Jharsuguda is an Assembly constituency of Jharsuguda district in Odisha State. It was established in 1951. In the 2008 delimitation, Laikera Assembly constituency was merged into this constituency.
Extent of Assembly Constituencies
Jharsuguda Block : Badmal, Dalki, Durlaga, H. Katapali, Hirma, Jamera, Katikela, Malda, Marakuta, Patrapali, Sripura and Talpatia GPs Kirmira Block Laikera Block Kolabira Block Jharsuguda Muncipalty.
Map of Jharsuguda Constituency
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 2023. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Jharsuguda constituency are YearMemberParty 2024Tankadhar Tripathy2023 (bypoll)Dipali Das2019Naba Kishore Das201420092004Kishore Kumar Mohanty20001995Birendra Pandey1990Kishore Kumar Mohanty1985Birendra Pandey19801977Sairindri Nayak19741971Jhasaketana Sahu1967Murali Prasad Mishra1961Binod Behari Singh Bariha1957Manohar Singh Naik Bijoy Kumar Pani 1951Manohar Singh Naik Bijoy Kumar Pani
Election results
2024 Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tankadhar Tripathy defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dipali Das by a margin of 1,333 votes.
2023 Bypoll In 2023 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dipali Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tankadhar Tripathy by 48,721 votes.
2019 In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Naba Kishore Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dinesh Kumar Jain by 45,699 votes.
2014 In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Naba Kishore Das defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty by 11,563 votes.
2009 In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Naba Kishore Das defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty by 22,516 votes.
See also List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Jharsuguda district
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