Sambalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituencyis one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency covers the whole Sambalpur district and parts of Deogarh and Angul districts.

Sambalpur
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentNitesh Ganga Deb
Parliamentary PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Constituency Details
StateOdisha
Former MPNagendra Kumar Pradhan
Most Successful PartyIndian National Congress
Assembly Constituencies
  1. Kuchinda
  2. Rengali
  3. Sambalpur
  4. Rairakhol
  5. Deogarh
  6. Chhendipada
  7. Athmallik

Assembly segments

Before delimitation, the legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Padmapur, Melchhamunda, Bijepur, Bhatli, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Rairakhol.[1]

Following delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, this constituency presently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

  1. Kuchinda
  2. Rengali
  3. Sambalpur
  4. Rairakhol
  5. Deogarh
  6. Chhendipada
  7. Athmallik

Kuchinda and Deogarh assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Deogarh constituency. Rengali assembly segment came into existence in 2008 following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies.

Members of Parliament

Elected members from this constituency are:[2]

Election Result

General election 2019 [3]
2019 Indian general elections: Sambalpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nitesh Ganga Deb 4,73,770 42.13
BJD Nalini Kanta Pradhan 4,64,608 41.32
INC Sarat Patnaik 1,35,969 12.09
NOTA None of the above 13,456 1.20
Margin of victory 9,162 0.81
Turnout 11,26,662 76.72
BJP gain from BJD Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nagendra Pradhan defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari by a margin of 30,576 votes.[4]

2014 Indian general elections: Sambalpur [5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nagendra Kumar Pradhan 3,58,618 36.43
BJP Suresh Pujari 3,28,042 33.33
INC Amarnath Pradhan 2,42,131 24.6
NOTA None of the above 13,314 1.35 -
BSP Nathu ram 12,211 1.24
AAP Anand Kumar Samal 7,029 0.71
Majority 30,576 3.10 -
Turnout 9,84,697 75.92
Registered electors 12,97,098
BJD gain from INC Swing

General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Sambalpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Amarnath Pradhan 3,04,890 38.09
BJD Rohit Pujari 2,90,016 36.23
BJP Surendra Lath 1,50,910 18.85
IND. Md Ali Hussain 17,874 2.23
Majority 14,874 1.86
Turnout 8,00,420 64.90
INC hold Swing

References
  1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. "17 - SAMBALPUR Parliamentary Constituency". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  3. http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS183.htm?ac=3
  4. "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS183.htm?ac=3
  6. "Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Sambalpur (03)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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