Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
| Bolangir OD-10 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Birmaharajpur Sonepur Loisingha Patnagarh Bolangir Titlagarh Kantabanji |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 18,00,136 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly Segments
editFollowing delimitation, at present this constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Birmaharajpur (SC) | Subarnapur | Raghunath Jagadala | BJP | |
| 65 | Sonepur | Niranjan Pujari | BJD | ||
| 66 | Loisingha (SC) | Bolangir | Mukesh Mahaling | BJP | |
| 67 | Patnagarh | Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo | |||
| 68 | Bolangir | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | BJD | ||
| 69 | Titlagarh | Nabin Kumar Jain | BJP | ||
| 70 | Kantabanji | Laxman Bag | |||
Before delimitation in 2008, the legislative assembly segments, which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Nawapara, Titilagarh, Kantabanji, Patnagarh, Saintala, Loisinga and Bolangir.[1]
Elected Members
editSince its formation in 1962, 16 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Bolangir constituency are
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Hrushikesh Mahanand | AIGP | |
| 1967 | Raj Raj Singh Deo | SWA | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | Ainthu Sahoo | JP | |
| 1980 | Nityananda Misra | INC | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | Balgopal Mishra | JD | |
| 1991 | Sarat Pattanayak | INC | |
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | BJP | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | BJD | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | BJP | |
| 2024 | |||
Election Results
edit2024
editVoting were held on 20 May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[2] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Surendra Singh Bhoi by a margin of 1,32,664 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | 617,744 | 44.12 |  6
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| BJD | Surendra Singh Bhoi | 4,85,080 | 34.64 |  1.98
| |
| INC | Manoj Kumar Mishra | 2,30,874 | 16.49 | 4.25
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,064 | 1.15 | 0.07
| |
| Majority | 1,32,664 | 9.48 | 7.98
| ||
| Turnout | 14,00,248 | 77.52 | 2.61
| ||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
editIn 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo by a margin of 19,516 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | 498,086 | 38.12 | +8.29 | |
| BJD | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | 4,78,570 | 36.62 | −2.84 | |
| INC | Samarendra Mishra | 2,71,056 | 20.74 | −2.97 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,001 | 1.22 | −0.57 | |
| API | Dinesh Nag | 13,909 | 1.09 | ||
| BSP | Rana Nag | 12,229 | 0.94 | ||
| Majority | 19,516 | 1.50 | |||
| Turnout | 13,06,744 | 74.91 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | Swing | +5.57 | |||
2014
editIn 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo by a margin of 1,04,299 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | 453,519 | 38.74 | ||
| BJP | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | 3,49,220 | 29.83 | ||
| INC | Sarat Pattanayak | 2,77,616 | 23.71 | ||
| AAP | Saraswati Nanda | 24,515 | 2.09 | ||
| API | Achyutananda Nag | 14,626 | 1.24 | ||
| BSP | Rana Nag | 11,513 | 0.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 21,043 | 1.79 | ||
| Majority | 1,04,299 | 8.91 | |||
| Turnout | 11,70,961 | 74.92 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
editIn 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Narasingha Mishra by a margin of 90,835 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | 430,150 | 29.8 | ||
| INC | Narasingha Mishra | 3,39,315 | 23.51 | ||
| BJP | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | 1,91,739 | 13.28 | ||
| Majority | 90,835 | 8.98 | |||
| Turnout | 10,12,022 | 70.11 | |||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ Election Commission of India (5 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Bolangir". Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Election Commission of India".