Rayagada

Rayagada is a municipality in Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the administrative headquarters of Rayagada district.

Geography

Rayagada is a district of meadows, forests, water falls and terraced valleys, peopled by many primitive tribal groups. The scenic beauty and heritage on the land is an unexplored paradise.

The pattern of people living in the district show unity in diversity of races, languages, and culture. The Scheduled Tribes living in the district possess dissimilar economics ranging from food gathering to settled cultivation. Their languages/dialects, societies and culture show inter-societal and -cultural variations because of the ethnic mosaic.

Rayagada is nearly 390 km from Bhubaneswar by road. It is connected by rail with important cities like: Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Visakhapatanam, Koraput, Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad.

The nearby towns are Gunupur, Gudari muniguda and nearby villages are Gumma, Kiyapadu, JayKaypur, Pitamahal etc.

Rayagada (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rayagada (Sl. No.: 140) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rayagada district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Rayagada, Rayagada block and Kashipur block.

Elected Members

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Rayagada constituency are:

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Lalbihari Himirika defeated Indian National Congress candidate Makaranda Muduli by a margin of 8,286 votes.