Rourkela

Rourkela  pronunciation  (Odia: ରାଉରକେଲା) is a city located in the northern border of the Indian state of Odisha, also known as Orissa. It is situated about 340 kilometres (211 mi) north of state capital Bhubaneswar, and is surrounded by a range of hills and encircled by rivers. The city is also popularly known as Ispat Nagar and also as the Steel City of Odisha. It has one of the largest steel plants of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) known as Rourkela Steel Plant. It also has one of the National Institutes of Technology (NIT Rourkela) of the country. The city has been shortlisted as one of the SMART Cities under Government of India’s’ SMART City Mission.

Name

The name Rour kela originates from the local tribal language of Sadri which means "Our Village". It comes under Sundergarh district of the Indian state of Odisha. An indigenous community called Raulia used to inhabit this region.

History

The twin towns of Rourkela and Fertilizer Township as well as their developed periphery are located in areas that were once covered by dense forests. These forests were once favorite hunting ground for the kings in the past. According to the census report of 2011 Rourkela has a population of 483,038(Rourkela Industrial Township is 273,217 and Rourkela Town is 210,412) and the urban metropolitan area population is 536,450. Then railway station of Rourkela was within the revenue village of Mahulpali. India's first public sector steel plant facility was established in Rourkela with the help of German businesses Krupp & Demag. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the town was the largest German colony outside Germany.

Rourkela (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Rourkela (Sl. No.: 12) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district. Area of this constituency include Rourkela, Kulunga (O.G) and two Gram panchayats of Bisra block.

Elected Members

Twelve elections held during 1967 to 2014. List of members elected from Rourkela constituency are:

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Ray, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarada Prasad Nayak by a margin of 10,929 votes.

2009 Election Result