Sundergarh district comprises of seven Assembly segments such as Talsara, Sundergarh, Biramitrapur, Raghunathpali, Rourkela, Rajgangpur and Bonei.
In 2014, Talsara seat was won by INC with 32.86 per cent votes, followed by BJD with 31.8 per cent and BJP with 29.7 per cent votes.
In Sundergarh, INC won with 41.77 per cent votes, followed by BJD with 33.82 per cent votes and BJP with 17.64 per cent votes. George Tirky of SKD won in Birmitrapur with 28.41 per cent votes, followed by BJP with 21.05 per cent, JMM with 17.16 per cent, BJD with 15.50 per cent and INC with 8 per cent votes. In Raghunathpali, BJD won with 46.45 per cent votes, followed by BJP with 31.27 per cent and INC with 13.79 per cent votes. BJP won in Rourkela with 48.37 per cent votes, followed by BJD with 39.5 per cent and INC with 8.4 per cent votes.
BJD won in Rajgangpur with 34.19 per cent votes, followed by INC with 27.9 per cent and BJP with 17.97 per cent votes. In Bonei, it was CPI, scoring 23.98 per cent votes, followed by BJD with 22.86 per cent , INC with 22.78 per cent and BJP with 15.79 per cent votes.
The results indicated the strong and weak areas of each party. Talsra and Banei are fully rural areas whereas Raghunathpalli and Rourkela are mostly urban. The other three have one municipality body each.
During the 2012 PRI polls, BJD had won 19, INC eight, Independents seven and JMM one seat, out of total 35 ZP seats of Sundergarh. Some Independents were from George Tirkey camp. Bhimsen Choudhury’s entry to BJD shall help it in Banei whereas Dilip Ray’s urban nature of constituency shall be a handicap for the BJP. District Bargarh has five MlA constituencies. In 2014 Assembly election, Padmapur seat was won by BJP with 38.66 per cent votes , followed by BJD with 36.13 per cent votes and Congress with 17.38 percent votes. Bijepur seat was taken by INC with 32.15 per cent votes, followed by BJD with 31.88 per cent votes and BJP with18.10 per cent votes. Ashok Panigarhi (Independent) had 11 per cent votes. In Bargarh, BJD had 40.67 per cent votes, followed by INC with 31.62 per cent and BJP with 15.56 per cent votes. Deba Mishra of OJM had bagged 7.33 per cent votes. Farmers’ organiser lingaraj Pradhan had 7.3 percent votes in 2009 here. In Attabira, BJD had 44.92 per cent votes followed by INC with 28.48 per cent and BJP with 21.77 per cent votes. In Bhatli, BJD procured 44.6 per cent votes followed by Susanta Mishra (Ind) with 22.29 per cent, BJP with 17.42 per cent, Congress with 6.24 per cent votes. Bimbadhar Kuanra of BJP had joined BJD already from here.
Bargarh district has 34 Zilla Parishad zones. last time BJD won 31 seats leaving one ZP seat to INC in Bhatli and two in Beijipur Assembly constituencies whereas BJP hand was empty. Attabira and Bhatli are full rural areas. Bargarh has one municipality whereas Padmapur and Beijipur has two NACs each.
Out of 19 ZP zones in Sambalpur district, INC won three seats in Kuchinda, three in Rengali and two in Rairakhol Assembly segments in 2014. District Sambalpur has four Assembly constituencies such as Kuchinda, Rengali, Sambalpur and Rairakhol. In 2014 Assembly poll, BJP won from Kuchinda polling 43.44 per cent votes, followed by BJD with 29.43 per cent and INC with 20.81 per cent votes. The BJD won from Rengali, scoring 35.78 per cent votes, followed by BJP with 34.4 percent votes and INC with 23.7 per cent votes. In Sambalpur, BJD won with 42.73 per cent votes, followed by BJP with 33.93 per cent and INC with 16.81 per cent votes. It was BJD which won from Rairakhol seat bagging 39.96 per cent votes, followed by INC with 31.12 per cent and BJP with 21.92 per cent votes. Sambalpur is fully urban area whereas Rengali is fully rural. The other two constituencies have one NAC each. BJP has one MlA Constituency to show sure results while INC has nil.
