Candidates: Candidates matter over parties in Prez Murmu’s former seat | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Rairangpur, President Droupadi Murmu’s assembly constituency, is one of the few assembly segments where voters pick candidates over parties. People of this scheduled tribe reserved seat choose good candidates who can work for them.
President Droupadi Murmu was elected twice as an MLA between 2000 and 2009 from this seat. Except for her, no other candidate’s party has so far consecutively won this seat more than once.Murmu had won this constituency consecutively twice on a BJP ticket.
The voters had elected a Congress candidate in 2009, a BJD man in 2014, and a BJP member in 2019. This constituency has never been a bastion of any political party. Political pundits cannot easily guess about the winner. Voters want the elected representatives to work for the holistic development of the tribal-dominated seat.
In 2019, there was a fierce contest between BJP and BJD candidates. BJP’s Naba Charan Majhi won this seat with a margin of 2,847 votes. This time, Majhi is contesting the election on a BJP ticket from Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat.
Jalen Naik, BJP candidate for Rairangpur assembly constituency, said there is a dearth of teachers and doctors. “Around 21,000 people from our constituency have gone outside in search of work. People have selected me to fight the election and work for them after getting elected,” he added.
Raisen Murmu, BJD candidate for the constituency, and a former police officer, said, “We are fighting the election on a development agenda. People will choose me this time,” he added.
Teacher-turned-politician Sunaram Tudu, JMM candidate, said the constituency has many problems. “Both the BJP and BJD are not interested in solving the problems of people.”
President Droupadi Murmu was elected twice as an MLA between 2000 and 2009 from this seat. Except for her, no other candidate’s party has so far consecutively won this seat more than once.Murmu had won this constituency consecutively twice on a BJP ticket.
The voters had elected a Congress candidate in 2009, a BJD man in 2014, and a BJP member in 2019. This constituency has never been a bastion of any political party. Political pundits cannot easily guess about the winner. Voters want the elected representatives to work for the holistic development of the tribal-dominated seat.
In 2019, there was a fierce contest between BJP and BJD candidates. BJP’s Naba Charan Majhi won this seat with a margin of 2,847 votes. This time, Majhi is contesting the election on a BJP ticket from Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat.
Jalen Naik, BJP candidate for Rairangpur assembly constituency, said there is a dearth of teachers and doctors. “Around 21,000 people from our constituency have gone outside in search of work. People have selected me to fight the election and work for them after getting elected,” he added.
Raisen Murmu, BJD candidate for the constituency, and a former police officer, said, “We are fighting the election on a development agenda. People will choose me this time,” he added.
Teacher-turned-politician Sunaram Tudu, JMM candidate, said the constituency has many problems. “Both the BJP and BJD are not interested in solving the problems of people.”
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