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Nabarangpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament
  
Balabhadra Majhi

State
  
Odisha

Female electors
  
651,335

Party
  
Biju Janata Dal

Male electors
  
645,875

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Kotpad, Dabugam, Chitrakonda, Nabarangpur, Jharigam, Malkangiri, Umarkote

Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency(Odia: ନବରଙ୍ଗପୁର ଲୋକସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ)(formerly known as Nowrangpur Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

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Assembly segments

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

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

  1. Umerkote
  2. Jharigam
  3. Nabarangpur
  4. Dabugam
  5. Kotpad
  6. Malkangiri
  7. Chitrakonda

Members of Parliament

Elected members of this constituency are:

  • 2014: Balabhadra Majhi, BJD
  • 2009: Pradeep Kumar Majhi, Congress
  • 2004: Parsuram Majhi, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1999: Parsuram Majhi, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1998: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
  • 1996: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
  • 1991: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
  • 1989: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
  • 1984: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
  • 1980: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
  • 1977: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
  • 1971: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
  • 1967: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
  • 1951: Ponnada Subba Rao, Ganatantra Parishad
  • 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. In Nabarangpur, NOTA received 44408 votes (5%) which is significantly higher than the victory margin.

    References

    Nabarangpur (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia