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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Angul}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Angul<br />
| state = [[Odisha]]<br />
| constituency_no = 61<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = <br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| division = Northern Division<br />
| district = [[Angul district|Angul]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhenkanal]]<br />
| established = 1951<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| incumbent_image = <br />
| mla = [[Pratap Chandra Pradhan]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
| electors = 2,15,625{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Angul''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Angul district]], [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=61|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305094324/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=61|url-status=usurped|archive-date=5 March 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Angul (61) District : Angul |accessdate= 5 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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== Constituent Areas ==<br />
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Sources:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf|title=Assembly Constituencies and their Extent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls|title=Seats of Odisha}}</ref><br />
*[[Angul]]<br />
*[[Nalconagar, Angul|Nalconagar]]<br />
*23 [[Gram panchayat|GP]]s 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<br />
*13 GPs of Banarpal block: Bauligad, Bhogabereni, Bonda, Budhapank, Fulpada, Garhasantri, Gotamara, Balaramprasad, Kulad, Mahidharpur, Nuahata, Talmul and Tulasipal.<br />
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==Elected members==<br />
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{{bar box<br />
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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp116.htm|title= 116 - Angul Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 5 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|52.03}}<br />
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|41.36}}<br />
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|47.87}}<br />
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|49.70}}<br />
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|44.73}}<br />
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|68.49}}<br />
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|44.38}}<br />
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|68.09}}<br />
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|50.40}}<br />
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|52.98}}<br />
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|65.46}}<br />
}}<br />
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Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.<br />
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List of members elected from Angul constituency are:<ref name=prevMLAs>{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004) |access-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Hindol Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/hindol.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 2 March 2014}}</ref><br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Member<br />
!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Angul Assembly Election Results 2024: Angul Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/angul-constituency-result-18061 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
|[[Pratap Chandra Pradhan]]<br />
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="election2019">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |accessdate=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><br />
| rowspan="4" |[[Rajani Kant Singh]]<br />
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=5|Biju Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" /><br />
|-<br />
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" /><br />
|-<br />
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br />
|Adwait Prasad Singh<br />
|-<br />
||[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br />
|Ramesh Jena<br />
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br />
|Adwait Prasad Singh<br />
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
|Prafulla Misra<br />
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|Santosh Kumar Pradhan<br />
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |Adwait Prasad Singh<br />
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]<br />
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Utkal Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br />
|Debaraja Sahu<br />
|-<br />
||[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |Kumuda Chandra Singh<br />
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Orissa Jana Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
||[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}<br />
|Narendra Kumar Nayak<br />
|{{full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br />
|-<br />
|Kumuda Chandra Singh<br />
|{{full party name with color|Independent}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}<br />
|Arkhit Naik<br />
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|Hrushikesh Tripathy <br />
|}<br />
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== Election Result ==<br />
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=== 2024 ===<br />
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Pratap Chandra Pradhan]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Sanjukta Singh by a margin of 17,433 votes.<ref name=":0" /><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin <br />
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Angul}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Pratap Chandra Pradhan]]<br />
|votes = 88,868<br />
|percentage = 52.03<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Biju Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Sanjukta Singh<br />
|votes. = 71,435<br />
|percentage = 41.82<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Ambika Bhatta<br />
|votes = 6,653<br />
|percentage = 3.89<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 1326<br />
|percentage = 0.78<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 17,433<br />
|percentage = 10.21<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,70,817<br />
|percentage = 79.22<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party <br />
|loser = Biju Janata Dal<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2019 ===<br />
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Rajani Kant Singh]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Pratap Chandra Pradhan]] by a margin of 8823 votes.<ref name="election2019" /><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin| <br />
| title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Angul<ref name="TP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase3/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%283rd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf|website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party= Biju Janata Dal|candidate=[[Rajani Kant Singh]]|votes= 65,388|percentage = 41.36|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Pratap Chandra Pradhan]]|votes=56,565|percentage=35.78|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Biplab Kumar Jena|votes=30,572|percentage=19.34|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,019|percentage=0.64|change=}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=8,823|percentage=5.58|change=-7.87}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,58,083|percentage=72.5|change=-4.58}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors|reg. electors =2,18,053 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|<br />
|winner = Biju Janata Dal<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2014 ===<br />
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.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014 |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html |archive-date=18 August 2014 |accessdate=29 May 2014 |work=leadtech.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin |<br />
| title=[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Angul <ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Angul|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1861.htm?ac=61|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Angul (61)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=61|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107042227/https://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=61|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 November 2023|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=[[Rajani Kant Singh]]|votes=72,379|percentage=47.87|change=-1.83}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Pratap Chandra Pradhan]]|votes=52,036|percentage=34.42|change=1.29}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Minaketan Amant|votes=19,948|percentage=13.19|change=3.69}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,787|percentage=1.18|change=''-''}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=20,343|percentage=13.45|change=-3.12}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,51,192|percentage=77.08|change=10.03}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors|reg. electors = 1,96,157}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|<br />
|winner = Biju Janata Dal<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2009 ===<br />
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.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=20463 |accessdate=5 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin |<br />
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Angul<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Biju Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = [[Rajani Kant Singh]]<br />
|votes = 61,381<br />
|percentage = 49.70<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Sangram Keshari Mishra<br />
|votes = 40,918<br />
|percentage = 33.13<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Minaketan Amanta<br />
|votes = 11,731<br />
|percentage = 9.50<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 20,463<br />
|percentage = 16.57{{efn|%of total valid votes}}<br />
|change = ''-''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,23,521<br />
|percentage = 67.05<br />
|change = 0.42 {{efn|2004 Voter turnout was 66.63%}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 1,84,218<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|<br />
|winner = Biju Janata Dal<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist|2}}<br />
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{{Angul district}}<br />
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Angul district]]<br />
[[Category:Dhenkanal district]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br />
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]</div>
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