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Assembly constituency 18 · Odisha

Rairakhol is assembly constituency number 18 in Odisha, in Sambalpur district, and one of the segments of the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Prasanna Acharya of the Biju Janata Dal won with 38.2% of the vote, 4,960 votes ahead of Debendra Mohapatra (BJP).

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Rairakhol · 2024AC 18
  1. 01
    Prasanna Acharya
    BJD
    61,716
    38.23%
  2. 02
    Debendra Mohapatra
    BJP
    56,756
    35.16%
  3. 03
    Assaf Ali Khan
    INC
    37,579
    23.28%
  4. 04
    Sanjit Kumar Babanga
    Independent
    1,226
    0.76%
  5. 05
    Prabhakar Ranjit
    BSP
    1,072
    0.66%
  6. 2 other candidates · 1,249 votesNOTA · 1,826 (1.13%)

Margin 4,960 votes · 3.07% of valid votes

2,02,639
Registered electors
2024 election
79.8%
Turnout
+3.1 pts vs 2019
4,960
Victory margin
3.1% of valid votes
May 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,61,424 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rairakhol 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Prasanna AcharyaMale · 74 yrsBJD61,716
38.23%
2Debendra MohapatraMale · 66 yrsBJP56,756
35.16%
3Assaf Ali KhanMale · 61 yrsINC37,579
23.28%
—NOTANOTA1,826
1.13%
4Sanjit Kumar BabangaMale · 58 yrs · STIndependent1,226
0.76%
5Prabhakar RanjitMale · 68 yrs · SCBSP1,072
0.66%
6Ashraya MahanandaMale · 38 yrs · SCIndependent664
0.41%
7Manoj Kumar MishraMale · 45 yrsKS585
0.36%
Past results

BJD held the seat: it also won in 2019.

0%10%20%30%40%2009201420192024BJD 38.2%BJP 35.2%INC 23.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2019Rohit PujariBJD · 37.9% · margin 14,632Turnout76.7%
2024Prasanna AcharyaBJD · 38.2% · margin 4,960Turnout79.8%
2014Rohit PujariBJD · 40.0% · margin 11,909Turnout76.9%
2009Prasanna AcharyaBJD · 35.1% · margin 9,764Turnout63.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Rairakhol result 2019

Rairakhol 2019 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rohit PujariBJD57,111
37.94%
2Assaf Ali KhanINC42,479
28.22%
3Debendra MohapatraBJP42,027
27.92%
4Samar Kumar PradhanIndependent2,714
1.80%
—NOTANOTA1,725
1.15%
5Jayalal BeheraIndependent1,715
1.14%
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6Anand Kumar SamalAAP1,359
0.90%
7Sanket BahidarBSP938
0.62%
8Janak Ram RanaPCHVP456
0.30%

Rairakhol result 2014

Rairakhol 2014 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rohit PujariBJD53,849
39.96%
2Assaf Ali KhanINC41,940
31.12%
3Pratap Kumar PradhanBJP29,544
21.92%
4Manabodha BhoiAOP1,627
1.21%
—NOTANOTA1,298
0.96%
5Debdulal BakshiBSP1,271
0.94%
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6Gitanjali PradhanSKD1,060
0.79%
7Laxmidhar NaikAAP968
0.72%
8Swadhin PandaIndependent928
0.69%
9Aparna BaghAPOI817
0.61%
10Manis Kumar DeheriIndependent658
0.49%
11Laxman Kumar BhoiPCHVP555
0.41%
12Bholanath DehuryOJM249
0.18%

Rairakhol result 2009

Rairakhol 2009 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Prasanna AcharyaBJD37,718
35.07%
2Assaf Ali KhanINC27,954
25.99%
3Sarat Chandra SahuBJP19,217
17.87%
4Geetanjali PradhanIndependent9,094
8.46%
5Chittaranjan PradhanIndependent6,960
6.47%
6Tarani BhoiIndependent1,442
1.34%
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7Hamid Prasad LuhaIndependent1,427
1.33%
8Prahallada PrustiBSP1,098
1.02%
9Apurna BaghRPI954
0.89%
10Upendra MohapatraKOKD902
0.84%
11Pramod Kumar SahooSAMO786
0.73%
Map

Rairakhol outlined in orange among the other Odisha seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Sambalpur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

BJPBJDINCCPI(M)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Rairakhol is one of the assembly segments of Sambalpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Sambalpur candidates.

  • Dharmendra PradhanBJP71,373 44.9%
  • Pranab Prakash DasBJD57,806 36.4%
  • Nagendra Kumar PradhanINC24,825 15.6%
  • Sriram PandeyIndependent744 0.5%
  • Sadanand RanbidaBSP632 0.4%

In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 13,567 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rairakhol.

Who won the Rairakhol assembly seat in 2024?

Prasanna Acharya of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Rairakhol in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 61,716 votes, which was 38.23% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Rairakhol?

The margin was 4,960 votes (3.07% of valid votes). The runner-up was Debendra Mohapatra of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 56,756 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rairakhol in 2024?

Turnout was 79.77%: 1,61,654 of 2,02,639 registered electors voted, across 253 polling stations. That is 3.1 points higher than in 2019.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rairakhol part of?

Rairakhol is an assembly segment of the Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dharmendra Pradhan got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Rairakhol a reserved constituency?

No. Rairakhol is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Rairakhol?

The Odisha assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Odisha assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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