Aska Assembly constituency
| Aska | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 128 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| LS constituency | Aska |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 197,443 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Aska (Sl. No.: 128) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Aska, Aska block and 12 GPs (Subalaya, Kaniari, Barida, Paikajamuna, Sunapalli, Sialia, Nandiagada, Borasingi, Ambapua, Baliasara, Bolasara and Sunarijhola) of Kabisuryanagar block.[2][3]
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1951, Seventeen elections were held. It was a two seat constituency in 1951.
List of members elected from Aska constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Saroj Kumar Padhy | BJP | |
| 2019 | Manjula Swain[7][8] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Debaraj Mohanty | BJD | |
| 2009 | Debaraj Mohanty | BJD | |
| 2004 | Saroj Kumar Padhy | Independent | |
| 2000 | Debaraj Mohanty | BJD | |
| 1995 | Usha Rani Panda | INC | |
| 1990 | Dwitikrushna Panda | CPI | |
| 1985 | Raghab Parida | INC | |
| 1980 | Raghab Parida | INC | |
| 1977 | Harihar Swain | JP | |
| 1974 | Harihara Das | CPI | |
| 1971 | Krushna Chandra Tripathy | Utkal Congress | |
| 1967 | Harihara Das | CPI | |
| 1961 | Lokanath Mishra | INC | |
| 1957 | Harihara Das | CPI | |
| 1951[a] | Harihara Das | CPI | |
| Mohana Naik | CPI | ||
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Manjula Swain | ||||
| BJP | Saroj Kumar Padhi | ||||
| INC | Surabhi Bisoyi | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjula Swain defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Debaraj Mohanty by a margin of 27,233 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Manjula Swain | 66,872 | 55.5 | ||
| BJP | Debaraj Mohanty | 39639 | 32.9 | ||
| INC | Manoj Kumar Jena | 9285 | 7.71 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1854 | 1.54 | ||
| Majority | 27233 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 120495 | 61.04 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Saroj Kumar Padhi by a margin of 23,499 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debaraj Mohanty | 59,412 | 54.84 | ||
| INC | Saroj Kumar Padhi | 35,913 | 33.15 | ||
| BJP | Narayan Behera | 6,436 | 5.94 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,713 | 1.58 | ||
| Majority | 23,499 | 21.69 | −12.33 | ||
| Turnout | 1,08,334 | 60.27 | 7.64 | ||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Independent candidate Saroj Kumar Padhy by a margin of 29,986 votes.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debaraj Mohanty | 46,059 | 52.25 | 25.46 | |
| Independent | Saroj Kumar Padhy | 16,073 | 18.23 | − | |
| INC | Alekha Chaudhury | 15,497 | 17.58 | − | |
| BJP | Surya Narayan Das | 5,128 | 5.82 | − | |
| SP | Gangadhar Panigrahi | 1,968 | 2.23 | − | |
| Independent | Subash Chandra Maharana | 1,209 | 1.37 | − | |
| SAMO | V. Ramakrushna Rao | 662 | 0.75 | − | |
| Independent | Shasi Bhusana Sahu | 537 | 0.61 | − | |
| RSP | Lingaraj Kar | 527 | 0.60 | − | |
| Independent | Banchha Pradhan | 494 | 1.56 | − | |
| Majority | 29,986 | 34.02[b] | − | ||
| Turnout | 88,168 | 52.63 | − | ||
| BJD hold | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
Constituency: Aska (128) District : Ganjam
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "68 - Aska Assembly Constituency". 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Aska Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Aska". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Aska (128)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.