Rajgangpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2009 Election Result
Table:
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Rajgangpur[10]

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

±%

INC

Gregori Minj

35,592

30.91

−

BJD

Benedikt Tirkey

31,477

27,34

−

JMM

Halu Mundari

17,693

15.37

−

BJP

Mahendra Kumar Majhi

16,654

14.46

−

Independent (politician)

Narayan Debasa

2,137

1.86

−

Independent

Suraj Kishore Kujur

1,571

1.36

−

Independent

William Xes

1,532

1.33

−

Independent

Mohanlal Kisan

1,449

1.26

−

KOKD

Santosh Minj

1,415

1.23

−

BSP

Sanik Oram

1,162

1.01

−

Jharkhand Disom Party

Dipak Kumar Soreng

980

0.85

−

Independent

Jeram Ekka

883

0.77

−

Independent

Bijay Oram

832

0.72

−

Independent

Sachindra Barawa

812

0.71

−

Independent

Padmini Nayak

523

0.45

−

Independent

Raghupati Lakra

435

0.38

−

Majority

4,115

3.57[a]

−

Turnout

1,15,501

60.99

−

INC hold

Considering the data within the table titled "2009 Election Result" section of Rajgangpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency), give a short sentence answer to: What were the top two candidates and parties, and what was the vote margin, in the Rajgangpur election? Output only the correct answer as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: In the 2009 election, INC candidate Gregori Minj defeated BJD candidate Benedikt Tirkey by 4,115 votes.