Phulbani Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:	LS
Phulbani
State:	Odisha
Established:	1962
Abolished:	2009
Assembly Cons:	Bhanjanagar Balliguda Udaygiri Phulbani Boudh Sonepur Binka

Phulbani Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Orissa state in eastern India till 2008.

Assembly segments

Assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were Bhanjanagar, Balliguda, Udaygiri, Phulbani, Boudh, Sonepur and Binka.^[1]

Members of Parliament

Eleven elections were held between 1962 and 2004. Elected members from the Phulbani constituency are:^[2]

• 2004: Sugrib Singh, Biju Janata Dal
• 1999: Padmanava Behara, (BJD)
• 1998: Padmanava Behara, (BJD)
• 1996: Mrutyunjaya Nayak, Indian National Congress
• 1991: Mrutyunjaya Nayak, (Congress)
• 1989: Nakul Nayak, Janata Dal
• 1984: Radha Kanta Digal, (Congress)
• 1980: Mrutyunjaya Nayak, (Congress)
• 1977: Sribatcha Digal, Janata Party
• 1971: Baksi Nayak, Swatantra Party
• 1967: Anirudha Dipa, (Swatantra Party)
• 1962: Rajendra Kohar, Ganatantra Parishad (later Swatantra Party)
• 1957: Bijaya Chandra Pradhan (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1952: T. Sanganna, Nikhil Utkal Adibasi Congress (as Rayagada-Phulbani seat)

See also

• Kandhamal district
• List of former constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa . Election Commission of India . 2008-09-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012916/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf . 2009-02-06.
2. Web site: PC: Winner summary over elections. Niti Digital Pvt. Ltd.. 11 March 2014.