Angul is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha, India.

Constituent Areas

Sources:

  • Angul
  • Nalconagar
  • 23 GPs of Angul block: Khalari, Kangulabentapur, Angar Bandha, Badakera, Rantalei, Chheliapada, Baluakata, Kumurisingha, Inkarbandha, Sankhapur, Pokatunga, Talagarh, Baragounia, Basala, Bedasasan, Khinda, Gadatarasa, Badakantakul, Dhokuta, Balasingha, Bantala, Nandapur and Balanga
  • 13 GPs of Banarpal block: Bauligad, Bhogabereni, Bonda, Budhapank, Fulpada, Garhasantri, Gotamara, Balaramprasad, Kulad, Mahidharpur, Nuahata, Talmul and Tulasipal.

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates
202452.03%
201941.36%
201447.87%
200949.70%
200444.73%
200068.49%
199544.38%
199068.09%
198550.40%
198052.98%
197765.46%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected from Angul constituency are:

YearMemberParty
2024Pratap Chandra PradhanBharatiya Janata Party
2019Rajani Kant SinghBiju Janata Dal
2014
2009
2004
2000Adwait Prasad Singh
1995Ramesh JenaIndian National Congress
1990Adwait Prasad SinghJanata Dal
1985Prafulla MisraIndian National Congress
1980Santosh Kumar PradhanIndian National Congress (I)
1977Adwait Prasad SinghJanata Party
1974Utkal Congress
1971Debaraja Sahu
1967Kumuda Chandra SinghOrissa Jana Congress
1961
1957Narendra Kumar NayakCommunist Party of India
Kumuda Chandra SinghIndependent politician
1951Arkhit NaikIndian National Congress
Hrushikesh Tripathy

Election Result

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratap Chandra Pradhan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sanjukta Singh by a margin of 17,433 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPPratap Chandra Pradhan88,86852.03
BJDSanjukta Singh41.82
INCAmbika Bhatta6,6533.89
NOTANone of the above13260.78
Majority17,43310.21
Turnout1,70,81779.22
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratap Chandra Pradhan by a margin of 8823 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJDRajani Kant Singh65,38841.36
BJPPratap Chandra Pradhan56,56535.78
INCBiplab Kumar Jena30,57219.34
NOTANone of the above1,0190.64
Majority8,8235.58−7.87
Turnout1,58,08372.5−4.58
Registered electors2,18,053
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pratap Chandra Pradhan by a margin of 20,343 votes.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJDRajani Kant Singh72,37947.87−1.83
INCPratap Chandra Pradhan52,03634.421.29
BJPMinaketan Amant19,94813.193.69
NOTANone of the above1,7871.18−
Majority20,34313.45−3.12
Turnout1,51,19277.0810.03
Registered electors1,96,157
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajani Kant Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sangram Keshari Mishra by a margin of 20,463 votes.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Angul
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJDRajani Kant Singh61,38149.70−
INCSangram Keshari Mishra40,91833.13−
BJPMinaketan Amanta11,7319.50−
Majority20,46316.57−
Turnout1,23,52167.050.42 '"`UNIQ−−ref−0000002A−QINU`"'
Registered electors1,84,218
BJD hold

Notes

20°50′N 85°06′E/20.84°N 85.10°E/ 20.84; 85.10