Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 99
Rajanagar assembly constituency
Rajanagar is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Kendrapara district and the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Dhruba Charan Sahoo of the Biju Janata Dal, by 18,241 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Dhruba Charan Sahoo
- Party
- Biju Janata Dal
- Electors
- 2,62,707
- Turnout (2024)
- 66.55%
Election results
2024
Turnout 66.55% · 1,74,840 votes · Margin 18,241
| Dhruba Charan SahooWonBiju Janata Dal | 46.46% | 81,237 | |
| Lalit Kumar BeheraBharatiya Janata Party | 36.03% | 62,996 | |
| Ashok Kumar PratihariIndian National Congress | 15.04% | 26,299 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.45% | 791 |
2019
Turnout 70.48% · 1,72,286 votes · Margin 18,408
| Dhruba Charan SahooWonBiju Janata Dal | 45.81% | 78,926 | |
| Anshuman MohantyIndian National Congress | 35.13% | 60,518 | |
| Alekh Kumar JenaBharatiya Janata Party | 15.75% | 27,134 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.42% | 716 |
2014
Turnout 71.2% · 1,56,747 votes · Margin 5,429
| Anshuman MohantyWonIndian National Congress | 49% | 76,806 | |
| Dhruba Charan SahooBiju Janata Dal | 45.54% | 71,377 | |
| Jnandev BeuraBharatiya Janata Party | 4.23% | 6,632 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.62% | 976 |
2009
Turnout 68.7% · 1,32,275 votes · Margin 4,335
| Alekh Kumar JenaWonBiju Janata Dal | 48.14% | 63,683 | |
| Nalinikanta MohantyIndian National Congress | 44.87% | 59,348 | |
| Bijay Ketan SwainBharatiya Janata Party | 5.04% | 6,661 |
Members elected since 1951
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Anshuman Mohanty | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Alekh Kumar Jena | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | Janata Dal |
| 1990 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | Lok Dal |
| 1977 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Biju Patnaik | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 (bypoll) | Biju Patnaik | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Prahlad Mallik | Utkal Congress |
| 1967 | Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo | Independent |
| 1961 | Padma Charan Naik | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1957 | Ananta Charan Tripathy | Independent |
| 1951 | Saraswati Devi | Indian National Congress |
Area covered
Pattamundai (M), Rajanagar block and 18 Gram panchayats (Bachhara, Srirampur, Damarpur, Sansarphal, Khanata, Oupada, Chandanagar, Sasana, Dosia, Khadianta, Gangarampur, Aradapali, Sanjharia, Badapada, Bilikana, Badamohanpur, Dihudipur and Balabhadrapur) of Pattamundai block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Towns: Pattamundai
Pattamundai block · 18 of 31 gram panchayats
Rajnagar block · 29 of 29 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.