Angul Assembly constituency

Angul is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha, India.

Constituent Areas

Sources:

• Angul
• Nalconagar
• 23 GPs of Angul block: Khalari, Kangulabentapur, Angar Bandha, Badakera, Rantalei, Chheliapada, Baluakata, Kumurisingha, Inkarbandha, Sankhapur, Pokatunga, Talagarh, Baragounia, Basala, Bedasasan, Khinda, Gadatarasa, Badakantakul, Dhokuta, Balasingha, Bantala, Nandapur and Balanga
• 13 GPs of Banarpal block: Bauligad, Bhogabereni, Bonda, Budhapank, Fulpada, Garhasantri, Gotamara, Balaramprasad, Kulad, Mahidharpur, Nuahata, Talmul and Tulasipal.

Elected members

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected from Angul constituency are:

Election results

2024

Voting was held on 25 May 2024 in the third phase of the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election and the sixth phase of the 2024 Indian general election. Votes were counted on 4 June 2024. In the election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratap Chandra Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjukta Singh by a margin of 17,433 votes.

2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Angul

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pratap Chandra Pradhan	88,868	52.03	16.25
	BJD	Sanjukta Singh	71,435	41.82	0.46
	INC	Ambika Bhatta	6,653	3.89	15.45
	SUCI(C)	Mandodari Raul	815	0.48	0.15
	NOTA	None of the above	1,326	0.78	0.14
Majority			17,433	10.21	4.63
Turnout			1,70,817	79.22	6.72
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratap Chandra Pradhan by a margin of 8,823 votes.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Angul

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rajani Kant Singh	65,388	41.36	6.51
	BJP	Pratap Chandra Pradhan	56,565	35.78	22.59
	INC	Biplab Kumar Jena	30,572	19.34	15.08
	NOTA	None of the above	1,019	0.64	0.54
Majority			8,823	5.58	7.87
Turnout			1,58,083	72.50	4.58
Registered electors			2,18,053
	BJD hold

2014

In the 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pratap Chandra Pradhan by a margin of 20,343 votes.

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Angul

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rajani Kant Singh	72,379	47.87	1.83
	INC	Pratap Chandra Pradhan	52,036	34.42	1.29
	BJP	Minaketan Amanta	19,948	13.19	3.69
	NOTA	None of the above	1,787	1.18	New
Majority			20,343	13.45	3.12
Turnout			1,51,192	77.08	10.03
Registered electors			1,96,157
	BJD hold

2009

In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sangram Keshari Mishra by a margin of 20,463 votes.

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Angul

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rajani Kant Singh	61,381	49.70	–
	INC	Sangram Keshari Mishra	40,918	33.13	–
	BJP	Minaketan Amanta	11,731	9.50	–
Majority			20,463	16.57	–
Turnout			1,23,521	67.05	0.42
Registered electors			1,84,218
	BJD hold

1. ↑ as on 2024
2. ↑ as data published by election commission
3. ↑ It was a 2 member constituency
4. ↑ It was a 2 member constituency
5. ↑ Percentage of total valid votes.
6. ↑ Voter turnout in 2004 was 66.63%.

Notes

References

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