Parjanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Parjang (Sl. No.: 58) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.[1]

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Parjanga.

Parjang
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictDhenkanal
BlocksParjang, Kankadahada, Kamakshyanagar
Electorate1,79,908
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyBJD
MLANrusingha Charan Sahu
Const. No.58
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesDhenkanal

Area of this constituency include Parjang block, Kankadahada block and 5 GPs (Kusumajodi, Kantapal, Tumusinga, Kantiokateni and Kantioputasahi) of Kamakshyanagar block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dr. Nrusingha Sahu defeated BJP candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 5,188 votes.[4]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 40.06%
2009
 
 44.84%

Two elections are held during 2009 and 2014 in Parjanga constituency. The elected member are:[6][7]

  • 2014: (58): Nrusingha Charan Sahu (BJD)
  • 2009: (58): Nrusingha Charan Sahu (BJD)

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu
INC Jasaswini Rout
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan
HND Dibyajyoti Nayak
ANC Nirmala Mishra
API Lambodar Naik
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrusingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Pradhan by a margin of 3,052 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nrusingha Charan Sahu 60,523 40.06 1.33
BJP Bibhuti Pradhan 57,471 38.04 3.48
INC Santosh Kumar Rout 18,240 12.07 -4.87
Independent Biswatosh Sahoo 8,967 5.94
AITC Dambaru Dehury 1,116 0.74
AOP Ranjit Kumar Sahu 886 0.59
AAP Susanta Kumar Pany 657 0.43
OJM Susanta Kumar Sahoo 559 0.37
SKD Bijaya Kumar Pratapdeou 456 0.3
NOTA None of the above 2,209 1.46 -
Majority 3,052 2.02 -2.15
Turnout 1,51,084 80.04 10.96
Registered electors 1,88,759
BJD gain from NCP

Summary of results of the 2009 Election
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dr. Nrusingha Sahu 48,131 38.73 -
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan 42,943 34.56 -
INC Laxmidhar Sahoo 21,048 16.94 -
SAMO Pratap Chandra Marandi 7,265 5.85 -
Kalinga Sena Arup Parida 1,510 1.22 -
BSP Premananda Sahoo 1,415 1.14 -
RPI Ranjubala Naik 1,127 0.91 -
Indian Justice Party Bidyadhar Naik 830 0.67 -
Majority 5,188 4.17[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,24,277 69.08 -

Notes
  1. %of total valid votes

References
  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Parjanga(58) District : Dhenkanal
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 5188
  5. "120 - Kamakhyanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/123-126.pdf
  7. "Parjanga Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  8. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  9. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. "Odisha - Parjanga". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Parjanga (58)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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