Sundargarh (ST) | |
Type: | SLA |
State: | Odisha |
District: | Sundargarh |
Constituency No: | 9 |
Established: | 1951 |
Loksabha Cons: | Sundargarh |
Reservation: | ST |
Mla: | Jogesh Kumar Singh |
Party: | Biju Janata Dal |
Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
Electors: | 1,92,345 |
Sundargarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district.[1] Area of this constituency includes Sundargarh, Sundargarh block, Tangarpali block, Hemgiri block and seven Gram panchayats of Lephripada block.[2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 2005. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Sundargarh constituency are:[4]
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Jogesh Kumar Singh | ||
2019 | Kusum Tete[5] [6] | ||
2014 | Jogesh Kumar Singh | ||
2009 | Jogesh Kumar Singh | ||
2005 (Bypoll) | Sushama Patel | ||
2004 | Shankarsan Naik | ||
2000 | Shankarsan Naik | ||
1995 | Kishore Chandra Patel | ||
1990 | Bharatendra Sekhar Deo | ||
1985 | Bharatendra Sekhar Deo | ||
1980 | Kishore Chandra Patel | ||
1977 | Kishore Chandra Patel | ||
1974 | Dibyalochan Shekhar Deo | ||
1971 | Dibyalochan Shekhar Deo | ||
1967 | Harihar Patel | ||
1961 | Harihar Patel | ||
1957 | Gangadhar Pradhan | ||
Udit Pratap Sekhar Deo | |||
1951 | Dwarikanath Kusum | ||
Krupanidhi Naik | |||
Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[7]
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kusum Tete defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh by a margin of 7364 votes.
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kusum Tete by a margin of 12584 votes.[8]
In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sunil Kumar Singh Deo by 20,930 votes.[9]