# Bolangir Assembly constituency

Bolangir is a constituency of the Vidhan Sabha in Odisha, India. This seats falls under Bolangir District of Odisha State in India. Bolangir seat is a unreserved seat of Odisha Legislative Assembly. This constituency includes Balangir block and Deogaon block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 45.69% | 45.69% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 41.32% | 41.32% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 39.83% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 40.70% | 40.70% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 56.26% | 56.26% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 47.91% | 47.91% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 49.59% | 49.59% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 54.51% | 54.51% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 68.85% | 68.85% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 36.29% | 36.29% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 51.47% | 51.47% |
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
Elected members from the Bolangir constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1951 | Nandakishore Mishra | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1951 | Achyutananda Mahananda | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1957 | Nandakishore Mishra | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1957 | Ramesh Chandra Singh Bhoi | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1961 | Chandra Sekhar Singh Bhoi | Swatantra Party |
| 1967 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party |
| 1974 | Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | Swatantra Party |
| 1977 | Muralidhar Guru | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Mahmmed Muzafer Hussain Khan | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1985 | Mahmmed Muzafer Hussain Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Ananga Udaya Singh Deo | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Ananga Udaya Singh Deo | Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Ananga Udaya Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Ananga Udaya Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Ananga Udaya Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Narasingha Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Narasingha Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| 2024 | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal |

## Election results
### 2024

Voting was held on 20th May 2024 in the 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & the 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Bolangir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | 85,265 | | |
| | INC | Samarendra Mishra | 71,856 | | |
| | BJP | Gopalji Panigrahi | 24,932 | | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,556 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Narasingha Mishra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo by a margin of 5,341 votes.
2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Bolangir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Narasingha Mishra | 71,598 | 41.32 | 1.49 |
| | BJD | Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo | 66257 | 38.24 | 6.31 |
| | BJP | Ananta Kumar Dash | 28924 | 16.69 | 5.98 |
| | BSP | Drona Kumbhar | 1506 | 0.87 | |
| | AAP | Ashish Pande | 1411 | 0.81 | |
| | PBI | Kapila Kumbhar | 632 | 0.36 | |
| | API | Nilakantha Nag | 934 | 0.54 | |
| | Independent | Dwija Dalpati | 649 | 0.37 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1377 | 0.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,341 | 3.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173288 | 72.98 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.49 | |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Narasingha Mishra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananga Udaya Singh Deo by a margin of 12,254 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bolangir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Narasingha Mishra | 61,730 | 39.83 | 12.09 |
| | BJD | Anag Uday Singhdeo | 49,476 | 31.93 | 8.77 |
| | BJP | Basudev Pati | 35,130 | 22.67 | 2.90 |
| | BSP | Karam Chand Bej | 1,397 | 0.9 | |
| | AAP | Sangita Majhi | 1,086 | 0.7 | |
| | Independent | Sandeep Kumar Bag | 1,074 | 0.69 | |
| | Independent | Gopal Chandra Hota | 951 | 0.61 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,161 | 1.39 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,254 | 7.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,975 | 73.54 | 8.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,10,736 | | |
| | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananga Udaya Singh Deo defeated Congress candidate Laxman Kumar Meher by a margin of 16,866 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bolangir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Ananga Udaya Singhdeo | 52,948 | 40.70 | − 15.56 |
| | INC | Laxman Kumar Meher | 36,082 | 27.74 | − |
| | BJP | Dr. Basudev Pati | 33,258 | 25.57 | − |
| | BSP | Aman Nag | 2,799 | 2.15 | − |
| | Independent | Sushil Kumar Nanda | 1,529 | 1.18 | − |
| | SAMO | Sandeep Kumar Bag | 1,390 | 1.07 | − |
| | Kosal Kranti Dal | Rabindra Kumar Panigrahi | 1,084 | 0.83 | − |
| | Independent | Biswambar sahu | 997 | 0.77 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,866 | 12.97 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,281 | 64.57 | − |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | Swing | 4.07 | |