Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency
| Nabarangpur (ST) OD-12 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Umerkote Jharigam Nabarangpur Dabugam Kotpad Malkangiri Chitrakonda |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 15,13,787 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency (formerly known as Nowrangpur Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. It was one of the safe seat of Indian National Congress as Khagapati Pradhani represented this seat for a record 9 times from 1967 to 1998.
Assembly Segments
[edit]Before delimitation in 2008, the legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Malkangiri, Chitrakonda, Kotpad, Nabarangpur, Kodinga, Dabugam and Umerkote.[1]
Following delimitation, at present, this constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Umerkote (ST) | Nabarangpur | Nityananda Gond | BJP | |
| 74 | Jharigam (ST) | Narsing Bhatra | |||
| 75 | Nabarangpur (ST) | Gouri Shankar Majhi | |||
| 76 | Dabugam (ST) | Manohar Randhari | BJD | ||
| 142 | Kotpad (ST) | Koraput | Rupu Bhatra | BJP | |
| 146 | Malkangiri (ST) | Malkangiri | Narasinga Madkami | ||
| 147 | Chitrakonda (ST) | Mangu Khilla | INC | ||
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1952, 17 elections have been held till date.
List of elected members from Nabarangpur constituency are:[2]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ponnada Subba Rao | AIGP | |
1957 : Constituency did not exist
| |||
| 1962 | R Jagannath Rao | INC | |
| 1967 | Khagapati Pradhani | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | Parsuram Majhi | BJP | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Pradeep Kumar Majhi | INC | |
| 2014 | Balabhadra Majhi | BJD | |
| 2019 | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | ||
| 2024 | Balabhadra Majhi | BJP | |
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[3] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Balabhadra Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi by a margin of 87,536 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Balabhadra Majhi | 481,396 | 38.74 |  9.24
| |
| BJD | Pradeep Kumar Majhi | 3,93,860 | 31.70 |  2.08
| |
| INC | Bhujabal Majhi | 3,03,392 | 24.42 | 5.78
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 43,268 | 3.48 | ||
| Majority | 87,536 | 7.04 | |||
| Turnout | 12,42,475 | 82.16 | 2.64
| ||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi by a margin of 41,634 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | 392,504 | 33.78 | 2.79
| |
| INC | Pradeep Kumar Majhi | 3,50,870 | 30.20 | 6.17
| |
| BJP | Balabhadra Majhi | 3,42,839 | 29.50 | 15.96
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 44,582 | 3.84 | ||
| BSP | Chandradhwaj Majhi | 28,905 | 2.49 | ||
| Majority | 41,634 | 3.58 | |||
| Turnout | 11,61,787 | 79.52 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014 Election
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Balabhadra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi by a margin of 2,042 votes.[6] In Nabarangpur, NOTA received 44408 votes (5%) which is significantly higher than the victory margin.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Balabhadra Majhi | 373,887 | 36.57 | ||
| INC | Pradeep Kumar Majhi | 3,71,845 | 36.37 | ||
| BJP | Parsuram Majhi | 1,38,430 | 13.54 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 44,408 | 4.34 | ||
| BSP | Gopinath Jani | 31,707 | 3.10 | ||
| OJM | Arjun Bhatra | 24,832 | 2.42 | ||
| AOP | Gopal Pujari | 18,675 | 1.82 | ||
| Independent | Chandradhwaja Majhi | 18,388 | 1.79 | ||
| Majority | 2,042 | 0.20 | |||
| Turnout | 10,22,187 | 78.80 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Domburu Majhi by a margin of 29,977 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pradeep Kumar Majhi | 308,307 | 38.93 | ||
| BJD | Domburu Majhi | 2,78,330 | 35.15 | ||
| BJP | Parsuram Majhi | 1,56,784 | 19.80 | ||
| BSP | Chandradhwaja Majhi | 48,514 | 6.13 | ||
| Majority | 29,977 | 3.79 | |||
| Turnout | 7,91,935 | 65.14 | |||
| INC hold | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ "Nabarangpur (ST) General (Lok Sabha) Election Result". MapsofIndia. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha: Full list of candidates, polling dates". Zee News. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Nabarangpur Constituency Election Results, Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Election Results - IBNLive". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "NOTA may have affected outcome in 19 constituencies".
- ^ "Odisha - Nabarangpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.