# Nayagarh Assembly constituency

Nayagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nayagarh district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Nayagarh, Nayagarh block and 18 Gram panchayats (Sunamuhin, Panderipada, Giridipali, Kurala, Rabigadia, Pantikhari, Korapitha, Sakeri, Sardhapur, Bhadikila, Nandighora, Arada Goudaput, Komanda, Rohibanka, Banthapur, Rabara, Ranganipatna and Odagaon nac of Odagaon Block).

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 48.74% | 48.74% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 52.41% | 52.41% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 52.78% | 52.78% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 54.25% | 54.25% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 49.24% | 49.24% |
| 2002 (bypoll) | 2002 (bypoll) | 56.88% | 56.88% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 63.34% | 63.34% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 49.84% | 49.84% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 74.12% | 74.12% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 49.71% | 49.71% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 58.96% | 58.96% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 60.79% | 60.79% |
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2002. Arun Kumar Sahoo won for the fifth consecutive time in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.
List of members elected from Nayagarh constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Arun Kumar Sahoo | BJD |
| 2019 | Arun Kumar Sahoo | BJD |
| 2014 | Arun Kumar Sahoo | BJD |
| 2009 | Arun Kumar Sahoo | BJD |
| 2004 | Arun Kumar Sahoo | BJD |
| 2002 (bypoll) | Mandakini Behera | BJD |
| 2000 | Bhagabat Behera | BJD |
| 1995 | Sitakanta Mishra | INC |
| 1990 | Bhagabat Behera | JD |
| 1985 | Bhagabat Behera | JP |
| 1980 | Banshidhar Sahoo | INC |
| 1977 | Bhagabat Behera | JP |
| 1974 | Bhagabat Behera | Socialist |
| 1971 | Achyutananda Mohanty | Utkal Congress |
| 1967 | Achyutananda Mohanty | Independent |
| 1961 | Brundaban Chandra Singh | INC |
| 1957 | Raja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata | Independent |
| 1951 | Raja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata | Independent |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting was held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Nayagarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Arun Kumar Sahoo | 81,959 | 48.74 | 3.67 |
| | BJP | Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh | 81,520 | 48.48 | 5.61 |
| | INC | Ranajeet Dash | 2,650 | 1.58 | 1.14 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 964 | 0.57 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 439 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,152 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Irani Ray by a margin of 14,948 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nayagarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Arun Kumar Sahoo | 81,548 | 52.41 | 0.37 |
| | BJP | Irani Ray | 66,600 | 42.87 | 37.62 |
| | INC | Manoj Kumar Sahoo | 4,221 | 2.72 | 35.48 |
| | ANC | Subhalaxmi Dash | 594 | 0.38 | |
| | Kalinga Sena | Srikanta Dash | 345 | 0.22 | |
| | Independent | Giridhari Rout | 418 | 0.27% | |
| | Independent | Balaram Sahoo | 446 | 0.29 | |
| | Independent | Hemanta Kumar Prusty | 408 | 0.26% | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 916 | 0.59% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,948 | 9.54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155496 | 72% | NIL |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lala Manoj Kumar Ray by a margin of 20,867 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nayagarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Arun Kumar Sahoo | 75,538 | 52.78 | −1.47 |
| | INC | Lala Manoj Kumar Ray | 54,671 | 38.2 | 34.99 |
| | BJP | Pradipta Jena | 7,521 | 5.25 | 1.31 |
| | CPI(M) | Biswanath Mahapatra | 1,297 | 0.91 | − |
| | AOP | Purna Chandra Sahoo | 1,171 | 0.82 | − |
| | BSP | Kamal Kumari Patasani | 997 | 0.7 | − |
| | AAP | Manas Kumar Mishra | 442 | 0.31 | − |
| | Independent | Susanta Kumar Dash | 309 | 0.22 | − |
| | SKD | Saroj Kumar Behera | 294 | 0.21 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 883 | 0.62 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,867 | 14.57 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,43,123 | 74.15 | 6.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,93,031 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Independent candidate Hemendra Chandra Singh by a margin of 27,341 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nayagarh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Arun Kumar Sahoo | 67,100 | 54.25 | − |
| | Independent | Hemendra Chandra Singh | 39,759 | 32.15 | − |
| | BJP | Jugansu Sekhar Panda | 4,878 | 3.94 | − |
| | INC | Sandhya Mohapatra | 3,967 | 3.21 | − |
| | Independent | Lala Manoj Kumar Ray | 3,760 | 3.04 | − |
| | Kalinga Sena | Chaitanya Behera | 1,334 | 1.08 | − |
| | Independent | Sunil Pattnaik | 657 | 0.53 | − |
| | Independent | Byomakesh Tripathy | 473 | 0.38 | − |
| | Independent | Antaryami Panda | 460 | 0.37 | − |
| | Independent | Jaladhara Sandha | 442 | 0.36 | − |
| | SAMO | Shyam Sundar Behera | 426 | 0.34 | − |
| | JD(U) | Sansari Sahoo | 425 | 0.34 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,341 | 22.11 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,686 | 67.74 | 3.69'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000039−QINU`"' |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |