Sundargarh Assembly constituency
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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Sundargarh.
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]
| Sundargarh (ST) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 9 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Sundargarh |
| LS constituency | Sundargarh |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 1,92,345 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Jogesh Kumar Singh | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Vote share of winning candidates[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48.15% | |||
| 2019 | 47.67% | |||
| 2014 | 41.77% | |||
| 2009 | 43.92% | |||
| 2005 (bypoll) | 47.76% | |||
| 2004 | 50.12% | |||
| 2000 | 54.89% | |||
| 1995 | 45.43% | |||
| 1990 | 67.04% | |||
| 1985 | 56.03% | |||
| 1980 | 73.52% | |||
| 1977 | 55.87% | |||
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 | Jogesh Kumar Singh | BJD | |
| 2019 | Kusum Tete[6][7] | BJP | |
| 2014 | Jogesh Kumar Singh | INC | |
| 2009 | Jogesh Kumar Singh | INC | |
| 2005 (Bypoll)[a] | Sushama Patel | BJP | |
| 2004 | Shankarsan Naik | BJP | |
| 2000 | Shankarsan Naik | BJP | |
| 1995 | Kishore Chandra Patel | INC | |
| 1990 | Bharatendra Sekhar Deo | JD | |
| 1985 | Bharatendra Sekhar Deo | JP | |
| 1980 | Kishore Chandra Patel | INC | |
| 1977 | Kishore Chandra Patel | INC | |
| 1974 | Dibyalochan Shekhar Deo | INC | |
| 1971 | Dibyalochan Shekhar Deo | Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Harihar Patel | SWA | |
| 1961 | Harihar Patel | SWA | |
| 1957[b] | Gangadhar Pradhan | AIGP | |
| Udit Pratap Sekhar Deo | AIGP | ||
| 1951[c] | Dwarikanath Kusum | AIGP | |
| Krupanidhi Naik | INC | ||
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8]
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kusum Tete defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh by a margin of 7364 votes.
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kusum Tete by a margin of 12584 votes.[11]
In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sunil Kumar Singh Deo by 20,930 votes.[14]
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
Constituency: Sundargarh (9) District : Sundargarh
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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.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Sundargarh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Sundargarh (9)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "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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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.