Rairakhol is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Rairakhol, Rairakhol block, Jujomura block, Naktideul block and 7GPs (Deogaon, Dakara, Dhama, Huma, Bargaon, Sahaspur and Baduapali) of Maneswar block.
Elected members
Since its formation in 1961, 16 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2001.
List of members elected from Rairakhol constituency are:
YearMemberParty2024Prasanna Acharya2019Rohit Pujari20142009Prasanna Acharya2004Sanatan Bisi2001 (bypoll)2000Durjodhan Sohela1995Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar)1990Basanta Kumar Mahananda1985Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar)19801977Basanta Kumar Mahananda19741971Abhimanyu Kumar (Kumbhar)1967Bhikhari Suna1961Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb
Election results
2024 Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Debendra Mohapatra by a margin of 10,993 votes.
2019 In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 14,632 votes.
2014 In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rohit Pujari defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 11,909 votes.
2009 In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanna Acharya defeated Indian National Congress candidate Assaf Ali Khan by a margin of 9,764 votes.
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