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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Lanjigarh}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Lanjigarh
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 77
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency|Kalahandi]]
| established = 2009
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Pradip Kumar Dishari]]
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,30,367{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Lanjigarh''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Kalahandi district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=77|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071123/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=77|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 April 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Lanjigarh (77) District: Kalahandi|accessdate= 5 April 2014}}</ref>

This constituency includes Lanjigarh block, Thuamul Rampur block and 16 [[Gram panchayat]]s (Anlabhata, Badakarlakot, Badpujhariaguda, Baner, Bhainripali, Dhansuli, Hirapur, Jaipatna, Kuchagaon, Mangalpur, Mukhiguda, Paikkendumundi, Pratappur, Rengalpalli, Sargiguda and Uchhula) of Jaipatna block and 8 GPs (Risigaon, Duarsuni, Sagada, Jugsaipatna, Chancher, Kuturukhamar, Malgaon and Tal Belgaon) of Bhawanipatna block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delimitation 2008 |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/forms/int1.pdf |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]] }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and went for polls in [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]].

==Elected members==
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|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|34.09}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|38.28}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|43.47}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|34.47}}
}}

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Lanjigarh constituency are:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lanjigarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Lanjigarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/lanjigarh-constituency-result-18077 |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Pradip Kumar Dishari]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Lanjigarh Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/lanjigarh-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title= Lanjigarh Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/lanjigarh.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 6 April 2014}}</ref>
|Balabhadra Majhi
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":1" />
|Shibaji Majhi
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th 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, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pradip Kumar Dishari]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Balabhadra Majhi by a margin of 6,501 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Vidhan Sabha Election]],Lanjigarh}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pradip Kumar Dishari]]
|votes = 60,254
|percentage = 34.09
|change = {{down}}4.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Balabhadra Majhi
|votes = 53,753
|percentage = 30.41
|change = {{up}}0.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ramesh Chandra Majhi
|votes = 49,113
|percentage = 27.78
|change = {{up}}3.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 4,123
|percentage = 2.33
|change = {{up}}0.38
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,501
|percentage = 3.68
|change = {{down}}5.10
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,76,768
|percentage = 76.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pradip Kumar Dishari]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Sibaji Majhi by a margin of 14,308 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin |title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Lanjigarh<ref name="FP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC / PC ) |url=http://ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase%201/Form%207%20A%20to%20English%28Phase-I%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pradip Kumar Dishari]]
|votes = 62,413
|percentage = 38.28
|change = {{decrease}}5.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sibaji Majhi
|votes = 48,105
|percentage = 29.50
|change ={{increase}}2.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ramesh Chandra Majhi
|votes = 39,777
|percentage = 24.39
|change = {{increase}}6.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,181
|percentage = 1.95
|change =
|Symbol =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,308
|percentage = 8.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,63.064
|percentage = 75.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Balabhadra Majhi defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Pradip Kumar Dishari]] by a margin of 24,895 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin |
| title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Lanjigarh}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Balabhadra Majhi
|votes = 65,033
|percentage = 43.47
|change = {{increase}}11.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Pradip Kumar Dishari]]
|votes = 40,138
|percentage = 26.83
|change = {{decrease}}7.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bijaya Dishari
|votes =26,744
|percentage =17.88
|change = {{decrease}}3.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 4,782
|percentage = 3.20
|change =
|Symbol =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,895
|percentage = 17.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
In 2009 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Shibaji Majhi defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Balabhadra Majhi by a margin of 3,039 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Lanjigarh<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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Shibaji Majhi
|votes = 46,138
|percentage = 34.47
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Balabhadra Majhi
|votes = 43,099
|percentage = 32.20
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bijaya Dishari
|votes = 28,482
|percentage = 21.28
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,039
|percentage = 2.27{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,33,862
|percentage = 68.70
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kalahandi district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Kalahandi district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:2009 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2009]]

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