Rourkela is assembly constituency number 12 in Odisha, in Sundargarh district, and one of the segments of the Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Sarada Prasad Nayak of the Biju Janata Dal won with 46.5% of the vote, 3,552 votes ahead of Dilip Kumar Ray (BJP).
- 01Sarada Prasad NayakBJD64,66046.46%
- 02Dilip Kumar RayBJP61,10843.91%
- 03Birendra Nath PattnaikINC8,7516.29%
- 04Nihar RayIndependent2,5221.81%
- 05Biswanath LakraIndependent2460.18%
- 6 other candidates · 1,046 votesNOTA · 837 (0.60%)
Margin 3,552 votes · 2.55% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,39,170 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarada Prasad NayakMale · 65 yrs | BJD | 64,660 | 46.46% |
| 2 | Dilip Kumar RayMale · 71 yrs | BJP | 61,108 | 43.91% |
| 3 | Birendra Nath PattnaikMale · 64 yrs | INC | 8,751 | 6.29% |
| 4 | Nihar RayMale · 65 yrs | Independent | 2,522 | 1.81% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 837 | 0.60% |
| 5 | Biswanath LakraMale · 42 yrs · ST | Independent | 246 | 0.18% |
| 6 | Thomas Bartholomio DungdungMale · 46 yrs · ST | Independent | 222 | 0.16% |
| 7 | Kamal Kishore AgarwalMale · 66 yrs | ICPa | 219 | 0.16% |
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| 8 | Nirmal Kumar DasMale · 65 yrs | BHRJWNKP | 170 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Dhruba Charan BeheraMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 159 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Swarup MishraMale · 45 yrs | KJD | 148 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Milan Chandra MahantaMale · 43 yrs | AJSUP | 128 | 0.09% |
BJD held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Rourkela result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarada Prasad Nayak | BJD | 60,705 | 47.29% |
| 2 | Nihar Ray | BJP | 50,275 | 39.17% |
| 3 | Biren Senapaty | INC | 13,944 | 10.86% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 889 | 0.69% |
| 4 | Bikash Mansingh | Independent | 614 | 0.48% |
| 5 | Bishnu Charan Mahanta | BSP | 611 | 0.48% |
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| 6 | Surama Mishra | KJD | 341 | 0.27% |
| 7 | Lambodar Mohanta | AAP | 325 | 0.25% |
| 8 | Pitabasa Mishra | Independent | 249 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Mahammad Rizwan Rahi | Independent | 209 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Dharmendra Mohapatra | Independent | 204 | 0.16% |
Rourkela result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dilip Kumar Ray | BJP | 59,653 | 48.37% |
| 2 | Sarada Prasad Nayak | BJD | 48,724 | 39.51% |
| 3 | Pravat Mohapatra | INC | 10,397 | 8.43% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,091 | 0.88% |
| 4 | Binay Kumar Tiwari | AAP | 1,022 | 0.83% |
| 5 | Salomi Minz | CPI(M) | 612 | 0.50% |
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| 6 | Richard Anand Kujur | BSP | 553 | 0.45% |
| 7 | Biswanath Lakra | Independent | 444 | 0.36% |
| 8 | Mahipal Singh | Independent | 233 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Papu Kumar Ray | Independent | 203 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Hrudananda Behera | KOKD | 150 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Gokulananda Mohanty | KS | 129 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Tapan Kumar Panda | Independent | 109 | 0.09% |
Rourkela result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarada Prasad Nayak | BJD | 46,020 | 53.25% |
| 2 | Ramesh Kumar Agrawal | BJP | 20,424 | 23.63% |
| 3 | Prasanta Kumar Behera | INC | 14,707 | 17.02% |
| 4 | Paschal Barla | JMM | 1,981 | 2.29% |
| 5 | Rashid Aslam | BSP | 947 | 1.10% |
| 6 | Gadadhar Mishra | SP | 394 | 0.46% |
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| 7 | Kamal Majhi | Independent | 393 | 0.45% |
| 8 | Hitendra Nag | Independent | 359 | 0.42% |
| 9 | Jaysingh Singh | KOKD | 324 | 0.37% |
| 10 | Biraja Nanda Singh | Independent | 309 | 0.36% |
| 11 | Gyana Ranjan Nayak | KS | 228 | 0.26% |
| 12 | Mahipal Singh | Independent | 205 | 0.24% |
| 13 | Nihar Mohanty | Independent | 139 | 0.16% |
Rourkela 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 Sundargarh district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Rourkela is one of the assembly segments of Sundargarh. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Sundargarh candidates.
- Jual OramBJP70,420 51.3%
- Dilip Kumar TirkeyBJD50,454 36.8%
- Janardan DehuryINC14,952 10.9%
- Justin LugunSUCI474 0.3%
- Jagabandhu OramIndependent313 0.2%
In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 19,966 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rourkela.
Who won the Rourkela assembly seat in 2024?
Sarada Prasad Nayak of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Rourkela in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 64,660 votes, which was 46.46% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Rourkela?
The margin was 3,552 votes (2.55% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dilip Kumar Ray of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 61,108 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Rourkela in 2024?
Turnout was 64.69%: 1,39,281 of 2,15,294 registered electors voted, across 198 polling stations. That is 0.9 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rourkela part of?
Rourkela is an assembly segment of the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Jual Oram got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Rourkela a reserved constituency?
No. Rourkela is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Rourkela?
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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