| Saraskana | |
|---|---|
| Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency | |
| District | Mayurbhanj |
| Blocks | Saraskana, Bijatala, Bisoi, Kusumi |
| Electorate | 1,59,600 |
| Major settlements | Rairangpur |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Party | Nationalist Congress Party |
| MLA | Rama Chandra Hansdah |
| Const. No. | 27 |
| Reserved for | Scheduled Tribes |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Mayurbhanj |
Saraskana (Sl. No.: 27) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. [1]
The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneshwar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprises 147 Members of Legislative Assembly.
Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha state in eastern India. Baripada city is its headquarter. As of 2011, it is the third-most-populous district of Odisha, after Ganjam and Cuttack.
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Area of this constituency include Saraskana block, Bijatala block, Bisoi block and 3 GPs (Jaypur, Kusumi and Mayurdar) of Kusumi block. [2] [3]
In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Rama Chandra Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Ram Chandra Murmu by a margin of 14,590 votes. [4]
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is a national level political party in India.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is a state political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by Binod Bihari Mahato. It has two seats in the 15th Lok Sabha. Shibu Soren is the president of the JMM. JMM is also an influential political party in the state of Odisha and West Bengal.