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{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Odisha}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Loisingha}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Loisingha
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 66
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Northern Division
| district = [[Balangir district|Balangir]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bolangir (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bolangir]]
| established = 1957
| reservation = SC
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Mukesh Mahaling]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,45,851{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Loisingha''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Balangir district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=66|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130617214840/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=66|url-status=usurped|archive-date=17 June 2013|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Loisingha (66) District : Bolangir|accessdate= 17 March 2014}}</ref>

This constituency includes Loisingha block, Puintala block and Agalpur 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>

==Elected members==
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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp110.htm|title= 110 - Loisingha Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 16 March 2014}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|44.32}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|39.82}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|40.51}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|34.40}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|29.70}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|51.82}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|40.02}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|74.55}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|65.37}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|63.66}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|44.60}}
}}

Since its formation in 1957, 16 elections were held till date.

Elected members from the Loisingha constituency are:<ref>{{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) |accessdate=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Loisingha Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/loisingha.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 17 March 2014}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Loisingha Assembly Election Results 2024: Loisingha Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/loisingha-constituency-result-18066 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Mukesh Mahaling]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[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/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|Jogendra Behera
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|Ramakanta Seth
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|[[Narasingha Mishra]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Balgopal Mishra]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
||[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|{{full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
||[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|[[Narasingha Mishra]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
||[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Balgopal Mishra]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Independent}}
|-
||[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|-
||[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Ram Prasad Mishra
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
||[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|[[Ananga Udaya Singh Deo]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Swatantra Party}}
|-
||[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| rowspan="2" |Nandakishore Mishra
|-
||[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
||[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
| rowspan="2" |Ram Prasad Mishra
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
||[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|{{full party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|}

==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
Voting was held on 20 May 2024 in the 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election and the 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 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 [[Mukesh Mahaling]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Nihar Ranjan Behera by a margin of 18,190 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Loisingha}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mukesh Mahaling]]
|votes = 83,313
|percentage = 44.32
|change = {{increase}}4.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Nihar Ranjan Behara
|votes = 65,123
|percentage = 34.64
|change = {{increase}}2.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Om Prakash Kumbhar
|votes = 32,249
|percentage = 17.15
|change = {{decrease}}5.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,160
|percentage = 1.15
|change = {{decrease}}0.03
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,190
|percentage = 9.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,87,992
|percentage = 76.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
In 2019 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Mukesh Mahaling]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Pradeep Kumar Behera by a margin of 13,668 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Loisingha<ref name="SP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase2/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%282nd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mukesh Mahaling]]
|votes = 71,261
|percentage = 39.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Pradeep Kumar Behera
|votes = 57,593
|percentage = 32.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Naba Kishor Naik
|votes = 40,053
|percentage = 22.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,529
|percentage = 0.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,668
|percentage = 7.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,78,966
|percentage = 73.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Jogendra Behera defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Pandaba Chandra Kumbhar by a margin of 22,854 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url= http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html |title= Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014 |work= leadtech.in |accessdate= 29 May 2014 |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 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
| title=[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Loisingha<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Loisingha|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1866.htm?ac=66|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Loisingha (66)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=66|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140608044512/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=66|url-status=usurped|archive-date=8 June 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Jogendra Behera
|votes = 64,340
|percentage = 40.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pandaba Chandra Kumbhar
|votes = 41486
|percentage = 26.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Paramananda Seth
|votes = 38,732
|percentage = 24.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,737
|percentage = 1.09
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,854
|percentage = 14.39
|change = 11.55
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,58,822
|percentage = 75.7
|change = 3.63
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,09,804
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Ramakanta Seth defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Pandava Chandra Kumbhar by a margin of 4,093 votes.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |url-status=dead |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 |accessdate=17 March 2014 |work=leadtech.in |quote=4093}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Loisingha<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 = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Ramakanta Seth
|votes = 49,959
|percentage = 34,40
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pandava Chandra Kumbhar
|votes = 45,566
|percentage = 31.56
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Megha Kumbhar
|votes = 38,261
|percentage = 26.50
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,093
|percentage = 2.84{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,44,381
|percentage = 72.07
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = 2.35{{efn|2004 voter turnout was 69.32%}}
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Balangir district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Balangir district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Orissa]]

Loisingha Assembly constituency - Revision history

GeorgeGirdleston at 23:00, 15 April 2026