# Parjanga Assembly constituency

Parjanga is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, India.
The area of this constituency includes Parjang block, Kankadahada block and five gram panchayats (GPs; Kusumajodi, Kantapal, Tumusinga, Kantiokateni and Kantioputasahi) of Kamakshyanagar block.
The constituency was formed in the 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in the 2009 election.

## Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2019 | 2019 | 46.93% | 46.93% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 40.06% | 40.06% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 44.84% | 44.84% |
Since its formation in 2009, four elections were held till date.
The list of members elected from Parjanga constituency is:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | |
| 2019 | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | BJD |
| 2014 | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | BJD |
| 2009 | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | BJD |

## Election results
### 2024

In the 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu by a margin of 32,162 votes.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | 68,433 | | |
| | BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan | 100,595 | | |
| | INC | Ranjit Kumar Sahu | 3,482 | | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2019

In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 740 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | 78,747 | 46.93 | |
| | BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan | 78,007 | 46.49 | |
| | INC | Jasaswini Rout | 6,795 | 4.05 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,518 | 0.90 | |
| | HND | Dibyajyoti Nayak | 1,024 | 0.61 | |
| | API | Lambodar Naik | 971 | 0.58 | |
| | ANC | Nirmala Mishra | 740 | 0.44 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 740 | 0.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,802 | 78.5 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 3,052 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Parjanga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | 60,523 | 40.06 | 1.33 |
| | BJP | Bibhuti Pradhan | 57,471 | 38.04 | 3.48 |
| | INC | Santosh Kumar Rout | 18,240 | 12.07 | −4.87 |
| | Independent | Biswatosh Sahoo | 8,967 | 5.94 | |
| | AITC | Dambaru Dehury | 1,116 | 0.74 | |
| | AOP | Ranjit Kumar Sahu | 886 | 0.59 | |
| | AAP | Susanta Kumar Pany | 657 | 0.43 | |
| | OJM | Susanta Kumar Sahoo | 559 | 0.37 | |
| | SKD | Bijaya Kumar Pratapdeou | 456 | 0.3 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,209 | 1.46 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,052 | 2.02 | −2.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,084 | 80.04 | 10.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 188,759 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nrushingha Charan Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 5,188 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Parjanga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Nrushingha Charan Sahu | 48,131 | 38.73 | − |
| | BJP | Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan | 42,943 | 34.56 | − |
| | INC | Laxmidhar Sahoo | 21,048 | 16.94 | − |
| | SAMO | Pratap Chandra Marandi | 7,265 | 5.85 | − |
| | Kalinga Sena | Arup Parida | 1,510 | 1.22 | − |
| | BSP | Premananda Sahoo | 1,415 | 1.14 | − |
| | RPI | Ranjubala Naik | 1,127 | 0.91 | − |
| | Indian Justice Party | Bidyadhar Naik | 830 | 0.67 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,188 | 4.17 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,277 | 69.08 | − |
| | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) |