Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency

Sambalpur
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
Assembly constituenciesKuchinda
Rengali
Sambalpur
Rairakhol
Deogarh
Chhendipada
Athmallik
Established1952
Total electors14,97,719
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Dharmendra Pradhan
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

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

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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
15 Kuchinda Sambalpur Rabi Narayan Naik BJP
16 Rengali (SC) Sudarshan Haripal BJD
17 Sambalpur Jayanarayan Mishra BJP
18 Rairakhol Prasanna Acharya BJD
19 Deogarh Deogarh Romancha Ranjan Biswal BJD
62 Chhendipada (SC) Angul Agasti Behera BJP
63 Athmallik Nalini Kanta Pradhan 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

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Vote share of winning candidates
2024
49.48%
2019
42.05%
2014
27.65%
2009
24.72%
2004
48.18%
1999
57.56%
1998
45.77%
1996
45.23%
1991
44.82%
1989
54.56%
1984
60.68%
1980
53.95%
1977
59.49%
1971
40.72%

Since its formation in 1952, 18 elections have been held till date.

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

Year Member Party
1951 Natabar Pandey Ganatantra Parishad
1957 Shraddhakar Supakar
Banamali Kumbhar
1962 Kishen Pattnaik Praja Socialist Party
1967 Shraddhakar Supakar Indian National Congress
1971 Banamali Babu
1977 Gananath Pradhan Janata Party
1980 Krupasindhu Bhoi Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Bhabani Shankar Hota Janata Dal
1991 Krupasindhu Bhoi Indian National Congress
1996
1998 Prasanna Acharya Biju Janata Dal
1999
2004
2009 Amarnath Pradhan Indian National Congress
2014 Nagendra Pradhan Biju Janata Dal
2019 Nitesh Ganga Deb Bharatiya Janata Party
2024 Dharmendra Pradhan

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[3] 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.

2024 Indian general election: Sambalpur
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 11,96,747 79.50
BJP hold

2019

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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.

2019 Indian general elections: Sambalpur
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

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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]

2014 Indian general elections: Sambalpur[5][6]
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
BSP Nathu ram 12,211 1.24
AAP Anand Kumar Samal 7,029 0.71
Majority 30,576 3.10
Turnout 9,84,697 75.92
Registered electors 12,97,098
BJD gain from INC

2009

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In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Amarnath Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari by a margin of 14,974 votes.

2009 Indian general elections: Sambalpur
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
Independent Md Ali Hussain 17,874 2.23
Majority 14,874 1.86
Turnout 8,00,420 64.90
INC hold

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "17 - SAMBALPUR Parliamentary Constituency". Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  3. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  4. ^ "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in.
  6. ^ "Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Sambalpur (03)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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