Angul (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Angul
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictAngul
BlocksAngul, Banarpal
Electorate1,96,157[1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsAngul
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLARajani Kant Singh
Const. No.61
Reserved forGeneral
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesDhenkanal

Angul (Sl. No.: 61) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha, India.[2]

Constituent Areas[edit]

Sources:[3][4]

  • Angul
  • Nalconagar
  • 23 GPs of Angul block: Khalari, Kangulabentapur, Angar Bandha, Badakera, Rantalei, Chheliapada, Baluakata, Kumurisingha, Inkarbandha, Sankhapur, Pokatunga, Talagarh, Baragounia, Basala, Bedasasan, Khinda, Gadatarasa, Badakantakul, Dhokuta, Balasingha, Bantala, Nandapur and Balanga
  • 13 GPs of Banarpal block: Bauligad, Bhogabereni, Bonda, Budhapank, Fulpada, Garhasantri, Gotamara, Balaramprasad, Kulad, Mahidharpur, Nuahata, Talmul and Tulasipal.

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 47.87%
2009
 
 49.70%
2004
 
 44.73%
2000
 
 68.49%
1995
 
 44.38%
1990
 
 68.09%
1985
 
 50.40%
1980
 
 52.98%
1977
 
 65.46%

16 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Angul constituency are:[6][7]

  • 1951: (14): Hrushikesh Tripathy (Congress)
  • 1957: (53): Kumuda Chandra Singh (Independent)
  • 1961: (79): Kumuda Chandra Singh (Congress)
  • 1967: (139): Kumuda Chandra Singh (Congress)
  • 1971: (139): Debaraja Sahu (Utkal Congress)
  • 1974: (116): Adwait Prasad Singh (Utkal Congress)
  • 1977: (116): Adwait Prasad Singh (Janata Party)
  • 1980: (116): Santosh Kumar Pradhan (Congress-I)
  • 1985: (116): Prafulla Misra (Congress)
  • 1990: (116): Adwait Prasad Singh (Janata Dal)
  • 1995: (116): Ramesh Jena (Congress)
  • 2000: (116): Adwait Prasad Singh (BJD)
  • 2004: (116): Rajani Kant Singh (BJD)
  • 2009: (61): Rajani Kant Singh (BJD)
  • 2014: (61): Rajani Kant Singh (BJD)
  • 2019: (61): Rajani Kant Singh (BJD)

2009 Election Result[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sangram Keshari Mishra by a margin of 20,463 votes.[8]

Template:Election box hold with party link no swing
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajani Kant Singh 61,381 49.70 +4.97
INC Sangram Keshari Mishra 40,918 33.13 -
BJP Minaketan Amanta 11,731 9.50 -
SP Shankaracharya Pradhan 5,129 4.15 -
BSP Lokesh Chandra Jena 2,176 1.76 -
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samruddha Odisha|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]] Sanghamitra Pradhan 1,240 1.00 -
IJP Dayanidhi Padhan 932 0.75 -
Majority 20,463 16.57[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,23,521 67.05 0.42 [lower-alpha 3]
Registered electors 1,84,218

2014 Election Result[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pratap Chandra Pradhan by a margin of 20,343 votes.[10]

Template:Election box hold with party link no swing
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajani Kant Singh 72,379 47.87 -1.83
INC Pratap Chandra Pradhan 52,036 34.42 1.29
BJP Minaketan Amant 19,948 13.19 3.69
AOP Laxman Kumar Sahu 1,356 0.9
BSP Pramod Chandra Naik 993 0.66
SUCI(C) Mandodari Roul 956 0.63
AAP Pradipta Kumar Tripathy 757 0.5
style="background-color: Template:Samata Kranti Dal/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samata Kranti Dal|Template:Samata Kranti Dal/meta/shortname]] Debadatta Pati 566 0.37
style="background-color: Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Odisha Janmorcha|Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/shortname]] Pradip Sahu 414 0.27
NOTA None of the above 1,787 1.18 -
Majority 20,343 13.45 -3.12
Turnout 1,51,192 77.08 10.03
Registered electors 1,96,157

2019 Election Result[edit]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajanikant Singh 65388 41.36
INC Biplab Kumar Jena 30572 19.34
BJP Pratap Chandra Pradhan 56565 35.78
BSP Trilochan Naik
SUCI(C) Mandodari Roul
[[Ambedkarite Party of India|Template:Ambedkarite Party of India/meta/shortname]] Anil Bhoi
style="background-color: Template:Hindusthan Nirman Dal/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Hindusthan Nirman Dal|Template:Hindusthan Nirman Dal/meta/shortname]] Sukanta Kumar Nath
RIM Duryodhan Naik
Independent Santosh Kumar Naik
Independent Laxman Kumar Sahu
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 66.63%

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Angul (61) District : Angul
  3. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Seats of Odisha".
  5. ↑ "116 - Angul Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Hindol Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 20463
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Odisha - Angul". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Angul (61)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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