Lanjigarh Assembly constituency
| Lanjigarh (ST) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 77 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Kalahandi |
| LS constituency | Kalahandi |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 193,238[1][a] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent Pradip Kumar Dishari | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Lanjigarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Lanjigarh block, Thuamul Rampur block and 16 Gram panchayats (Anlabhata, Badakarlakot, Badpujhariaguda, Baner, Bhainripali, Dhansuli, Hirapur, Jaipatna, Kuchagaon, Mangalpur, Mukhiguda, Paikkendumundi, Pratappur, Rengalpalli, Sargiguda and Uchhula) of Jaipatna block and 8 GPs (Risigaon, Duarsuni, Sagada, Jugsaipatna, Chancher, Kuturukhamar, Malgaon and Tal Belgaon) of Bhawanipatna block.[3][4]
Elected Members[edit]
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Lanjigarh constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| 2019 | Pradip Kumar Dishari | BJD | |
| 2014 | Balabhadra Majhi[5] | BJD | |
| 2009 | Shibaji Majhi | INC | |
Election results[edit]
2024[edit]
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.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradeep Kumar Dishari | ||||
| BJP | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | ||||
| INC | Balabhadra Majhi | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | |||||
2019[edit]
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradip Kumar Dishari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sibaji Majhi by a margin of 14,308 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pradip Kumar Dishari | 62,413 | 38.28 |  5.19
| |
| INC | Sibaji Majhi | 48,105 | 29.50 |  2.67
| |
| BJP | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | 39,777 | 24.39 | 6.51
| |
| BSP | Suresh Majhi | 3,255 | 2.00 | 0.63
| |
| SKD | Udhaba Munda | 1,316 | 0.81 | 0.36
| |
| BMP | Raj Kishore Dalpati | 1,932 | 1.18 | 0.11
| |
| GGP | Baishnab Majhi | 1,262 | 0.77 | ||
| Independent | Uddhaba Naik | 1,823 | 1.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,181 | 1.95 | ||
| Majority | 14,308 | 8.78 | |||
| Turnout | 163064 | 75.57 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014[edit]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Balabhadra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradip Kumar Dishari by a margin of 24,895 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Balabhadra Majhi | 65,033 | 43.47 | 11.27
| |
| INC | Pradip Kumar Dishari | 40,138 | 26.83 | 7.64
| |
| BJP | Bijaya Dishari | 26,744 | 17.88 | 3.40
| |
| SAMO | Mahendra Kumar Majhi | 2,094 | 1.40 | 0.58
| |
| BSP | Sobha Majhi | 2,045 | 1.37 | 1.20
| |
| AAP | Lala Bahadur Jani | 1,771 | 1.18 | ||
| AOP | Kiran Kumar Majhi | 1,204 | 0.80 | ||
| SP | Suresh Majhi | 1,313 | 0.88 | 1.59
| |
| SKD | Kabi Majhi | 674 | 0.45 | ||
| OJM | Bishnu Charan Bhoi | 1,099 | 0.73 | ||
| BMP | Chandramani Naik | 1,603 | 1.07 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Sanatan Majhi | 1,091 | 0.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,782 | 3.20 | ||
| Majority | 24,895 | 17.19 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009[edit]
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Shibaji Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Balabhadra Majhi by a margin of 3,039 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shibaji Majhi | 46,138 | 34.47 | - | |
| BJD | Balabhadra Majhi | 43,099 | 32.20 | - | |
| BJP | Bijaya Dishari | 28,482 | 21.28 | - | |
| Independent | Suresh Chandra Majhi | 4,522 | 3.38 | - | |
| BSP | Bhala Majhi | 3,445 | 2.57 | - | |
| SP | Paramananda Majhi | 3,311 | 2.47 | - | |
| SAMO | Bijaya Laxmi Sabar | 2,649 | 1.98 | - | |
| Independent | Manoranjan Majhi | 2,211 | 1.65 | - | |
| Majority | 3,039 | 2.27[b] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,33,862 | 68.70 | - | ||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
Constituency: Lanjigarh (77) District: Kalahandi
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Lanjigarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.