Jharsuguda

Others include Buddhists,Jains and Sikhs

Jharsuguda (ଝାରସୁଗୁଡା)is the district headquarters of Jharsuguda district of Odisha, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Jharsuguda district. It is an industrial hub, consisting mainly of metallurgical industries. Jharsuguda is well connected to all major cities of India through the rail network. It is popularly known as the power house of Odisha due to a large number of thermal power plants located nearby.

Geography and climate

Jharsuguda is located at 21°51′N 84°02′E / 21.85°N 84.03°E / 21.85; 84.03. It has an average elevation of 218 metres (715 ft). Jharsuguda is located in Western Odisha. State highway 10 and National highway 200 pass through Jharsuguda. The Ib River flows along the Western side of Jharsuguda town and the river Bheden flows in the south. The area of the town is 70.47 km², and has a population of 579,499.

The town situated at 21.82° north longitude and 84.1° latitude and at a height of 700–750 feet above mean sea level. The highest temperature recorded in summer is 48.0 °C and it has an average rain fall of 1527 mm.

Jharsuguda (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Jharsuguda (Sl. No.: 7) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jharsuguda district. Area of this constituency include Jharsuguda, Kirmira block, Laikera block, Kolabira block and part of Jharsuguda block.

Elected Members

Fifteen elections held during 1961 to 2014. List of members elected from this constituency are:

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election Indian National Congress candidate Naba Kishore Das, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty by 11,563 votes.