| Brajarajnagar | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Constituency No: | 6 |
| Type: | SLA |
| District: | Jharsuguda |
| Loksabha Cons: | Bargarh |
| Established: | 1961 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Mla: | Suresh Pujari |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
Brajarajnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Brajarajnagar, Belpahar, Lakhanpur block and Jharsuguda block.[2] [3]
Since its formation in 1961, 16 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1997 & 2022.
List of members elected from Brajarajnagar constituency are:[4]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Suresh Pujari | ||
| 2022 (bypoll) | Alka Mohanty[5] | ||
| 2019 | Kishore Kumar Mohanty[6] [7] | ||
| 2014 | Radharani Panda | ||
| 2009 | Anup Kumar Sai | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1997 (bypoll) | Keshab Sahoo | ||
| 1995 | Prasanna Kumar Panda | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 1980 | Upendra Dikshit | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1974 | Prasanna Kumar Panda | ||
| 1971 | Upendra Dikshit | ||
| 1967 | Prasanna Kumar Panda | ||
| 1961 | |||
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 2022 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Alka Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kishore Chandra Patel by 66,122 votes.
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Radharani Panda by 11,634 votes.
In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Radharani Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Anup Kumar Sai by 6,790 votes.[9]
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Anup Kumar Sai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari by 1,742 votes.[10]