Kuchinda, Rengali, Sambalpur, Rairakhol, Deogarh and Telkoi are among the 147 constituencies being contested in the ongoing Odisha assembly elections 2019. These six constituencies will be contested in the third phase of the elections, to be held on April 23. Polling will be held in the above vidhan sabha seats between 7am in the morning to 5pm in the evening. Check Full Schedule of Odisha Assembly Elections 2019 Schedule.
Results of 2014: In these 6 seats, the battle has been dominated by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), whose four candidates had emerged victorious in the last assembly polls. Two seats were won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whereas, the Congress drew a blank.
Among these six constituencies, Sambalpur, Rairakhol and Deogarh fall under the general category, whereas, Kuchinda and Telkoi are reserved for scheduled tribes (ST) and Rengali for scheduled castes (SC).
Kuchinda, Rengali, Sambalpur, Rairakhol, Deogarh, Telkoi Assembly Elections 2019: Candidates, Poll Dates, Results Of Odisha Vidhan Sabha Seats
Kuchinda
Congress Candidate | SOVARAM PADHAN |
BJD Candidate | Kishore Chandra Naik |
BJP Candidate | RABI NARAYAN NAIK |
Past Winner (Current MLA) | Rabi Narayan Naik - BJD |
Poll Date | April 23 |
Rengali
Congress Candidate | BALAKRUSHNA ROHIDAS |
BJD Candidate | REENA TANTY |
BJP Candidate | NAURI NAYAK |
Past Winner (Current MLA) | Ramesh Patua - BJD |
Poll Date | April 23 |
Sambalpur
Congress Candidate | ASWINI KUMAR PUJAHARI |
BJD Candidate | RASESWARI PANIGRAHI |
BJP Candidate | JAYA NARAYAN MISHRA |
Past Winner (Current MLA) | RASESWARI PANIGRAHI - BJD |
Poll Date | April 23 |
Rairakhol
Congress Candidate | ASSAF ALI KHAN |
BJD Candidate | Rohit Pujari |
BJP Candidate | Debendra Mohapatra |
Past Winner (Current MLA) | Rohit Pujari - BJD |
Poll Date | April 23 |
Deogarh
Congress Candidate | Uma Shankar Sahu |
BJD Candidate | Romancha Ranjan Biswal |
BJP Candidate | Subash Chandra Panigrahi |
Past Winner (Current MLA) | Nitesh Ganga Dev - BJP |
Poll Date | April 23 |
Telkoi
Congress Candidate | PRASHANT KUMAR DALEI |
BJD Candidate | PREMANANDA NAYAK |
BJP Candidate | DHANURJAYA SIDU |
Past Winner (Current MLA) | Bedabyasa Nayak - BJP |
Poll Date | April 23 |
Voting for the Odisha assembly elections 2019 commenced on April 11, when the first phase of the contest was held. As per the scheduled prepared by the polling body, the state will elect its MLAs in four phases, ending on April 29. Results will be declared on May 23. In the last assembly elections, the government of Naveen Patnaik was re-elected to power, with the BJD winning 107 of the 147 vidhan sabha seats, whereas, the Congress and the BJP were restricted to 16 and 10 constituencies, respectively.
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