Rairakhol Assembly constituency

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

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

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Rairakhol

| state = Odisha

| constituency_no = 18

| type = SLA

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| map_caption =

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| division = Northen Division

| district = Sambalpur

| loksabha_cons = Sambalpur

| established = 1961

| reservation = None

| incumbent_image = Prasanna Acharya.jpeg

| mla = Prasanna Acharya

| party = Biju Janata Dal

| latest_election_year = 2024

| electors = 2,02,639{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}

}}

Rairakhol is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district, Odisha.{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109190328/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=18 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=9 January 2014 |title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Rairakhol (18) District : Sambalpur |accessdate= 9 January 2014}}

This constituency includes Rairakhol, Rairakhol block, Jujomura block, Naktideul block and 7GPs (Deogaon, Dakara, Dhama, Huma, Bargaon, Sahaspur and Baduapali) of Maneswar 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|Biju Janata Dal}}|38.23}}

{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|37.94}}

{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|39.96}}

{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|35.07}}

{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|38.55}}

{{bar percent|2001 (bypoll)|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|50.48}}

{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|31.00}}

{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|40.86}}

{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|60.80}}

{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|58.72}}

{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|62.82}}

{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|54.99}}

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Since its formation in 1961, 16 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2001.

List of members elected from Rairakhol constituency are:{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp128.htm |title= 128 - Sambalpur Assembly Constituency |work=eci.nic.in |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate=5 January 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004) |access-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}

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!Year

!Member

!colspan=2|Party

2024{{Cite web |title=Rairakhol Assembly Election Results 2024: Rairakhol Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/rairakhol-constituency-result-18018 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=India Today |language=en}}

|Prasanna Acharya

|{{full party name with color|rowspan=7|Biju Janata Dal}}

2019{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 October 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India}}

| rowspan="2" |Rohit Pujari

| rowspan="2" |Sanatan Bisi

2001 (bypoll){{efn|Death of Durjodhan Sohela}}{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Rairakhol 2001 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/309 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=IndiaVotes}}

2000

|Durjodhan Sohela

1995

|Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar)

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

1990

|Basanta Kumar Mahananda

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

1985

| rowspan="2" |Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar)

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

1980

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

1977

| rowspan="2" |Basanta Kumar Mahananda

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

1974

|{{full party name with color|Utkal Congress}}

1971

|Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar)

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

1967

|Bhikhari Suna

|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Swatantra Party}}

1961

|Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb

Election Results

= 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.{{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, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Debendra Mohapatra by a margin of 10,993 votes.

{{Election box begin

|title= 2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Rairakhol}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Biju Janata Dal

|candidate = Prasanna Acharya

|votes = 61,716

|percentage = 38.23

|change = {{increase}}0.29

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Debendra Mohapatra

|votes = 56,756

|percentage = 35.16

|change = {{increase}}7.24

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Assaf Ali Khan

|votes = 37,579

|percentage = 23.28

|change = {{decrease}}4.94

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 1,826

|percentage = 1.13

|change = {{increase}}0.17

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,960

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,61,424

|percentage = 79.66

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Biju Janata Dal

}}

= 2019 =

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 14,632 votes.

{{Election box begin|

|title= 2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rairakhol{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase3/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%283rd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf|website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=20 April 2019}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=Rohit Pujari|votes=57,111|percentage=37.94|change={{decrease}}2.02}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Assaf Ali Khan|votes=42,479|percentage=28.22|change={{decrease}}2.90}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Debendra Mohapatra|votes=42,027|percentage=27.92|change={{increase}}6.00}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1725|percentage=1.15|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Biju Janata Dal

}}

=2014=

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 11,909 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=15 June 2014|archive-date=18 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|url-status=dead}}

{{Election box begin |

|title= 2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rairakholl{{cite web|title=Odisha - Rairakhol |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1818.htm?ac=18 |publisher=Election Commission of India |accessdate=15 June 2014}}{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Rairakhol (18) |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=18 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615152623/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=18 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=15 June 2014 |publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org |accessdate=15 June 2014}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Biju Janata Dal

|candidate = Rohit Pujari

|votes = 53,849

|percentage = 39.96

|change = {{increase}}4.89

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Assaf Ali Khan

|votes = 41,940

|percentage = 31.12

|change = {{increase}}5.13

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Pratap Kumar Pradhan

|votes = 29,544

|percentage = 21.92

|change = {{increase}}4.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 1,298

|percentage = 0.96

|change = -

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,909

|percentage = 8.83

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,34,764

|percentage = 77.22

|change = 13.47

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,74,526

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Biju Janata Dal

}}

=2009=

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 9,764 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=9764 |accessdate=5 January 2014 |archive-date=27 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |url-status=dead }}

{{Election box begin |title= 2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rairakhol{{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 = Biju Janata Dal

|candidate = Prasanna Acharya

|votes = 37,718

|percentage = 35.07

|change = -

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Assaf Ali Khan

|votes = 27,954

|percentage = 25.99

|change = -

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Sarat Chandra Sahu

|votes = 19,217

|percentage = 17.87

|change = -

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,764

|percentage = 9.08{{efn|% of total valid votes}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,07,573

|percentage = 63.75

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Biju Janata Dal

}}

Notes

References

Category:Sambalpur district

Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha

Category:Politics of Odisha

Category:Constituencies established in 1951

Category:1951 establishments in Orissa