Angul (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Angul
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

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 47.87%
2009
  
 49.70%
2004
  
 44.73%
2000
  
 68.49%
1995
  
 44.38%
1990
  
 68.09%
1985
  
 50.40%
1980
  
 52.98%
1977
  
 65.46%

15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Angul constituency are: [6][7]

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]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 66.63%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Angul (61) District : Angul
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "116 - Angul Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Hindol Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Angul". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Angul (61)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 20463
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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