Rayagada
Assembly seat no. 140 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2004
ULAKA RAMA CHANDRA
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 13
Margin, 2004
19,750
17.50% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJDLAL BIHARI HIMIRIKA
- Votes
- 40,057
- Vote share
- 35.50%
- Behind by
- 19,750
Electors
1,78,436
Total votes polled
1,12,846
Valid votes
1,12,846
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
63.2%
Full result, 2004
5 candidates · 1,12,846 valid votes
ULAKA RAMA CHANDRAINCwon
59,807
53.0%
LAL BIHARI HIMIRIKABJD
40,057
35.5%
NABIN ADANGAKABSP
6,096
5.4%
SANKAR BIDIKAJD(S)
3,657
3.2%
MANDANGI MADHAVA RAOCPI(ML)(L)
3,229
2.9%
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
