Nabarangpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency (formerly known as Nowrangpur Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

Nabarangpur
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentRamesh Chandra Majhi
Parliamentary PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1952
ReservationST
StateOdisha
Former MPBalabhadra Majhi
Most Successful PartyIndian National Congress
Assembly ConstituenciesUmerkote
Jharigam
Nabarangpur
Dabugam
Kotpad
Malkangiri
Chitrakonda

Assembly segments

Before delimitation in 2008, the legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Malkangiri, Chitrakonda, Kotpad, Nabarangpur, Kodinga, Dabugam, Umarkote.[1]

Following delimitation, at present, this constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

Constituency number Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 District
73 Umerkote ST Nabarangpur
74 Jharigam ST Nabarangpur
75 Nabarangpur ST Nabarangpur
76 Dabugam ST Nabarangpur
142 Kotpad ST Koraput
146 Malkangiri ST Malkangiri
147 Chitrakonda ST Malkangiri

Members of Parliament

Elected members of this constituency are:[2]

Election Results

2019 Election Result
2019 Indian general elections: Nabarangpur[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ramesh Chandra Majhi 3,92,504 33.78 -2.79
INC Pradeep Kumar Majhi 3,50,870 30.20 -6.17
BJP Balabhadra Majhi 3,42,839 29.50 +15.96
NOTA None of the above 44,582 3.84
BSP Chandradhwaj Majhi 28,905 2.49
Majority 41,634 3.58
Turnout 11,61,787 79.52
BJD hold Swing

2014 Election

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Balabhadra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi by a margin of 2,042 votes.[5] In Nabarangpur, NOTA received 44408 votes (5%) which is significantly higher than the victory margin.[6]

2014 Indian general elections: Nabarangpur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Balabhadra Majhi 3,73,887 36.57
INC Pradeep Kumar Majhi 3,71,845 36.37
BJP Parsuram Majhi 1,38,430 13.54
NOTA None of the above 44,408 4.34
BSP Gopinath Jani 31,707 3.10
OJM Arjun Bhatra 24,832 2.42
AOP Gopal Pujari 18,675 1.82
Independent Chandradhwaja Majhi 18,388 1.79
Majority 2,042 0.20
Turnout 10,22,187 78.80
BJD gain from INC Swing

General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Nabarangpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pradeep Kumar Majhi 3,08,307 38.93
BJD Domburu Majhi 2,78,330 35.15
BJP Parsuram Majhi 1,56,784 19.80
BSP Chandradhwaja Majhi 48,514 6.13
Majority 29,977 3.79
Turnout 7,91,935 65.14
INC hold Swing

References
  1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  2. "Nabarangpur (ST) General (Lok Sabha) Election Result". MapsofIndia. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. "Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha: Full list of candidates, polling dates". Zee News. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. "Archived copy". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "NOTA may have affected outcome in 19 constituencies".
  7. "Odisha - Nabarangpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

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