Nabarangpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.Before delimitation in 2008, the legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Malkangiri, Chitrakonda, Kotpad, Nabarangpur, Kodinga, Dabugam, Umarkote.
Following delimitation, at present, this constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
- Umerkote
- Jharigam
- Nabarangpur
- Dabugam
- Kotpad
- Malkangiri
- Chitrakonda
Members of Parliament
Elected members of this constituency are:
- 2019: Ramesh Chandra Majhi, BJD
- 2014: Balabhadra Majhi, BJD
- 2009: Pradeep Kumar Majhi, Congress
- 2004: Parsuram Majhi, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1999: Parsuram Majhi, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
- 1996: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
- 1991: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
- 1989: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
- 1984: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
- 1980: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
- 1977: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
- 1971: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
- 1967: Khagapati Pradhani, Congress
- 1962: Jagannath Rao, Congress
- 1957: Constituency does not exist
- 1952: Ponnada Subba Rao, Ganatantra Parishad
2014 Election
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Balabhadra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi by a margin of 2,042 votes.
In Nabarangpur, NOTA received 44408 votes which is significantly higher than the victory margin.