| Bolangir | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Constituency No: | 68 |
| Type: | SLA |
| District: | Balangir |
| Loksabha Cons: | Bolangir |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Mla: | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo |
| Party: | Biju Janata Dal |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| Preceded By: | Narasingha Mishra |
| Electors: | [1] |
| Reservation: | None |
Bolangir is a constituency of the Vidhan Sabha in Odisha, India. This seats falls under Bolangir District of Odisha State in India. Bolangir seat is a unreserved seat of Odisha Legislative Assembly.[2] This constituency includes Balangir block and Deogaon block.[3] [4]
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
Elected members from the Bolangir constituency are:[5] [6]
| Year | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Nandakishore Mishra | ||
| Achyutananda Mahananda | |||
| 1957 | Nandakishore Mishra | ||
| Ramesh Chandra Singh Bhoi | |||
| 1961 | Chandra Sekhar Singh Bhoi | ||
| 1967 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1974 | |||
| 1977 | Muralidhar Guru | ||
| 1980 | Mahmmed Muzafer Hussain Khan | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Ananga Udaya Singh Deo | ||
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Narasingha Mishra | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | ||
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.[8]
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Narasingha Mishra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo by a margin of 5,341 votes.
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Narasingha Mishra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananga Udaya Singh Deo by a margin of 12,254 votes.[9]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananga Udaya Singh Deo defeated Congress candidate Laxman Kumar Meher by a margin of 16,866 votes.[10]