors | 1,84,218 | ||||
BJD hold |
Notes
References
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