Out of nine ZP zones, INC won six seats, three in Jharsuguda and three in Brajarajngar segments in 2012 PRI poll. Jharsuguda has
Brajarajnagar and Jharsuguda Assembly constituencies. INC won from Jharsuguda with 45.10 per cent votes, followed by BJD with 38.10 percent votes and BJP with 12.74 per cent votes. Similarly, in Brajarajnagar, BJP won with 34.79 per cent votes followed by BJD with 30.13 per cent votes and INC with 26.17 per cent votes. Brajrajnagar has one municipality and one NAC whereas Jharsuguda has one municipality. As former Congress MlA Anup Sai had joined BJD in 2014, Brajranjnagar constituency shall be challenging for BJP whereas Jharsuguda shall be easy for INC, unless recent disturbance in Congress affects the MlA.
Deogarh has only one MlA constituency where BJP won 2014 Assembly poll scoring 53.87 per cent seats, followed by BJD with 30. 59 per cent and INC with 8.90 per cent votes. It has one municipality. Nine ZP seats were own by BJD in 2012. It is expected that the BJP will take the ZP body in 2017 PRI poll without difficulty.
Balangir has five Assembly constituencies. In loisinga, BJD won with 40.5 per cent votes, followed by INC with 26 per cent and BJP with 24.4 per cent votes. BJP had taken Patnagarh seat scoring 40.58 percent votes, followed by BJD with 33 per cent and INC with 18.38 percent votes. In Bolangir, INC had won with 39.8 per cent votes, followed by BJD with 31.93 per cent and BJP with 22.67 per cent votes.
Titlagarh seat was won by BJD with 42 per cent votes, followed by INC with 33.86 per cent and BJP with 15 per cent votes. In Kantabanji, BJD won scoring 31.65 per cent votes, followed by INC with 29.43 per cent and BJP with 17.7 per cent votes. Interestingly an AAP candidate polled 11.65 per cent votes. loisinga has no UlBs whereas Bolangir
has one municipality and the rest three has one NAC each. It is estimated that INC will occupy Balangir and BJP will occupy surely Patnagarh ZPs. Rest is expected to be in BJD favour.
Nuapada district has two Assembly segments. In Nuapada, BJP won 2014 Assembly poll bagging 36.46 per cent votes, followed by BJD with 30.18 per cent and INC with 25.9 per cent votes. Similarly, BJP took the Khariar seat with 34.4 per cent votes, followed by INC with 30.15 percent and BJD with 28.5 per cent votes. Both constituencies have one NAC each. It is expected BJP shall take the district body.
There are five Assembly constituencies in Kalahandi district. lanjigada was taken by BJD in 2014 Assembly poll with 43.47 per cent votes , followed by INC with 26.8 per cent votes and BJP with 17.88 per cent votes. Sibaji Majhi was a Congress dissident there. BJD had won in Junagarh, scoring 34.2 per cent votes, followed by BJP with 28.19 per cent and INC with 23.47 per cent votes. In Dharmagarh constituency, BJD won with 32.76 per cent votes, followed by BJP with 23.93 per cent and INC with 18.35 per cent votes. SP stood fourth with 10.67 per cent votes and Samrudha Odisha stood 5th with 5.47 per cent votes. In Bhawanipatna , it was clear lead for BJD scoring 36.75 per cent votes, followed by INC with 29.5 per cent and BJP with 21.75 per cent votes. In Narla, it was win again for BJD with 37.7 per cent votes, leaving behind INC with 27.2 per cent and BJP with 21.1 percent votes. lanjigada, Dharmagada and Narla are fully rural constituencies whereas Junagarh has one NAC and Bhawanipatna has one NAC and one municipality. Subarnapur district has two Assembly constituencies viz Biramaharajpur and Sonepur. It has 13 ZP constituencies. In 2014 Assembly poll, BJD got 46 per cent votes in Birmaharajpur, followed by Congress with 24.77 per cent votes and BJP with 23.48 per cent votes. Similarly, the BJD got 51.7 per cent votes in Sonepur, followed by BJP with 23.24 per cent votes and INC with 19.79 per cent votes. During 2012 PRI election, BJD won from all seats, except INC winning one from Biramaharajapur.
For 2017 ZP polls, dissidents in BJD and the weak MlA base of BJP and INC shall pose risks. For the Opposition, poll-reengineering, campaign management and finance are equally important.