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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Rayagada}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Rayagada
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 140
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Koraput Lok Sabha constituency|Koraput]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Kadraka Appala Swamy]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,55,053{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Rayagada''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Rayagada district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=140|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324110902/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=140|url-status=usurped|archive-date=24 March 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Rayagada (140) District: Rayagada|accessdate= 21 March 2014}}</ref>

[https://ceoodisha.nic.in/acmaps/AC140.pdf Map of Rayagada Constituency]

This constituency includes [[Rayagada]], Rayagada block and Kashipur block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

==Elected members==
{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp82.htm|title= 82 - Rayagada Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 23 March 2014}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|45.81}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Independent}}|30.21}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|41.45}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|44.45}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|53.00}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|48.03}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|69.01}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|58.30}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|75.44}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|85.37}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|63.95}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held in the constituency till date.

List of members elected from Rayagada constituency are:<ref name=prevMLAs>{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004) |access-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Rayagada Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=https://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/rayagada.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 22 March 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Rayagada Assembly Election Results 2024: Rayagada Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/rayagada-constituency-result-18140 |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Kadraka Appala Swamy]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="Rayagada Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Rayagada Constituency (Seat) Election Results">{{cite news |last1=News18 |date=2019 |title=Rayagada Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Rayagada Constituency (Seat) Election Results |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/rayagada-election-result-s18a140/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106145628/https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/rayagada-election-result-s18a140/ |archivedate=6 November 2022 |accessdate=6 November 2022}}</ref>
|[[Makaranda Muduli]]
|{{full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|rowspan=2|[[Lal Bihari Himirika]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|[[Ramachandra Ulaka|Ulaka Rama Chandra]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|[[Lal Bihari Himirika]]
|{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|rowspan=6|[[Ramachandra Ulaka|Ulaka Rama Chandra]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Himirika Raghunath
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (R)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Anantaram Majhi
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=4|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|rowspan=3|Mandangi Kamaya
|-
|[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|-
|[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|}

==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Kadraka Appala Swamy]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Anusaya Majhi by a margin of 29,186 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Rayagada}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Kadraka Appala Swamy]]
|votes = 87,482
|percentage = 45.81
|change = {{up}}23.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Anusaya Majhi
|votes = 58,296
|percentage = 30.52
|change = {{up}}3.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Basanta Kumar Ullaka
|votes = 24,548
|percentage = 12.85
|change = {{down}}1.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 4,676
|percentage = 2.45
|change = {{down}}0.96
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 29,186
|percentage = 15.29
|change = {{up}}12.50
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,90,986
|percentage = 72.91
|change = {{down}}0.82
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Independent
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
In 2019 election, [[Independent politician|Independent]] candidate [[Makaranda Muduli]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Lal Bihari Himirika]] by a margin of 4,870 votes.<ref name="Rayagada Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Rayagada Constituency (Seat) Election Results" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election| 2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Rayagada<ref name="FP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC) |url=http://ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase%201/Form%207%20A%20to%20English%28Phase-I%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = [[Makaranda Muduli]]
|votes = 52,844
|percentage = 30.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Lal Bihari Himirika]]
|votes = 47,974
|percentage = 27.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Kadraka Appala Swamy]]
|votes = 39,657
|percentage = 22.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Basanta Kumar Ullaka
|votes = 24,425
|percentage = 13.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 5,965
|percentage = 3.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,870
|percentage = 2.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,74,942
|percentage = 73.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Independent politician
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Lal Bihari Himirika]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Makaranda Muduli]] by a margin of 8,286 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=15 June 2014|archive-date=18 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
| title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Rayagada<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Rayagada|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS18140.htm?ac=140|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Rayagada (140)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=140|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133458/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=140|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 July 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Lal Bihari Himirika]]
|votes = 69,629
|percentage = 41.45
|change = {{down}}3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Makaranda Muduli]]
|votes = 61,343
|percentage = 36.52
|change = {{up}}5.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kaliram Majhi
|votes = 17,356
|percentage = 10.33
|change = {{up}}3.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 6,900
|percentage = 4.11
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,286
|percentage = 4.93
|change = {{down}}8.24
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,67,972
|percentage = 78.84
|change = {{up}}17.8
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,13,044
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Lal Bihari Himirika]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Ramachandra Ulaka|Ulaka Rama Chandra]] by a margin of 15,661 votes.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=15661 |accessdate=17 March 2014 |archive-date=27 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Rayagada<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Lal Bihari Himirika]]
|votes = 52,847
|percentage = 44.45
|change = {{up}}8.95
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Ramachandra Ulaka|Ulaka Rama Chandra]]
|votes = 37,186
|percentage = 31.28
|change = {{down}}21.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Bhaskar Mutuka
|votes = 9,213
|percentage = 7.75
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Kaliram Majhi
|votes = 7,890
|percentage = 6.64
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 15,661
|percentage = 13.17{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,19,480
|percentage = 61.04{{efn|2004 Voter turnout was 63.24%}}
|change = {{down}}2.2
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Rayagada district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Rayagada district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

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