Lanjigarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Lanjigarh (Sl. No.: 77) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.[2]

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Lanjigarh.

Lanjigarh
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictKalahandi
BlocksLanjigarh, Thuamul Rampur, Bhawanipatna, Jaipatna
Electorate1,93,238 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsJunagarh
Current constituency
Created2009
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLAPradip Kumar Dishari
Const. No.77
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKalahandi

This constituency includes Lanjigarh block, Thuamul Rampur block and 16 Gram panchayats (Anlabhata, Badakarlakot, Badpujhariaguda, Baner, Bhainripali, Dhansuli, Hirapur, Jaipatna, Kuchagaon, Mangalpur, Mukhiguda, Paikkendumundi, Pratappur, Rengalpalli, Sargiguda and Uchhula) of Jaipatna block and 8 GPs (Risigaon, Duarsuni, Sagada, Jugsaipatna, Chancher, Kuturukhamar, Malgaon and Tal Belgaon) of Bhawanipatna block.[3][4]

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Shibaji Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Balabhadra Majhi by a margin of 3,039 votes.[5]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates
2019
 
 38.28%
2014
 
 43.47%
2009
 
 34.47%

Only one election was held in 2009. Elected member from the Lanjigarh constituency is:[6]

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Lanjigarh [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pradip Kumar Dishari 62,413 38.28 5.19
INC Sibaji Majhi 48,105 29.50 2.67
BJP Ramesh Chandra Majhi 39,777 24.39 6.51
BSP Suresh Majhi 3,255 2.00 0.63
SKD Udhaba Munda 1,316 0.81 0.36
BMP Raj Kishore Dalpati 1,932 1.18 0.11
GGP Baishnab Majhi 1,262 0.77
Independent Uddhaba Naik 1,823 1.12
NOTA None of the above 3,181 1.95
Majority 14,308
Turnout
BJD hold Swing

2014 Election Result
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Lanjigarh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Balabhadra Majhi 65,033 43.47 11.27
INC Pradip Kumar Dishari 40,138 26.83 7.64
BJP Bijaya Dishari 26,744 17.88 3.40
SAMO Mahendra Kumar Majhi 2,094 1.40 0.58
BSP Sobha Majhi 2,045 1.37 1.20
AAP Lala Bahadur Jani 1,771 1.18
AOP Kiran Kumar Majhi 1,204 0.80
SP Suresh Majhi 1,313 0.88 1.59
SKD Kabi Majhi 674 0.45
OJM Bishnu Charan Bhoi 1,099 0.73
BMP Chandramani Naik 1,603 1.07
CPI(ML)L Sanatan Majhi 1,091 0.73
NOTA None of the above 4,782 3.20
Registered electors
Majority 24,895 17.19
BJD gain from INC Swing

Summary of results of the 2009 Election
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Lanjigarh[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shibaji Majhi 46,138 34.47 -
BJD Balabhadra Majhi 43,099 32.20 -
BJP Bijaya Dishari 28,482 21.28 -
Independent Suresh Chandra Majhi 4,522 3.38 -
BSP Bhala Majhi 3,445 2.57 -
SP Paramananda Majhi 3,311 2.47 -
SAMO Bijaya Laxmi Sabar 2,649 1.98 -
Independent Manoranjan Majhi 2,211 1.65 -
Majority 3,039 2.27[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,33,862 68.70 -
INC win (new seat)

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes

References
  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Lanjigarh (77) District: Kalahandi
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014. 3039
  6. "Lanjigarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  7. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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