Sundargarh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sundargarh (Sl. No.: 9) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district.[1] Area of this constituency include Sundargarh, Sundargarh block, Tangarpali block, Hemgiri block and seven Gram panchayats of Lephripada block.[2][3]

Sundargarh
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Sundargarh
Blocks	Tangarpali, Hemgiri, Lephripada, Sundargarh
Electorate	1,92,345
Major settlements	Sundargarh
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA	Kusum Tete
Const. No.	9
Reserved for	Schedules Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Sundargarh

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2019			47.67%
2014			41.77%
2009			43.92%
2004			50.12%
2000			54.89%
1995			45.43%
1990			67.04%
1985			56.03%
1980			73.52%
1977			55.87%

16 elections held during 1951 to 2019. List of members elected from this constituency are:[5]

• 2019: Kusum Tete (BJP)
• 2014 (9): Jogesh Kumar Singh (Congress)
• 2009 (9): Jogesh Kumar Singh (Congress)
• 2004 (135): Sushama Patel (BJP, By election)
• 2000: Sankarsan Naik (BJP)
• 1995: Kishore Chandra Patel (Congress)
• 1990: Bharatendra Sekhar Deo (Janata Dal)
• 1985: Bharatendra Sekhar Deo (Janata Party)
• 1980: Kishore Chandra Patel (Congress)
• 1977: Kishore Chandra Patel (Congress)
• 1974: Dibyalochan Sekhar Deo (Congress)
• 1971: Dibyalochan Sekhar Deo (Orissa Jana Congress)
• 1967: Harihar Patel (Swatantra Party)
• 1961: Harihar Patel (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1957 (36): Udit Pratapsekhar Deo (Ganatantra Parisad), Gangadhar Pradhan (Ganatantra Parisad)
• 1951: Krupanidhi Nayak (Congress), Harihar Patel (Ganatantra Parisad)

2019 Election Result

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kusum Tete defeated Biju Janata Dala candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh by a margin of 7364 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sundargarh [6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Jogesh Kumar Singh	75754	43.45	9.63
	INC	Amita Biswal	12087	6.93	-34.84
	BJP	Kusum Tete	83118	47.67	30.03
	HND	Govinda Chandra Bhoi	1420	0.81	-
	NOTA	None of the above	1967	1.13	-
Majority			7364
Turnout			174346
	BJP gain from BJD

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh defeated Biju Janata Dala candidate Kusum Tete by a margin of 12584 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sundargarh[9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jogesh Kumar Singh	66,138	41.77	-2.15
	BJD	Kusum Tete	53,554	33.82	6.56
	BJP	Sahadev Xaxa	27,935	17.64	-2.45
	CPI	Durjodhan Bhoi	3,238	2.04	-
	KOKD	Prafulla Chandra Bipra	1,610	1.02	-0.85
	AAP	Jalandhar Pradhan	1,111	0.7	-
	Independent	Sulagan Bhoe	938	0.59	-
	BSP	Mariam Guria	812	0.51	-1.42
	Independent	Mitrabhanu Kisan	662	0.42	-
	NOTA	None of the above	2,358	1.49	-
Majority			12,584	7.95
Turnout			1,58,356	73.26	7.71
Registered electors			2,16,152
	INC hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election Indian National Congress candidate Jogesh Kumar Singh, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sunil Kumar Singh Deo 20,930 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sundargarh [12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Jogesh Kumar Singh	55,183	43.92	-
	BJD	Sunil Kumar Singh Deo	34,253	27.26	-
	BJP	Prem Sagar Oram	25,245	20.09	-
	Independent	Anna Kujur	3,284	2.61	-
	JMM	Dilip Tete	2,918	2.32	-
	BSP	Harsha Bardhan Chhatria	2,426	1.93	-
	KOKD	Parkhit Bhitria	2,345	1.87	-
Majority			20,930	16.66[lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,26,076	65.55	-
	INC gain from BJP

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

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5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
6. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
7. "Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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12. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf