Aska (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Aska
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Ganjam
Blocks Aska
Electorate1,97,443
Major settlements Aska
Current constituency
Created1951
Party Biju Janata Dal
MLA Debaraj Mohanty
Const. No.128
Lok Sabha Constituencies Aska

Aska (Sl. No.: 128) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

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

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2019
 
55.50%
2014
 
54.84%
2009
 
52.25%
2004
 
30.49%
2000
 
44.09%
1995
 
36.50%
1990
 
63.06%
1985
 
44.78%
1980
 
45.88%
1977
 
59.17%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019. List of members elected from this constituency are: [5] [6]

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aska [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BJD Manjula Swain
INC Manoj Kumar Jena
BJP Debaraj Mohanty
SKD Samira Swain
ANC Sitaram Mohini
Independent Rabindra Mahapatra
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Saroj Kumar Padhi by a margin of 23,499 votes. [9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aska [10] [11]
BJD Debaraj Mohanty59,41254.842.59
INC Saroj Kumar Padhi35,91333.1515.57
BJP Narayan Behera6,4365.940.12
CPI Lalit Mohan Dash3,2913.04
Independent Lingaraj Kar8100.75
BSP Dwiti Krushna Badatya7590.7
NOTA None of the above1,7131.58-
Majority23,49921.69-12.33
Turnout 1,08,33460.277.64
Registered electors 1,79,747
BJD gain from INC
PartyCandidateVotes%±

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Independent candidate Saroj Kumar Padhy by a margin of 29,986 votes. [12]
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aska [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BJD Debaraj Mohanty46,05952.2525.46
Independent Saroj Kumar Padhy16,07318.23-
INC Alekha Chaudhury15,49717.58-
BJP Surya Narayan Das5,1285.82-
SP Gangadhar Panigrahi1,9682.23-
IndependentSubash Chandra Maharana1,2091.37-
SAMO V. Ramakrushna Rao6620.75-
IndependentShasi Bhusana Sahu5370.61-
RSP Lingaraj Kar5270.60-
IndependentBanchha Pradhan4941.56-
Majority29,98634.02 [lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 88,16852.63-
BJD hold

Notes

  1. ↑ %of total valid votes

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References

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 19 December 2013. Constituency: Aska (128) District : Ganjam
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "68 - Aska Assembly Constituency". 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Aska Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Harihar Swain dead". Times of India. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Odisha - Aska". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Aska (128)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 29986
  13. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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