| Rourkela | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Odisha |
| District: | Sundargarh |
| Constituency No: | 12 |
| Established: | 1967 |
| Loksabha Cons: | Sundargarh |
| Reservation: | None |
| Incumbent Image: | Sarada Prasad Nayak.jpg |
| Mla: | Sarada Prashad Nayak |
| Party: | Biju Janata Dal |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| Electors: | 1,79,140 |
Rourkela is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district.[1] Area of this constituency includes Rourkela, Kulunga (O.G) and two Gram panchayats of Bisra block.[2] [3]
Since its formation in 1967, 15 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1971.
List of members elected from Rourkela constituency are:[4]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sarada Prashad Nayak | ||
| 2019 | Sarada Prashad Nayak[5] | ||
| 2014 | Dilip Kumar Ray | ||
| 2009 | Sarada Prashad Nayak | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | Ajit Das | ||
| 1995 | Prabhat Mohapatra | ||
| 1990 | Dilip Kumar Ray | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1980 | Gurupada Nanda | ||
| 1977 | Braja Kishore Mohanty | ||
| 1974 | Dhananjaya Mohanty | ||
| 1971 (bypoll) | Bishwanath Das | ||
| 1971 | Shyamsundar Mohapatra | ||
| 1967 | Rajkishore Samantarai | ||
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.[6]
In 2019 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarada Prasad Nayak, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nihar Ray by a margin of 10,460 votes.[7]
In 2014 election Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Ray, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarada Prasad Nayak by a margin of 10,929 votes.[8]
In 2009 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarada Prasad Nayak, defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramesh Kumar Agrawal 25,596 votes.[9]