Brajarajnagar Assembly Election Result 1990

Odisha · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990

Prasanna Kumar Panda of Communist Party Of India won the Brajarajnagar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Odisha in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 44,101 votes (60.80% vote share). The runner-up was Sanat Kumar Patjoshi (Indian National Congress) with 19,006 votes.

A total of 7 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Odisha
  • Constituency: Brajarajnagar
  • Constituency Number: 6
  • District: Jharsuguda
  • Total Contestants: 7
  • Election Year: 1990
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Prasanna Kumar Panda 44101 60.80% Communist Party Of India
2 Sanat Kumar Patjoshi 19006 26.20% Indian National Congress
3 Shyamlal Agrawal 4227 5.80% Independent
4 Piter Hau 3594 5.00% Independent
5 Surat Suna 851 1.20% Bahujan Samaj Party
6 Bhaskar Biswal 549 0.80% Independent
7 Kanshiram Singh 251 0.40% Independent

About Brajarajnagar Assembly Constituency

The Brajarajnagar constituency is part of the Odisha Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 7 candidates contested for this seat. Prasanna Kumar Panda (Communist Party Of India) emerged as the winner securing 44,101 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

7 candidates contested from Brajarajnagar assembly constituency in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.

Brajarajnagar is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Odisha.

Prasanna Kumar Panda (Communist Party Of India) won the Brajarajnagar assembly seat in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.