Rairangpur Assembly constituency

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

Rairangpur (ST)
Constituency No. 28 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
LS constituency	Mayurbhanj
Established	1951
Total electors	183,507
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Jalen Naik
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Rairangpur is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.^[1]

The constituency comprises Rairangpur town, Rairangpur block, Bahalda block, Jamda block and Tiring block.^[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2019			37.31%
2014			32.72%
2009			21.53%
2004			32.66%
2000			34.15%
1995			23.63%
1990			47.23%
1985			50.84%
1980			45.53%
1977			50.28%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held here till date including one bypoll in 1986.

List of members elected from Rairangpur constituency are:^[5]

Year	Member[6]	Party
1952	Haradeb Triya		Indian National Congress
1957			Independent
1961	Chandra Mohan Singh		Indian National Congress
1967	Kartick Chandra Majhi		Swatantra Party
1971	Sidhalal Murmu		Jharkhand Party
1974	Arjun Majhi		Utkal Congress
1977			Janata Party
1980	Sidhalal Murmu		Indian National Congress (I)
1985	Bhabendra Nath Murmu		Indian National Congress
1986^	Chaitanya Prasad Majhi		Janata Party
1990			Janata Dal
1995	Laxman Majhi		Indian National Congress
2000	Droupadi Murmu		Bharatiya Janata Party
2004
2009	Shyam Charan Hansdah		Indian National Congress
2014	Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah		Biju Janata Dal
2019	Naba Charan Majhi		Bharatiya Janata Party
2024	Jalen Naik

Election results

2024

Voting was held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Rairangpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Raisin Murmu
	BJP	Jolen Barda
	INC	Jogendra Banra
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	gain from

2019

In the 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Naba Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Basanti Marandi by a margin of 2847 votes.^[8]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Rairangpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Naba Charan Majhi	60,901	37.31
	BJD	Basanti Marandi	58,054	35.56
	JMM	Ramchandra Murmu	30,456	18.69
	Independent	Minati Hansdah	5,163	3.16
	AITC	Kanhu Charan Soren	2,248	1.38
	NOTA	None of the above	2,114	1.3
Majority			2,847	1.75
Turnout			1,63,238	69.47
	BJP gain from BJD

2014

In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu by a margin of 15,556 votes.

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Rairangpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah	51,062	32.72
	BJP	Droupadi Murmu	44,679	22.76
	JMM	Purna Chandra Marndi	28,838	18.48
	INC	Shyam Charan Hansdah	19,075	12.22
	JDP	Budhan Sing Marndi	4,848	3.11
	Aama Odisha Party	Birsa Kandakel	4,245	2.72
	Independent	Bada Naran Majhi	1,563	1
	Independent	Budhu Mahali	1,412	0.9
	NOTA	None of the above	1,096	0.7
Majority			15,556	9.96
Turnout			1,56,035	74.22
	BJD gain from INC

2009

In the 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Shyam Charan Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Purna Chandra Marndi by a margin of 4,602 votes.

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Rairangpur^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shyam Charan Hansdah	24,792	21.53	−
	JMM	Purna Chandra Marndi	20,190	17.53	−
	BJP	Jaduram Murmu	17,898	15.54	−
	NCP	Kashinath Hembram	14,828	12.88	−
	Independent	Khelaram Mahali	12,504	10.86	−
	JDP	Sonaram Soren	8,021	6.97	−
	Independent	Lopamudra Hansdah	6,670	5.79	−
	SP	Mangal Singh Tudu	2,696	2.34	−
	JD(U)	Durga Hembram	2,351	2.04	−
	Independent	Chandra Mohan Soren	1,595	1.39	−
	Independent	Pitambar Marndi	1,517	1.32	−
	RPD	Somaya Murmu	1,292	1.12	−
Majority			4,602	4.0[a]	−
Turnout			1,15,288	62.82	−
	INC gain from BJP

2004

In the 2004 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Ram Chandra Murmu by a margin of 42 votes.

2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Rairangpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Droupadi Murmu	29,295	32.66
	JMM	Ram Chandra Murmu	29253	32.62
	INC	Laxman Majhi	22551	25.14
Majority			42	0.05
Turnout			89689	68.3
Registered electors			131,315	[10]
	BJP hold

2000

In the 2000 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Laxman Majhi by a margin of 4568 votes.

2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Rairangpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Droupadi Murmu	25,110	34.15
	INC	Laxman Majhi	20542	27.93
	JMM	Braja Mohan Hansdah	10485	14.26
Majority			4568	6.21
Turnout			74997	59.81
Registered electors			125,385	[11]
	BJP gain from INC

1. % of total valid votes

See also

• List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
• Mayurbhanj district

References

1. "Odisha Election Results". www.elections.in. Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
2. "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
3. "Seats of Odisha".
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5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
6. "Rairangpur Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Rairangpur, Orissa". Elections in India.
7. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
8. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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