Rairakhol (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rairakhol
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Sambalpur
Blocks Jujomura, Rairakhol, Naktideul, Maneswar
Electorate 1,74,526
Major settlements Rairakhol
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party Biju Janata Dal
MLA Rohit Pujari
Const. No. 18
Reserved for Unreserved
Lok Sabha Constituencies Sambalpur

Rairakhol (Sl. No.: 18) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district, Odisha.[1]

This constituency include Rairakhol, Rairakhol block, Jujomura block, Naktideul block and 7GPs (Deogaon, Dakara, Dhama,Huma, Bargaon, Sahaspur and Baduapali) of Maneswar block.[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2014
  
 39.96%
2009
  
 35.07%
2004
  
 38.55%
2000
  
 31.00%
1995
  
 40.86%
1990
  
 60.80%
1985
  
 58.72%
1980
  
 62.82%
1977
  
 54.99%

Fourteen elections held during 1967 to 2014. List of members elected from Rairakhol constituency are:[5][6]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 11,909 votes.[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rairakhol[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rohit Pujari 53,849 39.96 4.89
INC Assaf Ali Khan 41,940 31.12 5.13
BJP Pratap Kumar Pradhan 29,544 21.92 4.05
AOP Manabodha Bhoi 1,627 1.21
BSP Debdulal Bakshi 1,271 0.94 -0.08
SKD Gitanjali Pradhan 1,060 0.79
AAP Laxmidhar Naik 968 0.72
Independent Swadhin Panda 928 0.69
Ambedkarite Party of India Aparna Bagh 817 0.61
Independent Manis Kumar Deheri 658 0.49
Paschimanchal Vikas Party Laxman Kumar Bhoi 555 0.41
OJM Bholanath Dehury 249 0.18
NOTA None 1,298 0.96 -
Majority 11,909 8.83 -
Turnout 1,34,764 77.22 13.47
Registered electors 1,74,526
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya, defeated Indian National Congress candidate Asaf Ali Khan by a margin of 9,764 votes.[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rairakhol [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prasanna Acharya 37,718 35.07 -
INC Asaf Ali Khan 27,954 25.99 -
BJP Sarat Chandra Sahu 19,217 17.87 -
Independent Geetanjali Pradhan 9,094 8.46 -
Independent Chittaranjan Pradhan 6,960 6.47 -
Independent Tarani Bhoi 1,442 1.34 -
Independent Hamid Prasad Luha 1,427 1.33 -
BSP Prahallada Prusti 1,098 1.02 -
RPI Apurna Bagh 954 0.89 -
KOKD Upendra Mohapatra 902 0.84 -
SAMO Pramod Kumar Sahoo 786 0.73 -
Majority 9,764 9.08[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,07,573 63.75 -
BJD hold

Notes

  1. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 9 January 2014. Constituency: Rairakhol (18) District : Sambalpur
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "133 - Rairakhol (SC) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ↑ "128 - Sambalpur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 5 January 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Odisha - Rairakhol". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Rairakhol (18)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 January 2014. 9764
  11. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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