Member of parliament Nagendra Kumar Pradhan State Odisha Female electors 628,062 | Party Biju Janata Dal Male electors 669,036 | |
Last election Indian general election, 2014 Assembly segments Rairakhol, Rengali, Kuchinda, Deogarh, Athamallik, Sambalpur, Chhendipada |
Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency(Odia: ସମ୍ବଲପୁର ଲୋକସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ)is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency covers the whole Sambalpur district and parts of Deogarh and Angul districts.
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Assembly segments
Before delimitation, the legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Padmapur, Melchhamunda, Bijepur, Bhatli, Bargarh, Sambalpur and Rairakhol.
Following delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, this constituency presently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
- Kuchinda
- Rengali
- Sambalpur
- Rairakhol
- Deogarh
- Chhendipada
- Athmallik
Kuchinda and Deogarh assembly segments were earlier in erstwhile Deogarh constituency. Rengali assembly segment came into existence in 2008 following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies.
Members of Parliament
Elected members from this constituency are:
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nagendra Pradhan defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suresh Pujari by a margin of 30,576 votes.