Bissam Cuttack (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Bissam Cuttack
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Rayagada
Blocks	Bissam Cuttack, Kalyansinghpur, Kolnara, Muniguda
Electorate	2,03,899 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	BJD
MLA	Jagannath Saraka
Const. No.	139
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Koraput

Bissam Cuttack (Sl. No.: 139) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rayagada district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Bissam Cuttack block, Kalyansinghpur block, Kolnara block and Muniguda block.^[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014			43.74%
2009			34.50%
2004			46.86%
2000			46.89%
1995			62.98%
1990			52.74%
1985			66.45%
1980			75.98%
1977			59.56%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Bissam Cuttack constituency are: ^[6]

• 2014: (139): Jagannath Saraka (BJD)
• 2009: (139): Damburudhara Ulaka (Congress)
• 2004: (81): Damburudhara Ulaka (Congress)
• 2000: (81): Sarangdhar Kadraka (BJD)
• 1995: (81): Damburudhara Ulaka (Congress)
• 1990: (81): Sarangdhar Kadraka (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (81): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress)
• 1980: (81): Ulaka Rama Chandra (Congress-I)
• 1977: (81): Damburudhara Ulaka (Congress)
• 1974: (81): Damburudhara Ulaka (Congress)
• 1971: (77): Sripati Praska (Swatantra Party)
• 1967: (77): Bishwanath Choudhary (Swatantra Party)
• 1961: (12): Bishwanath Choudhary (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1951: (8): Shyamaghana Ulaka (Ganatantra Parishad)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagannath Saraka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dambarudhar Ulaka by a margin of 29,186 votes.^[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bissam Cuttack[8][9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Jagannath Saraka	72,366	43.74	9.5
	INC	Dambarudhar Ulaka	43,180	26.1	-8.4
	BJP	Sarangadhara Kadraka	18,415	11.13	5.48
	BSP	Barini Miniaka	17,294	10.45	0.24
	Independent	Sridhara Karata	2,820	1.7
	Independent	Mandika Rajendra	2,497	1.51
	CPI(ML) Liberation	Praska Ramachandra	2,183	1.32
	OJM	Ramadas Ullaka	1,777	1.07
	NOTA	None	4,910	2.97	-
Majority			29,186	17.64	-
Turnout			1,65,442	81.14	9.75
Registered electors			2,03,899
	BJD gain from INC

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Dambarudhar Ulaka defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagannath Saraka by a margin of 349 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Bissam Cuttack[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dambarudhara Ulaka	47,555	34.50	-12.36
	BJD	Jagannath Saraka	47,206	34.24	0.21
	BSP	Subardani Wadaka	14,074	10.21	-
	BJP	Bidulata Huika	7,785	5.65	-
	Independent	Sarangadhara Kadraka	6,184	4.49	-
	Independent	Sridhara Korada	4,661	3.38	-
	Independent	Hiradhara Jagaranga	4,145	3.01	-
	CPI(ML) Liberation	Ghasiram Praska	3,473	2.52	-
	SAMO	Gopi Kondagori	2,777	2.01	-
Majority			349	0.25[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,37,861	71.39	3.15[lower-alpha 3]
	INC hold

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 68.24%

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 24 March 2014. Constituency: Bissam Cuttack (139) District: Rayagada
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "81 - Bissam-Cuttack (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
7. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
8. "Odisha - Bissam cuttack". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
9. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Bissam Cuttack (139)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
10. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 349
11. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf