Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 18
Rairakhol assembly constituency
Rairakhol is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Sambalpur district and the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Prasanna Acharya of the Biju Janata Dal, by 4,960 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Prasanna Acharya
- Party
- Biju Janata Dal
- Electors
- 2,02,639
- Turnout (2024)
- 79.66%
Election results
2024
Turnout 79.66% · 1,61,424 votes · Margin 4,960
| Prasanna AcharyaWonBiju Janata Dal | 38.23% | 61,716 | |
| Debendra MohapatraBharatiya Janata Party | 35.16% | 56,756 | |
| Assaf Ali KhanIndian National Congress | 23.28% | 37,579 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.13% | 1,826 |
2019
Turnout 70.59% · 1,50,524 votes · Margin 14,632
| Rohit PujariWonBiju Janata Dal | 37.94% | 57,111 | |
| Assaf Ali KhanIndian National Congress | 28.22% | 42,479 | |
| Debendra MohapatraBharatiya Janata Party | 27.92% | 42,027 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 1.15% | 1,725 |
2014
Turnout 77.22% · 1,34,764 votes · Margin 11,909
| Rohit PujariWonBiju Janata Dal | 39.96% | 53,849 | |
| Assaf Ali KhanIndian National Congress | 31.12% | 41,940 | |
| Pratap Kumar PradhanBharatiya Janata Party | 21.92% | 29,544 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.96% | 1,298 |
2009
Turnout 63.75% · 1,07,573 votes · Margin 9,764
| Prasanna AcharyaWonBiju Janata Dal | 35.06% | 37,718 | |
| Assaf Ali KhanIndian National Congress | 25.99% | 27,954 | |
| Sarat Chandra SahuBharatiya Janata Party | 17.86% | 19,217 |
Members elected since 1961
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Prasanna Acharya | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Rohit Pujari | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Rohit Pujari | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Prasanna Acharya | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Sanatan Bisi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2001 (bypoll) | Sanatan Bisi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Durjodhan Sohela | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar) | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Basanta Kumar Mahananda | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar) | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1977 | Basanta Kumar Mahananda | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Basanta Kumar Mahananda | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar) | Indian National Congress (R) |
| 1967 | Bhikhari Suna | Swatantra Party |
| 1961 | Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb | Swatantra Party |
Area covered
Rairakhol, Rairakhol block, Jujomura block, Naktideul block and 7GPs (Deogaon, Dakara, Dhama, Huma, Bargaon, Sahaspur and Baduapali) of Maneswar block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Jujomura block · 18 of 18 gram panchayats
Naktideul block · 14 of 14 gram panchayats
Rairakhol block · 14 of 14 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.