Polasara | |
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Constituency No. 124 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
District | Ganjam |
LS constituency | Aska |
Established | 2004 |
Total electors | 2,13,647[1][a] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent Gokula Nanda Malik | |
Party | BJP |
Elected year | 2024 |
Polasara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Polasara, Buguda, Polasara block and Buguda block.[3][4]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[5] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Polasara constituency are:[6]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Gokulananda Mallick | BJP | |
2019 | Srikanta Sahu[7][8] | BJD | |
2014 | Srikanta Sahu | BJD | |
2009 | Niranjan Pradhan | BJD |
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Gokulananda Mallick | 85737 | 53.33 | ||
BJD | Srikant Sahu | 64791 | 40.3 | ||
INC | Agasti Barada | 3763 | 2.34 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 1791 | 1.11 | ||
Majority | 20946 | ||||
Turnout | 160776 | ||||
BJP gain from BJD |
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Srikanta Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gokula Nanda Mallik by a margin of 12,739 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Srikanta Sahu | 80,463 | 50.39 | ||
BJP | Gokula Nanda Mallik | 67724 | 42.41 | ||
INC | Hari Charan Swain | 3493 | 2.19 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 1565 | 0.98 | ||
Majority | 12739 | 7.98 | |||
Turnout | 159689 | 66.93 | |||
BJD hold |
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Srikant Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gokul Nanda Mallik by a margin of 21,217 votes.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Srikant Sahu | 76,766 | 48.1 | −0.94 | |
INC | Gokulananda Mallik | 45,549 | 32.82 | −6.16 | |
BJP | Kumudini Patnaik | 18,467 | 13.31 | 8.33 | |
AOP | Simanchala Behera | 1,442 | 1.04 | ||
SKD | Brundaban Behera | 1,204 | 0.87 | ||
CPI(ML) Red Star | Bhaskar Sabar | 780 | 0.56 | ||
Independent | Sasmita Mallik | 736 | 0.53 | ||
AITC | Ranjana Kumar Apat | 732 | 0.53 | ||
Independent | Susant Kumar Sahu | 715 | 0.52 | ||
Independent | Babulu Kumar Nayak | 496 | 0.36 | ||
Independent | P. Kalish Chandra Patro | 461 | 0.33 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 1,446 | 1.04 | − | |
Majority | 21,217 | 15.29 | 5.23 | ||
Turnout | 1,38,794 | 64.96 | 7.68 | ||
Registered electors | 2,13,647 | ||||
BJD hold |
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pradhan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ram Krushna Patnaik by a margin of 11,322 votes.[15]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Niranjan Pradhan | 55,193 | 49.04 | − | |
INC | Ram Krushna Patnaik | 43,871 | 38.98 | − | |
BJP | Jayanti Padhiary | 5,604 | 4.98 | − | |
Independent | Pratap Chandra Nayak | 1,634 | 1.45 | − | |
BSP | Manoranjan Sahu | 1,352 | 1.20 | − | |
Independent | Surya Narayan Sahu | 1,049 | 0.93 | − | |
SAMO | Prabhasini Sahu | 932 | 0.83 | − | |
Independent | Duti Krishna Padhi | 674 | 0.60 | − | |
Jan Hitkari Party | Susanta Kumar Sahu | 670 | 0.60 | − | |
Independent | P. Kailash Chandra Patra | 541 | 0.48 | − | |
Independent | Bhagaban Pradhan | 538 | 0.48 | − | |
RSP | Sudha Nanda Panda | 485 | 0.43 | − | |
Majority | 11,322 | 10.06[b] | − | ||
Turnout | 1,12,989 | 57.28 | − | ||
BJD win (new seat) |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
Constituency: Polasara (124) District: Ganjam
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
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- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ News18 (2019). "Polasara Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Polasara Constituency (Seat)". Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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- ^ "Odisha 2024 Assembly Constituency Result - Polasara". 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Polasara". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Polasara (124)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 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.