Rayagada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rayagada (Sl. No.: 140) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rayagada district, Odisha.[2]

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

Rayagada
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictRayagada
BlocksRayagada, Kashipur
Electorate2,13,044 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsRayagada
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyIndependent Party
MLASri Makaranda Muduli
Const. No.140
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKoraput

This constituency includes Rayagada, Rayagada block and Kashipur block.[3][4]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 41.45%
2009
 
 44.45%
2004
 
 53.00%
2000
 
 48.03%
1995
 
 69.01%
1990
 
 58.30%
1985
 
 75.44%
1980
 
 85.37%
1977
 
 63.95%

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019.Elected members from the Rayagada constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2019: (140): Shri Makaranda Muduli (Independent)
  • 2014: (140): Lal Bihari Himirika (BJD)
  • 2009: (140): Lal Bihari Himirika (BJD)
  • 2004: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 2000: (82): Lal Bihari Himirika (BJD)
  • 1995: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 1990: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 1985: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 1980: (82): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (78): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 1974: (78): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
  • 1971: (78): Himaruka Rukuna (Swatantra Party)
  • 1967: (78): Anantaram Majhi (Congress)
  • 1961: (10): Musuri Santa Pangi (Congress)
  • 1957: (8): Kamayya Mandangi (Congress)
  • 1951: (7): Kamaya Mandangi (Congress)

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rayagada [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Lal Bihari Himirika
INC Kadraka Appalaswamy
BJP Basanta Kumar Ullaka
BSP Purnabati Majhi
Independent Makaranda Muduli
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Lalbihari Himirika defeated Indian National Congress candidate Makaranda Muduli by a margin of 8,286 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rayagada[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Lalbihari Himirika 69,629 41.45 -3.0
INC Makaranda Muduli 61,343 36.52 5.24
BJP Kaliram Majhi 17,356 10.33 3.69
BSP Bhaskar Mutuka 6,037 3.59 -4.16
NCP Sankar Bidika 3,880 2.31
Independent Krishna Huika 2,827 1.68
NOTA None of the above 6,900 4.11 -
Majority 8,286 4.93 -
Turnout 1,67,972 78.84 17.8
Registered electors 2,13,044
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Lal Bihari Himirika defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ulaka Rama Chandra by a margin of 15,661 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rayagada[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Lal Bihari Himirika 52,847 44.45 8.95
INC Ulaka Rama Chandra 37,186 31.28 -21.72
BSP Bhaskar Mutuka 9,213 7.75 -
BJP Kaliram Majhi 7,890 6.64 -
Independent Sankar Bidika 4,214 3.54 -
LJP Pidika Siri Majhi 2,160 1.82 -
CPI(ML)L Sambara Sabara 1,860 1.56 -
Independent Krishna Huika 1,816 1.53 -
RSP Rama Muduli 1,710 1.44 -
Majority 15,661 13.17[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,19,480 61.04 -2.2[lower-alpha 3]
BJD gain from INC

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 63.24%

References
  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Rayagada (140) District: Rayagada
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "82 - Rayagada Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. "Rayagada Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  9. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  10. "Odisha - Rayagada". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  11. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Rayagada (140)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  12. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 15661
  13. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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