Nayagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nayagarh district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Nayagarh, Nayagarh block and 18 Gram panchayats (Sunamuhin, Panderipada, Giridipali, Kurala, Rabigadia, Pantikhari, Korapitha, Sakeri, Sardhapur, Bhadikila, Nandighora, Arada, Goudaput, Komanda, Rohibanka, Banthapur, Rabara, Ranganipatna and Odagaon nac of Odagaon Block).
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2002. Arun Kumar Sahoo won for the fifth consecutive time in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.
List of members elected from Nayagarh constituency are: YearMemberParty2024Arun Kumar Sahoo20192014200920042002 (bypoll)Mandakini Behera2000Bhagabat Behera1995Sitakanta Mishra1990Bhagabat Behera19851980Banshidhar Sahoo1977Bhagabat Behera19741971Achyutananda Mohanty19671961Brundaban Chandra Singh1957Raja Saheb Krushna Chandra Singh Mandhata1951
Election results
2024 Voting was held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh by a margin of 439 votes.
2019 In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Irani Ray by a margin of 14,948 votes.
2014 In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lala Manoj Kumar Ray by a margin of 20,867 votes.
2009 In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arun Kumar Sahoo defeated Independent candidate Hemendra Chandra Singh by a margin of 27,341 votes.
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