Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency explained

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]

Elected Members

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]

YearMemberParty
2024Suresh Pujari
2022 (bypoll)Alka Mohanty[5]
2019Kishore Kumar Mohanty[6] [7]
2014Radharani Panda
2009Anup Kumar Sai
2004
2000
1997 (bypoll)Keshab Sahoo
1995Prasanna Kumar Panda
1990
1985
1980Upendra Dikshit
1977
1974Prasanna Kumar Panda
1971Upendra Dikshit
1967Prasanna Kumar Panda
1961

Election Results

2024

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]

2022 Bypoll

In 2022 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Alka Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kishore Chandra Patel by 66,122 votes.

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Radharani Panda by 11,634 votes.

2014

In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Radharani Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Anup Kumar Sai by 6,790 votes.[9]

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Anup Kumar Sai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari by 1,742 votes.[10]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orissa Assembly Election 2009 . empoweringindia.org . Constituency: Brajarajnagar (6)District : Jharsuguda. 2 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Assembly Constituencies and their Extent.
  3. Web site: Seats of Odisha.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf . 2013-12-17 .
  5. News: India Today . 4 June 2022 . Odisha: BJD candidate Alaka Mohanty records landslide victory in Brajrajnagar bypoll . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119171711/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/odisha-bjd-candidate-alaka-mohanty-records-landslide-victory-brajrajnagar-bypoll-1958172-2022-06-03 . 19 November 2022 . 19 November 2022 . en.
  6. News: Zee News . Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners . 8 November 2022 . 24 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221108183944/https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html . 8 November 2022 . en.
  7. Web site: State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha . . 7 October 2021.
  8. Web site: General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 . ECI.
  9. Web site: Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014. Leadtech.in. 5 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html#. 2014-08-18. dead.
  10. Web site: Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin . leadtech.in . 1742 . 2 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html# . 2013-05-27 . dead .