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RAJNAGAR

Assembly seat no. 32 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1961.

Winner, 1980
NALINIKANTA MOHANTY
JNPSC
Elections held
11
1961–2004
Most successful party
JD
won 2 of 11
Margin, 1980
9,642
14.23% of valid votes

Result, 1980

Winner
Votes
37,902
Vote share
55.93%
Margin
9,642
Runner-up
INC(I)LAXMIDHAR LENKA
Votes
28,260
Vote share
41.70%
Behind by
9,642
Electors
99,774
Total votes polled
67,767
Valid votes
67,767
NOTA votes
Turnout
67.9%

Full result, 1980

4 candidates · 67,767 valid votes

1980 election →
NALINIKANTA MOHANTYJNPSCwon
37,902
55.9%
LAXMIDHAR LENKAINC(I)
28,260
41.7%
SUREN KUMAR SWAININC(U)
977
1.4%
GURU CHARAN DASBJP
628
0.9%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 11 elections

View all 11
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2004NALINIKANTA MOHANTYINC69,85652.11%KRUTIBASH PATRA8,445
2000NALINI KANTA MOHANTYBJD84,53271.11%BIJAY PRADHAN51,834
1995NALINIKANT MOHANTYJD65,26053.40%KRUTIBAS PATRA9,722
1990NALINIKANTA MOHANTYJD58,55359.20%BIJAYA KUMAR PRADHAN19,309
1985NALINIKANTA MOHANTYJNP39,94650.85%BOJOY KUMAR PRADHAN4,021

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%23%46%70%93%19611967197119741977198019851990199520002004Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%24%37%49%19611967197119741977198019851990199520002004Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the RAJNAGAR assembly constituency in 2004?

NALINIKANTA MOHANTY (INC) won RAJNAGAR in 2004, by a margin of 8,445 votes.

Which party has won RAJNAGAR the most times?

JD, with 2 of the 11 wins recorded since 1961.

How many times has RAJNAGAR gone to the polls?

11 times, from 1961 to 2004.

Who has won RAJNAGAR the most times?

NALINIKANTA MOHANTY, with 5 wins between 1977 and 2004.

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