Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 137
Paralakhemundi assembly constituency
Paralakhemundi is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Gajapati district and the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi of the Biju Janata Dal, by 3,998 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi
- Party
- Biju Janata Dal
- Electors
- 2,17,857
- Turnout (2024)
- 67.91%
Election results
2024
Turnout 67.91% · 1,49,069 votes · Margin 3,998
| Rupesh Kumar PanigrahiWonBiju Janata Dal | 37.58% | 56,027 | |
| Koduru Narayana RaoBharatiya Janata Party | 34.9% | 52,029 | |
| Bijay Kumar PatnaikIndian National Congress | 23.93% | 35,674 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1% | 1,488 |
2019
Turnout 69.27% · 1,45,927 votes · Margin 15,335
| Konduru Narayan RaoWonBharatiya Janata Party | 35.92% | 52,415 | |
| Trirupati PanigrahyIndependent | 25.41% | 37,080 | |
| Kalyani GajapatiBiju Janata Dal | 18.26% | 26,645 | |
| Kengam Surya RaoIndian National Congress | 16.47% | 24,040 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.33% | 1,944 |
2014
Turnout 70.03% · 1,35,001 votes · Margin 1,419
| Kengam Surya RaoWonIndian National Congress | 45.2% | 61,014 | |
| Koduru Narayana RaoBiju Janata Dal | 44.14% | 59,595 | |
| Tripati NayakBharatiya Janata Party | 5.14% | 6,938 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.15% | 1,548 |
2009
Turnout 63.72% · 1,14,556 votes · Margin 14,941
| Koduru Narayana RaoWonBiju Janata Dal | 51.09% | 58,528 | |
| Trinath SahuIndian National Congress | 38.05% | 43,587 | |
| T. KurannaBharatiya Janata Party | 5.84% | 6,686 |
Members elected since 1951
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Koduru Narayana Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Kengam Surya Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Koduru Narayana Rao | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Trinath Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Trinath Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Trinath Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Darapu Lachana Naidu | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Trinath Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Bijoy Kumar Jena | Independent |
| 1977 | Bijoy Kumar Jena | Independent |
| 1974 | Kurma Naikulu N. | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Darapu Lachana Naidu | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Kurma Naikulu N. | Indian National Congress |
| 1961 | Kurma Naikulu N. | Indian National Congress |
| 1951 | Appena Dora Biswasrai | Independent |
| 1951 | Jagannath Mishra | Communist Party of India |
Area covered
Paralakhemundi Municipality, Kashinagara NAC, Goshani block, Gumma block and Kashinagara block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Towns: Kasinagar, Paralakhemundi
Gosani block · 21 of 21 gram panchayats
Gumma block · 20 of 20 gram panchayats
Kasinagar block · 12 of 12 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.