Rairangpur Assembly constituency

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

Rairangpur is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.^[1]

Rairangpur
Constituency No. 28 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Mayurbhanj
Lok Sabha constituency	Mayurbhanj
Established	1977
Total electors	2,30,824[a][b]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Jalen Naik
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

The constituency comprises Rairangpur town, Rairangpur block, Bahalda block, Jamda block and Tiring block.^[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024			36.94%
2019			37.31%
2014			32.72%
2009			21.53%
2004			32.66%
2000			34.15%
1995			23.63%
1990			47.23%
1985			50.84%
1980			45.53%
1977			50.28%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held here till date including one bypoll in 1986.

Election	Name[5]	Party
2024[6]	Jalen Naik		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[7]	Naba Charan Majhi
2014[7]	Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah		Biju Janata Dal
2009[7]	Shyam Charan Hansdah		Indian National Congress
2004[7]	Droupadi Murmu		Bharatiya Janata Party
2000[7]
1995	Laxman Majhi		Indian National Congress
1990	Chaitanya Prasad Majhi		Janata Dal
1986 (bypoll)[c]			Janata Party
1985	Bhabendra Nath Murmu		Indian National Congress
1980	Sidhalal Murmu		Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Arjun Majhi		Janata Party
1974			Utkal Congress
1971	Sidhalal Murmu		Jharkhand Party
1967	Kartick Chandra Majhi		Swatantra Party
1961	Chandra Mohan Singh		Indian National Congress
1957	Haradeb Triya		Independent politician
1952			Indian National Congress

Election results

2024

Voting was held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[8] In the 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Jalen Naik defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raisin Murmu by a margin of 7,693 votes.^[6]

2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rairangpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jalen Naik	62,724	36.94
	BJD	Raisin Murmu	55,031	32.41
	INC	Jogendra Banra	24,224	14.27
	JMM	Sunaram Tudu	17,868	10.52
	NOTA	None of the above	1,824	1.07
Majority			7,693	4.53
Turnout			1,69,806	73.57
	BJP hold

2019

In the 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Naba Charan Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Basanti Marandi by a margin of 2,847 votes.^[7]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rairangpur^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Naba Charan Majhi	60,901	37.31
	BJD	Basanti Marandi	58,054	35.56
	JMM	Ramchandra Murmu	30,456	18.69
	NOTA	None of the above	2,114	1.3
Majority			2,847	1.75
Turnout			163,238	69.47
	BJP gain from BJD

2014

In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu by a margin of 15,556 votes.^[7]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rairangpur^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Saiba Sushil Kumar Hansdah	51,062	32.72
	BJP	Droupadi Murmu	44,679	22.76
	JMM	Purna Chandra Marndi	28,838	18.48
	INC	Shyam Charan Hansdah	19,075	12.22
	NOTA	None of the above	1,096	0.7
Majority			15,556	9.96
Turnout			156,035	74.22
	BJD gain from INC

2009

In the 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Shyam Charan Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Purna Chandra Marndi by a margin of 4,602 votes.^[7]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rairangpur^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Shyam Charan Hansdah	24,792	21.53	−
	JMM	Purna Chandra Marndi	20,190	17.53	−
	BJP	Jaduram Murmu	17,898	15.54	−
	NCP	Kashinath Hembram	14,828	12.88	−
Majority			4,602	4.0[d]	−
Turnout			1,15,288	62.82	−
	INC gain from BJP

2004

In the 2004 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Ramchandra Murmu by a margin of 42 votes.^[7]

2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rairangpur^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Droupadi Murmu	29,295	32.66
	JMM	Ram Chandra Murmu	29,253	32.62
	INC	Laxman Majhi	22,551	25.14
Majority			42	0.05
Turnout			89,689	68.3
Registered electors			131,315
	BJP hold

2000

In the 2000 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Droupadi Murmu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Laxman Majhi by a margin of 4568 votes.^[7]

2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Rairangpur^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Droupadi Murmu	25,110	34.15
	INC	Laxman Majhi	20,542	27.93
	JMM	Braja Mohan Hansdah	10,485	14.26
Majority			4,568	6.21
Turnout			74,997	59.81
Registered electors			125,385
	BJP gain from INC

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Death of Bhabendra Nath Murmu
4. % of total valid votes

See also

• List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
• Mayurbhanj district