Sundargarh Assembly constituency
| Sundargarh | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 9 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Sundargarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sundargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,30,729[a][b] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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]
Elected Members
[edit]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:[5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | Jogesh Kumar Singh | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[7] | Kusum Tete | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014[8] | Jogesh Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009[9] | |||
| 2005 (bypoll)[c] | Sushama Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Shankarsan Naik | ||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Kishore Chandra Patel | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Bharatendra Sekhar Deo | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Kishore Chandra Patel | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1974 | Dibyalochan Shekhar Deo | ||
| 1971 | Indian National Congress (R) | ||
| 1967 | Harihar Patel | Swatantra Party | |
| 1961 | |||
| 1957[d] | Gangadhar Pradhan | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Udit Pratap Sekhar Deo | |||
| 1951[e] | Dwarikanath Kusum | ||
| Krupanidhi Naik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1946[f] | Ram Charan Patel | Independent politician | |
| Shib Narayan Singh Mohapatra | |||
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]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.[10] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kusum Tete by a margin of 10,066 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jogesh Kumar Singh | 86,398 | 48.15 |  4.70
| |
| BJP | Kusum Tete | 77,276 | 43.07 |  4.60
| |
| INC | Sudharani Raudia | 8,301 | 4.63 | 2.30
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,755 | 0.98 | 0.15
| |
| Majority | 9,122 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,79,440 | 75.7 | |||
| BJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kusum Tete defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh by a margin of 7364 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kusum Tete | 83,118 | 47.67 | 30.03
| |
| BJD | Jogesh Kumar Singh | 75,754 | 43.45 | 9.63
| |
| INC | Amita Biswal | 12,087 | 6.93 | 34.84
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,967 | 1.13 | − | |
| Majority | 7364 | 4.22 | |||
| Turnout | 174346 | 75.14 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kusum Tete by a margin of 12584 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jogesh Kumar Singh | 66,138 | 41.77 | 2.15
| |
| BJD | Kusum Tete | 53,554 | 33.82 | 6.56
| |
| BJP | Sahadev Xaxa | 27,935 | 17.64 | 2.45
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,358 | 1.49 | − | |
| Majority | 12,584 | 7.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,58,356 | 73.26 | 7.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,16,152 | ||||
| INC hold | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sunil Kumar Singh Deo by 20,930 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jogesh Kumar Singh | 55,183 | 43.92 | − | |
| BJD | Sunil Kumar Singh Deo | 34,253 | 27.26 | − | |
| BJP | Prem Sagar Oram | 25,245 | 20.09 | − | |
| Majority | 20,930 | 16.66[g] | |||
| Turnout | 1,26,076 | 65.55 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
Constituency: Sundargarh (9) District : Sundargarh
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
- ^ "Seats of Odisha".
- ^ "135 - Sundergarh Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Sundargarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Sundargarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ a b Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
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- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Odisha - Sundargarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Sundargarh (9)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.