Rajgangpur (Sl. No.: 13) is a
Vidhan Sabha
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constituency
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of
Sundargarh district
Sundargarh District is a district in the northwestern part of Odisha state in eastern India.
Sundargarh district is bounded by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh in the west, Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in the North-West, Simdega district o ...
,
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...
.
Area of this constituency includes
Rajgangpur
Rajgangpur is an industrial town situated in the Sundargarh District of Odisha. It is located 400 km to the north-west of the capital city, Bhubaneswar. It is located 30 km east of Rourkela. It is accessible by both road and rail. Rajgang ...
, Rajgangpur block, Lathikata block and part of Kutra block.
Elected Members
Fifteen elections held during 1951 to 2014. List of members elected from this constituency are:
*2019: (13): C S Raazen Ekka (
Congress
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)
*2014: (13):
Mangala Kisan (
BJD)
*2009: (13): Gregori Minj (
Congress
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)
*2004: (137): Gregori Minj (Congress)
*2000: (137): Mangala Kisan (BJD)
*1995: (137): Mangala Kisan (
Janata Dal
Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...
)
*1990: (137): Mangala Kisan (Janata Dal)
*1985: (137): Mangala Kisan (Janata Dal)
*1980: (137): Mukharam Nayak (Congress-I)
*1977: (137): Brajamohan Kisan (
Janata Party
The Janata Party ( JP, lit. ''People's Party'') was a political party that was founded as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian Nati ...
)
*1974: (137): Khristopher Ekka (Congress)
*1971: (123): Ignes Majhi (Jhadkhand)
*1967: (123): Premchand Bhagat (Ind.)
*1961: (64): Rangaballabha Amat (Congress)
*1957: (43): Santi Praksh Oram (Independent)
*1951: (37): Agapit Lakra (Independent)
2019 Election Result
In 2019 election Indian National Congress candidate C S Raazen Ekka, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Mangala Kisan by 946 votes.
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election Biju Janata Dal candidate Mangala Kisan, defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gregory Minz by 10,036 votes.
2009 Election Result
In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Gregori Minj, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Benedikt Tirkey by 4,115 votes.
Notes
References
{{Odisha elections
Sundergarh district
Assembly constituencies of Odisha