Saraskana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Saraskana.

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	Ram chandra Hansda
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]

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 Dr. Budhan Murmu by a margin of 14,590 votes. ^[4]

Elected Members

Only one election held in 2009 in the newly created Saraskana Vidhan Sabha constituency are: ^[5]

• 2009: (27): Rama Chandra Hansdah (NCP)

2014 Election Candidates

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Saraskana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Chandan Kisku
	AOP	Dasarath Mahali
	BJD	Bhadav Hansdah			won
	BJP	Narendra Nath Singh
	Congress	Berel Sirka
	CPI	Balaram Murmu
	JMM	Ramchandra Murmu
	SKD	Shiba Majhi
	OJM	Sripati Dandapat
	AJSUP	Surya Hembram
	JDP	Naran Murmu
	Independent	Biram Tudu
	Independent	Braja Mohan Hansdah
	NOTA	None			-
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sarskana ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Rama Chandra Hansdah	39,832	35.75	-
	JMM	Ram Chandra Murmu	25,242	22.65	-
	BJP	Majhiram Tudu	17,657	15.85	-
	Congress	Sanatan Munda	16,667	14.96	-
	Independent	Birosing Samad	3,690	3.31	-
	Independent	Kaluram Murmu	2,021	1.81	-
	SP	Durga Charan Nayak	1,764	1.58	-
	RPD	Hari Mohan Naik	1,713	1.54	-
	JDP	Kuanr Soren	1,465	1.31	-
	Independent	Dulari Soren	1,373	1.23	-
Majority			14,590	13.09 [lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,11,516	69.87	-

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2014. Constituency: Saraskana (27) District : Mayurbhanj
2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
4. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014. 14590
5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.