# Rajanagar Assembly constituency

Rajanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Pattamundai (M), Rajanagar block and 18 Gram panchayats (Bachhara, Srirampur, Damarpur, Sansarphal, Khanata, Oupada, Chandanagar, Sasana, Dosia, Khadianta, Gangarampur, Aradapali, Sanjharia, Badapada, Bilikana, Badamohanpur, Dihudipur and Balabhadrapur) of Pattamundai block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2019 | 2019 | 45.81% | 45.81% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 49% | 49% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 48.15% | 48.15% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 52.11% | 52.11% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 71.11% | 71.11% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 53.40% | 53.40% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 59.20% | 59.20% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 50.85% | 50.85% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 55.93% | 55.93% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 59.09% | 59.09% |
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections have been held here till date including one bypoll in 1971.
List of members elected from Rajanagar constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | BJD |
| 2019 | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | BJD |
| 2014 | Anshuman Mohanty | INC |
| 2009 | Alekh Kumar Jena | BJD |
| 2004 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | INC |
| 2000 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | BJD |
| 1995 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | JD |
| 1990 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | JD |
| 1985 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | JP |
| 1980 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | LKD |
| 1977 | Nalinikanta Mohanty | JP |
| 1974 | Biju Patnaik | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 (bypoll) | Biju Patnaik | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Prahlad Mallik | Utkal Congress |
| 1967 | Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo | Independent |
| 1961 | Padma Charan Naik | PSP |
| 1957 | Ananta Charan Tripathy | Independent |
| 1951 | Saraswati Devi | INC |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Rajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Dhruba Charan Sahu | | | |
| | BJP | Lalit Behera | | | |
| | INC | Ashok Pratihari | | | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | gain from | gain from | gain from | gain from | gain from |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty by a margin of 18,408 votes.
2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Rajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Dhruba Charan Sahu | 78,926 | 45.81 | |
| | INC | Anshuman Mohanty | 60518 | 35.13 | |
| | BJP | Alekh Kumar Jena | 27134 | 15.75 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 716 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,408 | 10.68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,72,286 | 70.48 | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhruba Charan Sahu by a margin of 5,429 votes.
2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Rajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Anshuman Mohanty | 76,806 | 49 | |
| | BJD | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | 71377 | 45.54 | |
| | BJP | Jnandev Beura | 6632 | 4.23 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 976 | 0.62 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,429 | 3.46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,56,747 | 71.2 | |
| | 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 Alekh Kumar Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nalinikanta Mohanty by a margin of 4,335 votes.
2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Rajanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Alekh Kumar Jena | 63,683 | 48.15 | |
| | INC | Nalinikanta Mohanty | 59,348 | 44.87 | |
| | BJP | Bijay Ketan Swain | 6,661 | 5.04 | |
| | OCP | Premananda Khilar | 649 | 0.49 | |
| | Independent | Ajit Kumar Nayak | 544 | 0.41 | |
| | BSP | Manjulata Das | 522 | 0.39 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Ram Chandra Patra | 434 | 0.33 | |
| | SAMO | Manjulata Rath | 414 | 0.31 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,335 | 3.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,275 | 68.70 | 7.3'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000034−QINU`"' |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,92,554 | | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC |