Angul Assembly constituency

Angul
Angul
Constituency No. 61 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Angul
LS constituency	Dhenkanal
Established	1951
Total electors	196,157
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Rajani Kant Singh
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2019

Angul is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha, India.^[2]

Constituent Areas

Sources:^[3]^[4]

Angul
Nalconagar
23 GPs of Angul block: Khalari, Kangulabentapur, Angar Bandha, Badakera, Rantalei, Chheliapada, Baluakata, Kumurisingha, Inkarbandha, Sankhapur, Pokatunga, Talagarh, Baragounia, Basala, Bedasasan, Khinda, Gadatarasa, Badakantakul, Dhokuta, Balasingha, Bantala, Nandapur and Balanga
13 GPs of Banarpal block: Bauligad, Bhogabereni, Bonda, Budhapank, Fulpada, Garhasantri, Gotamara, Balaramprasad, Kulad, Mahidharpur, Nuahata, Talmul and Tulasipal.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[5]

2024			52.03%
2019			41.36%
2014			47.87%
2009			49.70%
2004			44.73%
2000			68.49%
1995			44.38%
1990			68.09%
1985			50.40%
1980			52.98%
1977			65.46%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected from Angul constituency are:^[6]^[7]

Year	Member
2024	Pratap Chandra Pradhan	BJP
2019	Rajani Kant Singh^[8]	BJD
2014	Rajani Kant Singh	BJD
2009	Rajani Kant Singh	BJD
2004	Rajani Kant Singh	BJD
2000	Adwait Prasad Singh	BJD
1995	Ramesh Jena	INC
1990	Adwait Prasad Singh	JD
1985	Prafulla Misra	INC
1980	Santosh Kumar Pradhan	INC
1977	Adwait Prasad Singh	JP
1974	Adwait Prasad Singh	Utkal Congress
1971	Debaraja Sahu	Utkal Congress
1967	Kumuda Chandra Singh	Jana Congress
1961	Kumuda Chandra Singh	Jana Congress
1957^[b]	Narendra Kumar Nayak	CPI
1957^[b]	Kumuda Chandra Singh	Independent
1951^[c]	Arkhit Naik	INC
1951^[c]	Hrushikesh Tripathy	INC

Election Result

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Pratap Chandra Pradhan	88,868	52.03
	BJD	Sanjukta Singh	71,435	41.82
	INC	Ambika Bhatta	6,653	3.89
	NOTA	None of the above	1326	0.78
Majority
Turnout			170,817
	BJP gain from BJD		Swing

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratap Chandra Pradhan by a margin of 8823 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rajani Kant Singh	65,388	41.36
	BJP	Pratap Chandra Pradhan	56565	35.78
	INC	Biplab Kumar Jena	30572	19.34
	NOTA	None of the above	1019	0.64
Majority			8823	5.58	−7.87
Turnout			158083	72.5	−4.58
Registered electors			218,053
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pratap Chandra Pradhan by a margin of 20,343 votes.^[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul ^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rajani Kant Singh	72,379	47.87	−1.83
	INC	Pratap Chandra Pradhan	52,036	34.42	1.29
	BJP	Minaketan Amant	19,948	13.19	3.69
	AOP	Laxman Kumar Sahu	1,356	0.9
	BSP	Pramod Chandra Naik	993	0.66
	SUCI(C)	Mandodari Roul	956	0.63
	AAP	Pradipta Kumar Tripathy	757	0.5
	SKD	Debadatta Pati	566	0.37
	OJM	Pradip Sahu	414	0.27
	NOTA	None of the above	1,787	1.18	−
Majority			20,343	13.45	−3.12
Turnout			1,51,192	77.08	10.03
Registered electors			1,96,157
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sangram Keshari Mishra by a margin of 20,463 votes.^[14]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rajani Kant Singh	61,381	49.70	+4.97
	INC	Sangram Keshari Mishra	40,918	33.13	−
	BJP	Minaketan Amanta	11,731	9.50	−
	SP	Shankaracharya Pradhan	5,129	4.15	−
	BSP	Lokesh Chandra Jena	2,176	1.76	−
	SAMO	Sanghamitra Pradhan	1,240	1.00	−
	IJP	Dayanidhi Padhan	932	0.75	−
Majority			20,463	16.57^[d]	−
Turnout			1,23,521	67.05	0.42 '"`UNIQ−−ref−00000022−QINU`"'
Registered electors			1,84,218
	BJD hold

Notes

^ as on 1 January 2014
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ %of total valid votes
^ 2004 Voter turnout was 66.63%

References

^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Angul (61) District : Angul{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).
^ "Seats of Odisha".
^ "116 - Angul Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ "Hindol Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Odisha - Angul". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Angul (61)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[2] s on 1 January 2014

[10] It was a 2 member constituency

[11] It was a 2 member constituency

[19] %of total valid votes

[20] 2004 Voter turnout was 66.63%

[1] "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Angul (61) District : Angul{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[4] "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF).

[5] "Seats of Odisha".

[6] "116 - Angul Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 5 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[prevMLAs-7] "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

[8] "Hindol Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[election2019-9] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[12] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[TP_Ass_Cand-13] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

[14] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[15] "Odisha - Angul". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[16] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Angul (61)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[17] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 20463

[election2009-18] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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