Udala (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Udala
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Mayurbhanj
Blocks	Udala, Gopabandhu Nagar, Kaptipada
Electorate	1,62,640
Major settlements	Udala
Current constituency
Created	1957
Party	Biju Janata Dal
MLA	Golak Nayak
Const. No.	31
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Mayurbhanj

Udala (Sl. No.: 31) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. ^[1]

Area of this constituency include Udala, Udala block, Gopabandhu Nagar block and 19 GPs (Badabisol, Badagudgudia, Badkhaladi, Chakradharpur, Devala, Jadida, Jambani, Jayantipatta, Samil, Jamudiha, Jhinkpada, Kaptipada, Koliolam, Majhigadia, Manakadpada, Nuddiha, Pedagadi, Pingu and Salchua) of Kaptipada block. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Shrinath Soren defeated Indian National Congress candidate Anang Charan Senapati by a margin of 11,193 votes. ^[4]

Elected members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2009			35.53%
2004			32.33%
2000			53.42%
1995			30.18%
1990			46.68%
1985			45.91%
1980			56.80%
1977			47.17%

13 elections held during 1957 to 2009. Elected members from the Udala constituency are: ^[6]

• 2014: (31): Golak Bihari Nayak (BJD)
• 2009: (31): Shrinath Soren (BJD)
• 2004: (10): Bhaskar Madhei (BJP)
• 2000: (10): Bhaskar Madhei (BJP)
• 1995: (10): Rabaneswar Madhei (Congress)
• 1990: (10): Rohidas Soren (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (10): Rabaneswar Madhei (Congress-I)
• 1980: (10): Rabaneswar Madhei (Congress-I)
• 1977: (10): Birabhadra Singh (Janata Party)
• 1974: (10): Rabaneswar Madhei (Congress)
• 1971: (10): Manamohan Tudu (Congress)
• 1967: (10): Manamohan Tudu (Orissa Jana Congress)
• 1961: (133): Manamohan Tudu (Congress)
• 1957: (95): Manamohan Tudu (Congress)

2014 Election candidates

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Udala

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AOP	Ananga Charan Senapati
	BJD	Golakbihari Naik
	BJP	Bhaskar Madhei
	BSP	Dhaneswar Naik
	Congress	Dukhishyam Murmu
	JMM	Thumpu Murmu
	JDP	Kali Charan Murmu
	Independent	Dinamani Salangi
	Independent	Maya Tudu
	NOTA	None			-
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Udala ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Shrinath Soren	40,597	35.53	-
	Congress	Anang Charan Senapati	29,404	25.74	-
	JMM	Dulal Soren	12,737	15.09	-
	BJP	Bijay Kumar Senapati	14,472	12.67	-
	Independent	Shishirbindu Naik	6,382	5.59	-
	SP	Dukhishyam Murmu	2,322	2.03	-
	Independent	Benudhar Mohapatra	1,166	1.02	-
	Independent	Kailash Chandra Singh	1,066	0.93	-
	Samruddha Odisha	Maku Singh	1,048	0.92	-
	Independent	Naresh Tudu	562	0.49	-
Majority			11,193	9.80 [lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,14,381	70.33	-

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2014. Constituency: Udala (31) 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. 11193
5. "10 - Udala Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.