Soro (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Soro
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Balasore
Blocks	Soro, Bahanaga
Electorate	1,92,452
Major settlements	Soro
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	BJD
MLA	Parshuram Dhada
Const. No.	41
Reserved for	Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Bhadrak

Soro (Sl. No.: 41) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha. ^[1]

This constituency include Soro, Soro block and 16 GPs (Anji, Aruhabad, Avana, Bahanaga, Baripada, Bishnupur, Chittol, Dandaharipur, Gopalpur, Kalyani, Kharsahapur, Kochiakoili, Kuruda, Sahaspura, Saud and Talakurunia) of Bahanaga block. ^{[2] [3]}

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2014			41.95%
2009			43.19%
2004			48.95%
2000			56.56%
1995			62.57%
1990			48.33%
1985			72.82%
1980			42.37%
1977			65.03%

15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Soro constituency are: ^{[5] [6]}

• 2019: Parshuram Dhada (BJD)
• 2014: Parshuram Dhada (BJD)
• 2009: Surendra prasad Parmink INC
• 2004: Kartik Mohapatra INC
• 2000: Kartik Mohapatra INC
• 1995: Kartik Mohapatra INC
• 1990: Kartik Mohapatra INC
• 1985: Jadunath Das Mohapatra INC
• 1980: Pitambar Panda (CPI)
• 1977: Haraprasad Mahapatra (Janata Party)
• 1974: Jadunath Das Mohapatra INC
• 1971: Jadunath Das Mohapatra (Utkal Congress)
• 1967: Haraprasad Mohapatra ([Swatantra Party])
• 1961: Karunakar Panigrahi INC
• 1957: Chaitanya Sethi INC
• 1951: Nanda Kishore Das INC

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parshuram Dhada defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mrutyunjay Jena by a margin of 4,911 votes. ^[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Soro ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Parshuram Dhada	57,319	41.95
	Congress	Mrutyunjay Jena	52,408	38.36	-4.83
	BJP	Rakesh Kumar Malik	23,217	16.99	-25.89
	CPI	Jayakrushna Mallick	1,787	1.31	-8.44
	BSP	Ashok Kumar Das	580	0.42	-0.51
	SAMO	Aira Kharabela Mahalik	505	0.37	-0.8
	NOTA	None	812	0.59	-
Majority			4,911	3.59	3.28
Turnout			1,36,628	70.99	7.17
Registered electors			1,92,452
	BJD gain from Congress

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Prasad Pramanik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Parshuram Dhada by a margin of 360 votes. ^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Soro ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Congress	Surendra Prasad Pramanik	50,159	43.19	-
	BJP	Parshuram Dhada	49,799	42.88	-
	CPI	Jayakrushna Mallik	11,318	9.75	-
	SAMO	Aira Kharabela Mahalik	1,362	1.17	-
	BSP	Namita Jena	1,083	0.93	-
	SP	Pushpalata Mahalik	983	0.85	-
	Independent	Banamali Ojha	733	0.63	-
	Odisha Mukti Morcha	Jagannath Das	701	0.60	-
Majority			360	0.31 [lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,16,172	63.82	-
	Congress hold

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

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2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
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6. "Soro Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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8. "Odisha - Soro". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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10. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 360
11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.