Raghunathpali Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}

{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Raghunathpali}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Raghunathpali

| state = Odisha

| constituency_no = 11

| type = SLA

| map_image = 11-Raghunathpali.svg

| map_caption = Raghunathpali Assembly constituency in Sundargarh district

| map_alt =

| division = Northen Division

| district = Sundargarh

| loksabha_cons = Sundargarh

| established = 1974

| reservation = SC

| incumbent_image =

| mla = Durga Charan Tanti

| party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| latest_election_year = 2024

| electors = 1,83,207{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}

}}

Raghunathpali is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district, Odisha.{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105045437/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=11 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=5 January 2014 |title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Raghunathpali (11) District : Sundargarh|accessdate= 5 January 2014}}

The area of this constituency includes Rourkela Township and six Gram panchayats of Lathikata block.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf|title=Assembly Constituencies and their Extent|website=Eci.nic.in|accessdate=30 June 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls|format=XLS|title=Seats of Odisha|website=Eci.nic.in|accessdate=30 June 2018}}

Elected Members

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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|43.72}}

{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|40.99}}

{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|46.45}}

{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|45.19}}

{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}|33.07}}

{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|43.98}}

{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}|32.81}}

{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|51.34}}

{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|48.43}}

{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|45.52}}

{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|54.60}}

}}

Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections have been held till date.

The members elected from Raghunathpali constituency are:{{Cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-17 |url-status=dead }}

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!Year

!Member

! colspan="2" |Party

2024{{Cite web |title=Raghunathpali Assembly Election Results 2024: Raghunathpali Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/raghunathpali-constituency-result-18011 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=India Today |language=en}}

|Durga Charan Tanti

|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|2019{{Cite web |title=Raghunathpali Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/raghunathpali-odisha-assembly-constituency#2009 |access-date=2019-06-12 |website=resultuniversity.com}}

| rowspan="3" |Subrat Tarai

|{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal|rowspan=3}}

|2014

|2009

|2004

|Halu Mundari

|{{full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

2000

|Shankar Oram

|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

1995

|Mansid Ekka

|{{full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

|1990

|Rabi Dehury

|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}

|1985

|Frida Topno

|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1980

|Nelson Soreng

|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}

1977

|Rabi Dehury

|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}

1974

|Agapit Lakra

|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

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 Durga Charan Tanti defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Archana Rekha Behara by a margin of 5,774 votes.

{{Election box begin|

|title = 2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Raghunathpali}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Durga Charan Tanti

|votes = 51,189

|percentage = 43.72

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=Archana Rekha Behara|votes=45,415|percentage=38.79|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Gopal Das|votes=17,038|percentage=14.55|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,203|percentage=1.03|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,17,091|percentage=63.91|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Biju Janata Dal

}}

= 2019 =

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subrat Tarai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagabandhu Behera by 4,684 votes.

{{Election box begin|

|title = 2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Raghunathpali{{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}}{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1811.htm?ac=11|title=Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India|website=results.eci.gov.in|access-date=2019-06-12}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Biju Janata Dal

|candidate = Subrat Tarai

|votes = 44,815

|percentage = 40.99

|change = {{decrease}}5.46

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Jagabandhu Behera|votes=40,131|percentage=36.71|change={{increase}}5.44}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Prasanta Kumar Sethi|votes=20,026|percentage=18.32|change={{increase}}4.53}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=955|percentage=0.87|change=-}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Biju Janata Dal

}}

= 2014 =

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subrat Tarai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jagabandhu Behera by 16,041 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|website=Leadtech.in|accessdate=7 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=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}

{{Election box begin|

|title = 2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Raghunathpali{{cite web|title=Odisha - Raghunathpali|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1811.htm?ac=11|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=7 June 2014}}{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Raghunathpali (11)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133452/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=11|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 July 2014|website=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=7 June 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/raghunathpali-odisha-assembly-constituency#2014|title=Raghunathpali Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency|website=resultuniversity.com|access-date=2019-06-12}}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party = Biju Janata Dal

|candidate = Subrat Tarai

|votes = 49,074

|percentage = 46.45

|change = {{increase}}1.26

}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Jagabandhu Behera|votes=33,033|percentage=31.27|change={{increase}}9.53}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Gajendra Tanty|votes=14,566|percentage=13.79|change={{decrease}}7.95}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,523|percentage=1.44|change=-}}{{Election box majority||votes=16,041|percentage=15.18|change=}}{{Election box turnout||votes=1,05,640|percentage=65.97|change=}}{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 160,138

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Biju Janata Dal

}}

= 2009 =

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subrat Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Prafulla Kumar Sunyani by a margin of 18,171 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 |website=Leadtech.in |quote=18171 |accessdate=5 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=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}

{{Election box begin|

|title = 2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Raghunathpali{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf|format=PDF|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ORISSA|website=Eci.nic.in|accessdate=30 June 2018}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Biju Janata Dal

|candidate = Subrat Tarai

|votes = 35,023

|percentage = 45.19

|change = -

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Prafulla Kumar Sunyani|votes=16,852|percentage=21.74|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Santosh Kumar Behera|votes=11,398|percentage=14.71|change=-}}{{Election box majority||votes=18,171|percentage=23.45{{efn|% of total valid votes}}|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing|

|winner = Biju Janata Dal

|loser = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

}}

Notes

References

Category:Sundergarh district

Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha

Category:Politics of Odisha

Category:Constituencies established in 1974

Category:1974 establishments in Orissa