Aska (Lok Sabha constituency)

Aska
Lok Sabha Constituency
District Ganjam
Assembly Constituencies
Electorate 13,97,590
Major settlements Asika, Belaguntha, Buguda, Hinjilicut, Kabisuryanagar, Khallikote, Kodala, Polasara, Purusottampur, Surada
Current constituency
Created 1971
Party BJD
MP Ladu Kishore Swain

Aska Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

Assembly segments

Presently, after the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the following 7 Legislative Assembly segments constitute Aska Lok Sabha constituency:[1][2]

Con. No. Name Res. District Electorates[3][lower-alpha 1]
124 Polosara None Ganjam 2,13,647
125 Kabisuryanagar None Ganjam 2,04,764
126 Khallikote SC Ganjam 1,96,972
128 Aska None Ganjam 1,79,747
129 Surada None Ganjam 2,05,743
130 Sanakhemundi None Ganjam 1,96,248
131 Hinjili None Ganjam 2,00,469
Total: 13,97,590

Members of Parliament[4][5]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ladu Kishore Swain defeated Indian National Congress candidate Srilokanath Rath by a margin of 3,11,997 votes.[7]

2014 General Election, Aska[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ladu Kishore Swain 5,41,473 60.41
INC Srilokanath Rath 2,29,476 25.6
BJP Mahesh Chandra Mohanty 67,361 7.52
AAP Prabhat Kumar Mohanty 11,063 1.23
BSP Bijaya Kumar Mahapatro 9,127 1.02
AITMC Banshidhar Tripathy 7,553 0.84
Independent K Syamababu Subhudhi 5,293 0.59
Independent Kali Charan Nayak 5,192 0.58 -
CPI(ML)(L) Sankar Sahu 4,361 0.49
NOTA None 15,382 1.72 -
Majority 3,11,997 34.81 -
Turnout 8,96,281 64.13
Registered electors 13,97,590
BJD hold

Notes

  1. as on 1 January 2014

References

  1. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  2. Seats of Odisha
  3. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. "Aska Parliamentary Constituency, mapsofindia.com". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013. Election Results of Aska Parliamentary Constituency
  5. "Aska Election results 1951 to 2009". travelindia-guide.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013. Election Results for Aska:
  6. "The Hindu : National / Elections 2004 : Stage play sets scene for Naveen's entry". hindu.com. 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013. in 1997 when he won the by-election from the Aska Lok Sabha seat as a nominee of the erstwhile Janata Dal.
  7. "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  8. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1819.htm?ac=19
  9. "Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Aska (19)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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