Morada Assembly constituency
| Morada | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 34 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Mayurbhanj |
| LS constituency | Mayurbhanj |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 1,71,44 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Morada (Sl. No.: 34) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.[1]
The area of this constituency includes Morada block, Rasagobindapur block, and Suliapada block.[2][3]
Constituency didn't exist in 1957 and between 1974 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation[4] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1951, 8 elections have been held till date.
The list of members elected from Morada Vidhan Sabha constituency is:[5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra | BJP | |
| 2019 | Rajkishore Das[6] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo | BJD | |
| 2009 | Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo | BJD | |
| Constituency didn't exist | |||
| 1971 | Kuanria Majhi | SWA | |
| 1967 | Sakila Soren | PSP | |
| 1961 | Sakila Soren | INC | |
| Constituency didn't exist | |||
| 1951 | Prasanna Kumar Dash | Socialist | |
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting was held on 1 June 2024 in the 4th phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra | 77980 | 43.33 | ||
| BJD | Preetinanda Kanungo | 44710 | 24.84 | ||
| INC | Pravas Kar Mahapatra | 27886 | 15.49 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 780 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 33270 | ||||
| Turnout | 179978 | ||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajkishore Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Mahapatra by a margin of 6,704 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rajkishore Das | 68,551 | 38.23 | ||
| BJP | Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra | 61,847 | 34.49 | ||
| INC | Pravash Kar Mahapatra | 23,600 | 13.16 | ||
| JMM | Kalinga Keshari Jena | 11,847 | 6.61 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,556 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 6,704 | 3.74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,79,329 | 79.85 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rajkishore Das by a margin of 6,956 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo | 52,207 | 32.03 | ||
| BJP | Rajkishore Das | 45,251 | 27.76 | ||
| INC | Pravash Kar Mahapatra | 24,790 | 15.21 | ||
| JMM | Manoranjan Dhal | 17,391 | 10.67 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,176 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 6,956 | 4.27 | |||
| Turnout | 1,63,015 | 82.33 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Bimal Lochan Das by a margin of 6,201 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo | 37,609 | 28.87 | − | |
| JMM | Bimal Lochan Das | 31,408 | 24.11 | − | |
| BJP | Rajkishore Das | 26,955 | 20.69 | − | |
| INC | Jnanendra Nath Das | 20,587 | 15.80 | − | |
| Majority | 6,201 | 4.6[a] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,30,306 | 76.00 | − | ||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ % of total valid votes
References
[edit]- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
Constituency: Morada (34) District : Mayurbhanj
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.