Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency
{{short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Brajarajnagar}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Brajarajnagar
| state = Odisha
| constituency_no = 6
| type = SLA
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| division = Northen Division
| district = Jharsuguda
| loksabha_cons = Bargarh
| established = 1961
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Suresh Pujari 2024.jpg
| mla = Suresh Pujari
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| latest_election_year = 2024
| electors = 2,17,251{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}
Brajarajnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district, Odisha.{{cite web |url= http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=6|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140102193649/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=6|url-status= usurped|archive-date= 2 January 2014|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Brajarajnagar (6)District : Jharsuguda|accessdate= 2 January 2014}}
Area of this constituency includes Brajarajnagar, Belpahar, Lakhanpur block and Jharsuguda block.{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf|title=Assembly Constituencies and their Extent}}{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls|title=Seats of Odisha}}
Elected Members
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|48.85}}
{{bar percent|2022 (bypoll)|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|61.25}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|48.7}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|37.34}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|43.46}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|39.13}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|40.81}}
{{bar percent|1998 (bypoll)|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|31.22}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|32.40}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|60.76}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|50.65}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|54.60}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|32.64}}
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Since its formation in 1961, 16 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1998 & 2022.
List of members elected from Brajarajnagar constituency are:{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}
Election Results
= 2024 =
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=ECI}} In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Alka Mohanty by a margin of 26,789 votes.
{{Election box begin
|title = 2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Brajarajnagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Suresh Pujari
|votes = 82,199
|percentage = 48.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Alka Mohanty
|votes = 55,410
|percentage = 32.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kishore Chandra Patel
|votes = 21,809
|percentage = 12.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1384
|percentage = 0.82
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 26,789
|percentage = 15.92
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,68,268
|percentage = 77.45
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2022 Bypoll=
In 2022 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Alka Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kishore Chandra Patel by 66,122 votes.
{{Election box begin|
|title = 2022 By-election: Brajarajnagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Alka Mohanty
|votes = 93,953
|percentage = 61.25
|change = {{increase}}12.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kishore Chandra Patel
|votes = 27,831
|percentage = 18.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Radharani Panda
|votes = 22,630
|percentage = 14.75
|change = {{decrease}}26.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Ramesh Kumar Tripathy
|votes = 3,105
|percentage = 2.02
|change = {{decrease}}3.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Aditya Padhan
|votes = 1,884
|percentage = 1.23
|change =-
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 4,000{{efn|Non of the Above+rest of the above}}
|percentage = 2.60
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 66,122
|percentage = 43.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,54,048
|percentage = 71.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2019=
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Radharani Panda by 11,634 votes.
{{Election box begin
|title = 2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Brajarajnagar{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase2/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%282nd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=17 April 2019}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Kishore Kumar Mohanty
|votes = 80,152
|percentage = 48.7
|change = {{increase}}23.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Radharani Panda
|votes = 68,153
|percentage = 41.63
|change = {{increase}}14.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Ramesh Tripathi
|votes = 9,350
|percentage = 5.68
|change = {{increase}}2.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,429
|percentage = 0.87
|change = -
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11634
|percentage = 7.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 164587
|percentage = 77.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014=
In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Radharani Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Anup Kumar Sai by 6,790 votes.{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=5 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=2014-08-18|url-status=dead}}
{{Election box begin|
|title = 2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Brajarajnagar{{cite web|title=Odisha - Brajarajnagar|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS186.htm?ac=6|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=5 June 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Radharani Panda
|votes = 50,736
|percentage = 26.84
|change = {{decrease}}15.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Anup Kumar Sai
|votes = 43,946
|percentage = 23.25
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kishore Chandra Patel
|votes = 38,175
|percentage = 20.19
|change = {{decrease}}23.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Gajanan Sahu
|votes = 6,436
|percentage = 3.40
|change = {{decrease}}3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,635
|percentage = 0.86
|change = -
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,790
|percentage = 3.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 145851
|percentage = 76.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,89,012
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2009=
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Anup Kumar Sai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari by 1,742 votes.{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=1742 |accessdate=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=2013-05-27 |url-status=dead }}
{{Election box begin |
|title = 2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Brajarajnagar{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 6 October 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Anup Kumar Sai
|votes = 50,585
|percentage = 43.46
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Suresh Pujari
|votes = 48,843
|percentage = 41.96
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Ramsahay Panda
|votes = 7,911
|percentage = 6.80
|change = -
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,742
|percentage = 1.50{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,16,402
|percentage = 63.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}
Notes
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References
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{{Jharsuguda district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha