Morada Assembly constituency

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Morada
Constituency No. 34 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionCentral Division
District Mayurbhanj
Lok Sabha constituency Mayurbhanj
Established1951
Total electors2,34,075 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Krushna Chandra Mahapatra 2024.jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Morada (Sl. No.: 34) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

The area of this constituency includes Morada block, Rasagobindapur block, and Suliapada block. [2] [3]

Constituency didn't exist in 1957 and between 1974 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation [4] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
43.33%
2019
38.23%
2014
32.03%
2009
28.87%

Since its formation in 1951, 8 elections have been held till date.

The list of members elected from Morada Vidhan Sabha constituency is: [5]

YearMemberParty
2024 [6] Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [7] Rajkishore Das Biju Janata Dal
2014 [7] Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo
2009 [8]
1973-2008: Constituency didn't exist
1971 Kuanria Majhi Swatantra Party
1967 Sakila Soren Praja Socialist Party
1961 Indian National Congress
1957 : Constituency didn't exist
1951 Prasanna Kumar Dash Socialist Party

Election Results

2024

Voting was held on 1 June 2024 in the 4th phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. [9] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Preetinanda Kanungo by a margin of 33,270 votes. [6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Morada
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra 77,980 43.33
BJD Preetinanda Kanungo44,71024.84
INC Pravas Kar Mahapatra27,88615.49
NOTA None of the above7800.43
Majority 33,27018.49
Turnout 1,79,97876.89
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajkishore Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra by a margin of 6,704 votes. [10] [7]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Morada
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Rajkishore Das 68,551 38.23
BJP Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra 61,84734.49
INC Pravash Kar Mahapatra23,60013.16
JMM Kalinga Keshari Jena11,8476.61
NOTA None of the above1,5560.87
Majority 6,7043.74
Turnout 1,79,32979.85
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rajkishore Das by a margin of 6,956 votes. [7]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Morada
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo 52,207 32.03
BJP Rajkishore Das 45,25127.76
INC Pravash Kar Mahapatra24,79015.21
JMM Manoranjan Dhal17,39110.67
NOTA None of the above1,1760.72
Majority 6,9564.27
Turnout 1,63,01582.33
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Bimal Lochan Das by a margin of 6,201 votes. [8]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Morada [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo 37,609 28.87
JMM Bimal Lochan Das31,40824.11
BJP Rajkishore Das 26,95520.69
INC Jnanendra Nath Das20,58715.80
Majority 6,2014.6 [c]
Turnout 1,30,30676.00
BJD win (new seat)

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 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014. Constituency: Morada (34) District : Mayurbhanj
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI .
  5. "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.
  6. 1 2 "Morada Assembly Election Results 2024: Morada Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Morada Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014. 6201
  9. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  10. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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