Aul Assembly constituency

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Aul
Constituency No. 98 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionCentral Division
District Kendrapara
Lok Sabha constituency Kendrapara
Established1951
Total electors2,75,973 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Pratap Keshari Deb(Aul).jpg
Incumbent
Party Biju Janata Dal
Elected year 2024

Aul is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

This constituency includes Aul block and Rajkanika block. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
42.37%
2019
57.67%
2014
48.90%
2009
50.00%
2004
53.08%
2000
59.40%
1995
51.09%
1990
56.60%
1985
52.07%
1980
51.96%
1977
57.18%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Aul constituency are: [5] [6]

YearMemberParty
2024 [7] Pratap Keshari Deb Biju Janata Dal
2019 [8]
2014 [9] Devendra Sharma Indian National Congress
2009 [10] Pratap Keshari Deb Biju Janata Dal
2004
2000
1995 Dolagobinda Nayak Indian National Congress
1990 Sushree Devi Janata Dal
1985 Dolagobinda Nayak Indian National Congress
1980 Sarat Kumar Deb Janata Party (Secular)
1977 Janata Party
1974 Swatantra Party
1971
1967 Dibakarnath Sharma Indian National Congress
1961 Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo
1957
1951 Independent politician

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deb defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debasmita Sharma by a margin of 19,628 votes. [7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Aul
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Pratap Keshari Deb 73,678 42.37 Decrease2.svg15.30
INC Debasmita Sharma54,05031.08Increase2.svg5.62
BJP Krishna Chandra Panda44,85225.79Increase2.svg10.49
NOTA None of the above5100.29Decrease2.svg0.03
Majority 19,62811.29
Turnout 1,73,88263.01
BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deb defeated Indian National Congress candidate Devendra Sharma by a margin of 55,851 votes. [8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aul [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Pratap Keshari Deb 99,837 57.67
INC Devendra Sharma 43,98625.46
BJP Dolagobinda Nayak26,48715.3
NOTA None of the above5470.32
Majority 55,85132.21
Turnout 1,73,10665.98
BJD gain from INC

2014

In 2014 election,Indian National Congress candidate Devendra Sharma defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deb by a margin of 3,503 votes. [9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election: Aul
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Devendra Sharma 81,254 48.9
BJD Pratap Keshari Deb 77,75146.8
BJP Braja Sundar Bhuyan3,9142.36
NOTA None of the above1,1530.69
Majority 3,5032.1
Turnout 1,73,10665.98
INC gain from BJD

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deb defeated Indian National Congress candidate Devendra Sharma by a margin of 5,877 votes. [10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aul [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Pratap Keshari Deb 72,012 50.00 Increase2.svg3.08
INC Devendra Sharma 66,13545.92Increase2.svg0.76
BJP Braja Sundar Bhuyan3,3582.33
Majority 5,8774.08 [c]
Turnout 1,44,06263.11Increase2.svg0.41
Registered electors 2,28,257
BJD hold

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. %of total valid votes

References

  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Aul (98) District: Kendrapara
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "30 - Aul Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 16 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Aul Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Aul Assembly Election Results 2024: Aul Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Aul Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 5877
  11. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  12. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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