| Rajanagar | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Odisha |
| District: | Kendrapara |
| Constituency No: | 99 |
| Loksabha Cons: | Kendrapara |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Incumbent Image: | Dhruba Charan Sahoo.jpg |
| Mla: | Dhruba Charan Sahoo |
| Party: | Biju Janata Dal |
| Latest Election Year: | 2019 |
| Electors: | 2,16,286[1] |
Rajanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Pattamundai (M), Rajanagar block and 18 Gram panchayats (Bachhara, Srirampur, Damarpur, Sansarphal, Khanata, Oupada, Chandanagar, Sasana, Dosia, Khadianta, Gangarampur, Aradapali, Sanjharia, Badapada, Bilikana, Badamohanpur, Dihudipur and Balabhadrapur) of Pattamundai block.[3] [4]
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1971.[5]
List of members elected from Rajanagar constituency are:[6] [7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| 2019 | Dhruba Charan Sahoo[8] | ||
| 2014 | Anshuman Mohanty | ||
| 2009 | Alekh Kumar Jena | ||
| 2004 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | ||
| 2000 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | ||
| 1995 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | ||
| 1990 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | ||
| 1985 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | ||
| 1980 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | ||
| 1977 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | ||
| 1974 | Biju Patnaik | ||
| 1971 (bypoll) | Biju Patnaik | ||
| 1971 | Prahlad Mallik | ||
| 1967 | Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo | ||
| 1961 | Padma Charan Naik | ||
| 1957 | Ananta Charan Tripathy | ||
| 1951 | Saraswati Devi | ||
Voting were 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.[9]
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty by a margin of 18,408 votes.
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahu by a margin of 5,429 votes.
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Alekh Kumar Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nalinikanta Mohanty by a margin of 4,335 votes.[10]