Rayagada
Assembly seat no. 140 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2000
LALBIHARI HIMIRIKA
BJD
Elections held
13
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2000
8,708
10.96% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
INCULAKA RAMACHANDRA
- Votes
- 29,460
- Vote share
- 37.07%
- Behind by
- 8,708
Electors
1,66,897
Total votes polled
79,464
Valid votes
79,464
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.6%
Full result, 2000
8 candidates · 79,464 valid votes
LALBIHARI HIMIRIKABJDwon
38,168
48.0%
ULAKA RAMACHANDRAINC
29,460
37.1%
BIDULATA HUIKAIND
5,076
6.4%
BRAMHANANDA BIDIKABSP
2,190
2.8%
SANKAR BIDIKAJD(S)
1,700
2.1%
UMASANKAR ULAKANCP
1,696
2.1%
MANMATHA KASACPI(ML)(L)
617
0.8%
JILAKARA RAMA RAOIND
557
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kadraka Appala Swamy | INC | 87,482 | 45.80% | Anusaya Majhi | 29,186 |
| 2019 | MAKARANDA MUDULI | IND | 52,844 | 30.21% | LAL BIHARI HIMIRIKA | 4,870 |
| 2014 | LALBIHARI HIMIRIKA | BJD | 69,629 | 41.45% | MAKARANDA MUDULI | 8,286 |
| 2009 | LAL BIHARI HIMIRIKA | BJD | 52,847 | 44.45% | ULAKA RAMA CHANDRA | 15,661 |
| 2004 | ULAKA RAMA CHANDRA | INC | 59,807 | 53.00% | LAL BIHARI HIMIRIKA | 19,750 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Rayagada assembly constituency in 2024?
Kadraka Appala Swamy (INC) won Rayagada in 2024, by a margin of 29,186 votes.
Which party has won Rayagada the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 13 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has Rayagada gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won Rayagada the most times?
LALBIHARI HIMIRIKA, with 2 wins between 2000 and 2014.
