Lanjigarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Lanjigarh
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Kalahandi
Blocks	Lanjigarh, Thuamul Rampur, Bhawanipatna, Jaipatna
Electorate	1,93,238 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Junagarh
Current constituency
Created	2009
Party	Congress
MLA	Shibaji Majhi
Const. No.	77
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Kalahandi

Lanjigarh (Sl. No.: 77) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Lanjigarh block, Thuamul Rampur block and 16 Gram panchayats (Anlabhata, Badakarlakot, Badpujhariaguda, Baner, Bhainripali, Dhansuli, Hirapur, Jaipatna, Kuchagaon, Mangalpur, Mukhiguda, Paikkendumundi, Pratappur, Rengalpalli, Sargiguda and Uchhula) of Jaipatna block and 8 GPs (Risigaon, Duarsuni, Sagada, Jugsaipatna, Chancher, Kuturukhamar, Malgaon and Tal Belgaon) of Bhawanipatna block.^[3][4]

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Shibaji Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Balabhadra Majhi by a margin of 3,039 votes.^[5]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
2009			34.47%

Only one election was held in 2009. Elected member from the Lanjigarh constituency is: ^[6]

• 2009: (78): Shibaji Majhi (Congress)

2014 Election Candidates

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Lanjigarh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Lala Bahadur Jani
	AOP	Kiran Kumar Majhi
	BJD	Balabhadra Majhi
	BJP	Bijaya Dishari
	BSP	Sobha Majhi
	INC	Pradip Kumar Dishari
	SP	Suresh Majhi
	SKD	Kabi Majhi
	OJM	Bishnu Charan Bhoi
	BMP	Chandramani Naik
	SAMO	Mahendra Kumar Majhi
	CPI(ML) Liberation	Sanatan Majhi
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Lanjigarh[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shibaji Majhi	46,138	34.47	-
	BJD	Balabhadra Majhi	43,099	32.20	-
	BJP	Bijaya Dishari	28,482	21.28	-
	Independent	Suresh Chandra Majhi	4,522	3.38	-
	BSP	Bhala Majhi	3,445	2.57	-
	SP	Paramananda Majhi	3,311	2.47	-
	SAMO	Bijaya Laxmi Sabar	2,649	1.98	-
	Independent	Manoranjan Majhi	2,211	1.65	-
Majority			3,039	2.27[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,33,862	68.70	-

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Lanjigarh (77) District: Kalahandi
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014. 3039
6. "Lanjigarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
7. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf