# Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency

Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

## Assembly Segments

Following delimitation, at present this constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 64 | Birmaharajpur (SC) | Subarnapur | Raghunath Jagadala | BJP | BJP |
| 65 | Sonepur | Subarnapur | Niranjan Pujari | BJD | BJP |
| 66 | Loisingha (SC) | Bolangir | Mukesh Mahaling | BJP | BJP |
| 67 | Patnagarh | Bolangir | Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo | BJP | BJP |
| 68 | Bolangir | Bolangir | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | BJD | BJD |
| 69 | Titlagarh | Bolangir | Nabin Kumar Jain | BJP | BJP |
| 70 | Kantabanji | Bolangir | Laxman Bag | BJP | BJP |
Before delimitation in 2008, the legislative assembly segments, which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Nawapara, Titilagarh, Kantabanji, Patnagarh, Saintala, Loisinga and Bolangir.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 44.12% | 44.12% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 38.12% | 38.12% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 29.02% | 29.02% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 29.8% | 29.8% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 44.33% | 44.33% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 64.06% | 64.06% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 61.75% | 61.75% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 34.81% | 34.81% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 36.22% | 36.22% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 64.25% | 64.25% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 52.63% | 52.63% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 55.59% | 55.59% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 63.09% | 63.09% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 61.88% | 61.88% |
Since its formation in 1962, 16 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Bolangir constituency are
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Hrushikesh Mahanand | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1967 | Raj Raj Singh Deo | Swatantra Party |
| 1971 | Raj Raj Singh Deo | Swatantra Party |
| 1977 | Ainthu Sahoo | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Nityananda Misra | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Nityananda Misra | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Balgopal Mishra | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Sarat Pattanayak | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Sarat Pattanayak | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Surendra Singh Bhoi by a margin of 1,32,664 votes.
2024 Indian general election: Bolangir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | 617,744 | 44.12 | 6.00 |
| | BJD | Surendra Singh Bhoi | 4,85,080 | 34.64 | 1.98 |
| | INC | Manoj Kumar Mishra | 2,30,874 | 16.49 | 4.25 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 16,064 | 1.15 | 0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,32,664 | 9.48 | 7.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,00,248 | 77.52 | 2.61 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo by a margin of 19,516 votes.
2019 Indian general elections: Bolangir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | 498,086 | 38.12 | +8.29 |
| | BJD | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | 4,78,570 | 36.62 | −2.84 |
| | INC | Samarendra Mishra | 2,71,056 | 20.74 | −2.97 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 16,001 | 1.22 | −0.57 |
| | API | Dinesh Nag | 13,909 | 1.09 | |
| | BSP | Rana Nag | 12,229 | 0.94 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,516 | 1.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,06,744 | 74.91 | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | Swing | +5.57 | |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo by a margin of 1,04,299 votes.
2014 Indian general elections: Bolangir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | 453,519 | 38.74 | |
| | BJP | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | 3,49,220 | 29.83 | |
| | INC | Sarat Pattanayak | 2,77,616 | 23.71 | |
| | AAP | Saraswati Nanda | 24,515 | 2.09 | |
| | API | Achyutananda Nag | 14,626 | 1.24 | |
| | BSP | Rana Nag | 11,513 | 0.98 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 21,043 | 1.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,04,299 | 8.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,70,961 | 74.92 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Narasingha Mishra by a margin of 90,835 votes.
2009 Indian general elections: Bolangir :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | 430,150 | 29.8 | |
| | INC | Narasingha Mishra | 3,39,315 | 23.51 | |
| | BJP | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | 1,91,739 | 13.28 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90,835 | 8.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,12,022 | 70.11 | |
| | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP |