Umerkote Assembly constituency

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Umerkote (ST)
Constituency No. 73 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
District Nabarangpur
Established1957
Total electors1,72,800
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Nityananda Gond (new image).jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Umerkote is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.

Contents

This constituency includes Umerkote, Raighar block and 8 Gram panchayats (Kurushi, Beheda, Kopena, Bakoda, Murtuma, Burja, Sunabeda and Semala) of Umerkote block.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [1]
2024
43.35%
2019
39.12%
2014
37.15%
2011 (bypoll)
45.13%
2009
40.60%
2004
38.29%
2000
49.75%
1995
47.42%
1990
56.24%
1985
49.94%
1980
53.22%
1977
58.61%

Since its formation in 1957, 18 elections were held till date including in two bypolls in 1959 & 2011.

List of members elected from Umerkote constituency are: [2]

YearMemberParty
2024 Nityananda Gond BJP
2019 Nityananda Gond [3] BJP
2014 Subash Gond BJD
2011 (bypoll) [a] Subash Gond BJD
2009 Jagabandhu Majhi BJD
2004 Dharmu Gond BJP
2000 Parama Pujari INC
1995 Parama Pujari INC
1990 Gurubaru Majhi JD
1985 Parama Pujari INC
1980 Parama Pujari INC
1977 Rabi Singh Majhi JP
1974 Rabi Singh Majhi Utkal Congress
1971 Rabi Singh Majhi Utkal Congress
1967 Rabi Singh Majhi INC
1961 Sadasiba Tripathy INC
1959 (bypoll) [b] Abdur Rahiman AIGP
1957 Radhakrushna Biswas Ray INC

Election Results

2024

In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nityananda Gond defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nabina Nayak by a margin of 10,373 votes. [4]

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Nityananda Gond 70,170 43.35 Increase2.svg4.23
BJD Nabina Nayak59,79736.94Increase2.svg4.30
INC Sanaraj Gond25,02615.46Decrease2.svg5.67
NOTA None of the above4,0762.52Decrease2.svg0.21
Independent Dasaratha Majhi2,7891.72N/A
Majority10,3736.41Decrease2.svg0.07
Turnout 1,61,858
BJP hold

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nityananda Gond defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond by a margin of 9922 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Nityananda Gond 59,895 39.12
BJD Subash Gond4997332.64
INC Jasoda Gond3234321.13
BSP Sudar Bhatara37362.44
SKD Lakhiram Gond29601.93
NOTA None of the above41812.73
Majority99226.48
Turnout 15308878.95
BJP gain from BJD

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jatindra Nath Gond by a margin of 10,522 votes. [6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Subash Gond 50,500 37.15 −3.45
INC Jatindra Nath Gond39,97829.416.04
BJP Nityananda Gond 21,35115.71−11.91
AOP Nabin Kumar Santa6,8035.00
OJM Sanraj Gond5,7624.24
Independent Reena Majhi4,1123.02
IndependentDambarudhar Majhi2,5071.84
NOTA None of the above4,9303.63
Majority10,5227.74−5.24
Turnout 1,35,94378.678.5
Registered electors 1,72,800
BJD hold

2011 Bypoll

In 2011 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 21061 votes. [9]

2011 (bypoll), Umerkote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Subash Gond 54,713 45.13
BJP Dharmu Gond33,65227.76
INC Jatindranath Gond32,87727.12
Majority2106117.37
Turnout 1,21,24273.4
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagabandhu Majhi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 14,171 votes. [10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Jagabandhu Majhi 44,326 40.60
BJP Dharmu Gond30,15527.62
INC Parama Pujari25,51223.37
SAMO Harabati Gond5,2764.83
BSP Rabi Narayan Das Samarth3,9183.59
Majority14,17112.98 [c]
Turnout 1,09,18770.17
BJD gain from BJP Swing 3.78 [d]

Notes

  1. Death of Jagabandhu Majhi
  2. Resignation of Radhakrushna Biswas Ray
  3. % of total valid votes
  4. 2004 Voter turnout was 66.39%

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