Raghunathpali Assembly constituency

Raghunathpali is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district, Odisha.[1]

Raghunathpali (SC)
Constituency No. 11 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictSundargarh
LS constituencySundargarh
Established1974
Total electors1,60,138
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Durga Charan Tanti
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Area of this constituency includes Rourkela Township and six Gram panchayats of Lathikata block.[2][3]

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
43.72%
2019
40.99%
2014
46.45%
2009
45.19%
2004
33.07%
2000
43.98%
1995
32.81%
1990
51.34%
1985
48.43%
1980
45.52%
1977
54.60%

Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections have been held till date.

List of members elected from Raghunathpali constituency are:[5]

Year Member Party
1974 Agapit Lakra Indian National Congress
1977 Rabi Dehury Janata Party
1980 Nelson Soreng Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Frida Topno Indian National Congress
1990 Rabi Dehury Janata Dal
1995 Mansid Ekka Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2000 Shankar Oram Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Halu Mundari Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2009 Subrat Tarai Biju Janata Dal
2014
2019
2024 Durga Charan Tanti Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[6] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Durga Charan Tanti defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Archana Rekha Behara by a margin of 5,774 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Raghunathpali
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Durga Charan Tanti 51,189 43.72
BJD Archana Rekha Behara 45,415 38.79
INC Gopal Das 17,038 14.55
NOTA None of the above 1,203 1.03
Majority 5,774 4.93
Turnout 1,17,091
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subrat Tarai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagabandhu Behera by 4,684 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Raghunathpali[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Subrat Tarai 44,815 40.99  5.46
BJP Jagabandhu Behera 40,131 36.71  5.44
INC Prasanta Kumar Sethi 20,026 18.32  4.53
BSP Sunil Karua 1,149 1.05  0.26
AAP Anjali Bankra 436 0.4
KJD Biswakarma Bag 399 0.36
Independent Jaya Krishna Mahanandia 331 0.3
Independent Mahendra Kumbhar 547 0.5
Independent Khetra Mohan Masant 535 0.49
NOTA None of the above 955 0.87
Majority 4,684 4.28
Turnout 109324 61.4
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subrat Tarai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagabandhu Behera by 16,041 votes.[9]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Raghunathpali[10][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Subrat Tarai 49,074 46.45  1.26
BJP Jagabandhu Behera 33,033 31.27  9.53
INC Gajendra Tanty 14,566 13.79  7.95
SKD Gopal Das 3,177 3.01
Independent Raj Kishore Bhanja 1,639 1.55
BSP Lalman Suna 1,385 1.31  2.66
KOKD Ugresan Patra 363 0.34  0.41
Independent Babulal Badaik 345 0.33
AOP Krishna Chandra Swain 268 0.25
HND Bidyadhar Pandav 267 0.25
NOTA None of the above 1,523 1.44
Majority 16,041 15.18
Turnout 1,05,640 65.97
Registered electors 160,138
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subrat Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Prafulla Kumar Sunyani by a margin of 18,171 votes.[13][14]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Raghunathpali[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Subrat Tarai 35,023 45.19
INC Prafulla Kumar Sunyani 16,852 21.74
BJP Santosh Kumar Behera 11,398 14.71
JMM Shyam Sundar Badaik 4,744 6.12
BSP Shukru Bibhar 3,074 3.97
Independent Gopal Das 1,841 2.38
Independent Anand Sagar Tanti 1,757 2.27
Independent Satya Narayan Sethi 604 0.78
KOKD Mansukh Samsi 579 0.75
Independent Barun Kumar Sethi 549 0.71
JDP Duryodhan Kalet 426 0.55
Independent Krushnachandra Swain 338 0.44
Independent Bairagi Tanti 316 0.41
Majority 18,171 23.45[a]
Turnout 77,536 51.42
BJD gain from JMM

Notes

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  1. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014. Constituency: Raghunathpali (11) District : Sundargarh{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF). Eci.nic.in. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Seats of Odisha" (XLS). Eci.nic.in. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ "140 - Raghunathpali Assembly Constituency". Eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  7. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Odisha - Raghunathpali". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Raghunathpali (11)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ "Raghunathpali Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014. 18171
  14. ^ "Raghunathpali Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  15. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ORISSA" (PDF). Eci.nic.in. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

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