| Sambalpur OD-3 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Kuchinda Rengali Sambalpur Rairakhol Deogarh Chhendipada Athmallik |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 15,01,538[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | File:BJP flag.svgBJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency covers the whole Sambalpur district and parts of Deogarh and Angul districts.
Assembly Segments[edit | edit source]
Before delimitation, the legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Padmapur, Melchhamunda, Bijepur, Bhatli, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Rairakhol.[1]
Following delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, this constituency presently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading
(in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kuchinda | Sambalpur | Rabi Narayan Naik | BJP | BJP | ||
| 16 | Rengali (SC) | Sudarshan Haripal | BJD | ||||
| 17 | Sambalpur | Jayanarayan Mishra | BJP | ||||
| 18 | Rairakhol | Prasanna Acharya | BJD | ||||
| 19 | Deogarh | Deogarh | Romancha Ranjan Biswal | ||||
| 62 | Chhendipada (SC) | Angul | Agasti Behera | BJP | |||
| 63 | Athmallik | Nalini Kanta Pradhan | BJD | BJD | |||
Kuchinda and Deogarh assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Deogarh constituency. Rengali assembly segment came into existence in 2008 following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies.
Elected members[edit | edit source]
Since its formation in 1952, 18 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Sambalpur constituency are:[2]
Election results[edit | edit source]
2024[edit | edit source]
Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pranab Prakash Das by a margin of 1,19,836 votes.[6]
Template:Election box hold with party link no swing| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dharmendra Pradhan | 592,162 | 49.48 | ||
| BJD | Pranab Prakash Das | 4,72,326 | 39.47 | ||
| INC | Nagendra Kumar Pradhan | 89,113 | 7.45 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,483 | 1.04 | ||
| Majority | 1,19,836 | 10.01 | |||
| Turnout | 12,00,815 | 79.97 | |||
2019[edit | edit source]
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nitesh Ganga Deb defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nalini Kanta Pradhan by a margin of 9,162 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nitesh Ganga Deb | 473,770 | 42.13 | ||
| BJD | Nalini Kanta Pradhan | 4,64,608 | 41.32 | ||
| INC | Sarat Pattanayak | 1,35,969 | 12.09 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 13,456 | 1.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,162 | 0.81 | |||
| Turnout | 11,26,662 | 76.72 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014[edit | edit source]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nagendra Kumar Pradhan defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari by a margin of 30,576 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Nagendra Kumar Pradhan | 358,618 | 36.43 | ||
| BJP | Suresh Pujari | 3,28,042 | 33.33 | ||
| INC | Amarnath Pradhan | 2,42,131 | 24.6 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 13,314 | 1.35 | − | |
| Majority | 30,576 | 3.10 | − | ||
| Turnout | 9,84,697 | 75.92 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,97,098 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009[edit | edit source]
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Amarnath Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari by a margin of 14,974 votes.[3]
Template:Election box hold with party link no swing| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amarnath Pradhan | 304,890 | 38.09 | ||
| BJD | Rohit Pujari | 2,90,016 | 36.23 | ||
| BJP | Surendra Lath | 1,50,910 | 18.85 | ||
| Majority | 14,874 | 1.86 | |||
| Turnout | 8,00,420 | 64.90 | |||
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ↑ "17 - SAMBALPUR Parliamentary Constituency". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "IndiaVotes PC: Sambalpur 2009". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "IndiaVotes PC: Sambalpur 2019". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Sambalpur lok sabha election results 2024: Sambalpur Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ↑ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Sambalpur (03)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2014.