| Rairangpur (ST) | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Type: | SLA |
| Constituency No: | 28 |
| District: | Mayurbhanj |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Loksabha Cons: | Mayurbhanj |
| Reservation: | ST |
| Mla: | Jalen Naik |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2019 |
Rairangpur is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Rairangpur town, Rairangpur block, Bahalda block, Jamda block and Tiring block.[2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1986.
List of members elected from Rairangpur constituency are:[4]
| Year | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Haradeb Triya | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1961 | Chandra Mohan Singh | ||
| 1967 | Kartick Chandra Majhi | ||
| 1971 | Sidhalal Murmu | ||
| 1974 | Arjun Majhi | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Sidhalal Murmu | ||
| 1985 | Bhabendra Nath Murmu | ||
| 1986^ | Chaitanya Prasad Majhi | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Laxman Majhi | ||
| 2000 | Droupadi Murmu | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Shyam Charan Hansdah | ||
| 2014 | Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah | ||
| 2019 | Naba Charan Majhi | ||
| 2024 | Jalen Naik | ||
Voting was held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[6]
In the 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Naba Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Basanti Marandi by a margin of 2847 votes.[7]
In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu by a margin of 15,556 votes.
In the 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Shyam Charan Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Purna Chandra Marndi by a margin of 4,602 votes.
In the 2004 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Ram Chandra Murmu by a margin of 42 votes.
In the 2000 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Laxman Majhi by a margin of 4568 votes.