Polasara Assembly constituency

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Polasara
Constituency No. 124 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
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Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency in Ganjam district
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionSouthern Division
District Ganjam
Lok Sabha constituency Aska
Established2009
Total electors2,49,263 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Gokulananda Mallick 2024.jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Polasara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

This constituency includes Polasara, Buguda, Polasara block and Buguda block. [2] [3]

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation [4] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
53.33%
2019
50.39%
2014
48.1%
2009
49.04%

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Polasara constituency are: [5]

YearMemberParty
2024 [6] Gokulananda Mallick Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [7] Srikanta Sahu Biju Janata Dal
2014 [8]
2009 [9] Niranjan Pradhan

Election results

2024

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. [10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gokulananda Mallick defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Srikanta Sahu by a margin of 20,946 votes. [6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Polasara [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Gokulananda Mallick 85,737 53.33
BJD Srikanta Sahu 64,79140.3
INC Agasti Barada3,7632.34
NOTA None of the above1,7911.11
Majority 20,94613.03
Turnout 1,60,77664.5
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Srikanta Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gokulananda Mallick by a margin of 12,739 votes. [7]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Polasara [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Srikanta Sahu 80,463 50.39
BJP Gokulananda Mallick 67,72442.41
INC Hari Charan Swain3,4932.19
NOTA None of the above1,5650.98
Majority 12,7397.98
Turnout 1,59,68966.93
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Srikanta Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gokulananda Mallick by a margin of 21,217 votes. [8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Polasara [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Srikanta Sahu 76,766 48.1 Decrease2.svg0.94
INC Gokulananda Mallick 45,54932.82Decrease2.svg6.16
BJP Kumudini Patnaik18,46713.31Increase2.svg8.33
NOTA None of the above1,4461.04
Majority 21,21715.29Increase2.svg5.23
Turnout 1,38,79464.96Increase2.svg7.68
Registered electors 2,13,647
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pradhan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ram Krushna Patnaik by a margin of 11,322 votes. [9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Polasara [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Niranjan Pradhan 55,193 49.04
INC Ram Krushna Patnaik 43,87138.98
BJP Jayanti Padhiary5,6044.98
Majority 11,32210.06 [c]
Turnout 1,12,98957.28
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 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Polasara (124) District: Ganjam
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI .
  5. "Polasara Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Polasara Assembly Election Results 2024: Polasara Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 News18 (2019). "Polasara Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Polasara Constituency (Seat)". Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. 1 2 "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 11322
  10. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  11. "Odisha 2024 Assembly Constituency Result - Polasara". 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  12. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  13. "Odisha - Polasara". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  14. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Polasara (124)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  15. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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