Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency

Nabarangpur (ST)
OD-12
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
Assembly constituenciesUmerkote
Jharigam
Nabarangpur
Dabugam
Kotpad
Malkangiri
Chitrakonda
Established1952
Total electors15,13,787
ReservationST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency (formerly known as Nowrangpur Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. It was one of the safe seat of Indian National Congress as Khagapati Pradhani represented this seat for a record 9 times from 1967 to 1998.

Assembly Segments

Before delimitation in 2008, the legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Malkangiri, Chitrakonda, Kotpad, Nabarangpur, Kodinga, Dabugam and Umerkote.[1]

Following delimitation, at present, this constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

# Name District Member Party
73 Umerkote (ST) Nabarangpur Nityananda Gond BJP
74 Jharigam (ST) Narsing Bhatra
75 Nabarangpur (ST) Gouri Shankar Majhi
76 Dabugam (ST) Manohar Randhari BJD
142 Kotpad (ST) Koraput Rupu Bhatra BJP
146 Malkangiri (ST) Malkangiri Narasinga Madkami
147 Chitrakonda (ST) Mangu Khilla INC

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
 
 38.74%
2019
 
 33.78%
2014
 
 36.57%
2009
 
 38.93%
2004
 
 46.11%
1999
 
 50.78%
1998
 
 50.06%
1996
 
 58.04%
1991
 
 48.11%
1989
 
 50.48%
1984
 
 71.53%
1980
 
 59.21%
1977
 
 51.14%
1971
 
 41.90%

Since its formation in 1952, 17 elections have been held till date.

List of elected members from Nabarangpur constituency are:[2]

Year Member Party
1952 Ponnada Subba Rao AIGP
1957 : Constituency did not exist
1962 R Jagannath Rao INC
1967 Khagapati Pradhani
1971
1977
1980
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999 Parsuram Majhi BJP
2004
2009 Pradeep Kumar Majhi INC
2014 Balabhadra Majhi BJD
2019 Ramesh Chandra Majhi
2024 Balabhadra Majhi BJP

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[3] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Balabhadra Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi by a margin of 87,536 votes.

2024 Indian general election: Nabarangpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Balabhadra Majhi 481,396 38.74 Increase9.24
BJD Pradeep Kumar Majhi 3,93,860 31.70 Decrease2.08
INC Bhujabal Majhi 3,03,392 24.42 Decrease5.78
NOTA None of the above 43,268 3.48
Majority 87,536 7.04
Turnout 12,42,475 82.16 Increase2.64
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi by a margin of 41,634 votes.

2019 Indian general elections: Nabarangpur[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ramesh Chandra Majhi 392,504 33.78 Decrease2.79
INC Pradeep Kumar Majhi 3,50,870 30.20 Decrease6.17
BJP Balabhadra Majhi 3,42,839 29.50 Increase15.96
NOTA None of the above 44,582 3.84
BSP Chandradhwaj Majhi 28,905 2.49
Majority 41,634 3.58
Turnout 11,61,787 79.52
BJD hold

2014 Election

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Balabhadra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi by a margin of 2,042 votes.[6] In Nabarangpur, NOTA received 44408 votes (5%) which is significantly higher than the victory margin.[7]

2014 Indian general elections: Nabarangpur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Balabhadra Majhi 373,887 36.57
INC Pradeep Kumar Majhi 3,71,845 36.37
BJP Parsuram Majhi 1,38,430 13.54
NOTA None of the above 44,408 4.34
BSP Gopinath Jani 31,707 3.10
OJM Arjun Bhatra 24,832 2.42
AOP Gopal Pujari 18,675 1.82
Independent Chandradhwaja Majhi 18,388 1.79
Majority 2,042 0.20
Turnout 10,22,187 78.80
BJD gain from INC

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Domburu Majhi by a margin of 29,977 votes.

2009 Indian general elections: Nabarangpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pradeep Kumar Majhi 308,307 38.93
BJD Domburu Majhi 2,78,330 35.15
BJP Parsuram Majhi 1,56,784 19.80
BSP Chandradhwaja Majhi 48,514 6.13
Majority 29,977 3.79
Turnout 7,91,935 65.14
INC hold


References

  1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Nabarangpur (ST) General (Lok Sabha) Election Result". MapsofIndia. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  4. ^ "Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha: Full list of candidates, polling dates". Zee News. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Nabarangpur Constituency Election Results, Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Election Results - IBNLive". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ^ "NOTA may have affected outcome in 19 constituencies".
  8. ^ "Odisha - Nabarangpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

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