Daspalla (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Daspalla
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Nayagarh
Blocks	Daspalla, Gania, Nuagaon
Electorate	1,68,709 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	BJD
MLA	Purna Chandra Nayak
Const. No.	121
Reserved for	Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Kandhamal

Daspalla (Sl. No.: 121) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nayagarh district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Daspalla block, Gania block and Nuagaon block.^[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014			65.46%
2009			47.60%
2004			34.20%
2000			35.08%
1995			46.51%
1990			62.79%
1985			57.92%
1980			56.25%
1977			34.96%

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including one Bye election in 1960.^[6] Elected member from the Daspalla constituency are: ^[7][8]

• 2014: (121): Purna Chandra Nayak (BJD)
• 2009: (121): Kashinath Mallik (BJD)
• 2004: (64): Rudra Madhab Ray (Independent)
• 2000: (64): Harihar Karan (Congress)
• 1995: (64): Rudra Madhab Ray (Janata Dal)
• 1990: (64): Rudra Madhab Ray (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (64): Harihar Karan (Congress)
• 1980: (64): Harihar Karan (Congress-I)
• 1977: (64): Harihar Karan (Congress)
• 1974: (64): Harihar Karan (Independent)
• 1971: (58): Saheb Naik (Congress)
• 1967: (58): B.Nayak (Swatantra Party)
• 1961: (82): Saheb Naik (Congress)
• 1960: (Bye-Poll): Rajabahadur Kishore Chandra Bhanj Deo (Congress)
• 1957: (55): Sridhar Naik (Ganatantra Parishad)
• 1951: (95): Rajabahadur Kishore Chandra Bhanj Deo (Congress)

2014 Election Results

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Indumati Nayak by a margin of 57,327 votes.^[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Daspalla[10][11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Purna Chandra Nayak	75,832	65.46	6.18
	INC	Indumati Nayak	18,505	15.97	-5.73
	BJP	Pramoda Kumar Behera	16,053	13.86	1.04
	Independent	Mami Nayak	1,451	1.25
	AAP	Baneeta Naik	1,099	0.95
	BSP	Brajendra Malik	1,065	0.92
	NOTA	None	1,840	1.59	-
Majority			57,327	49.48	11.9
Turnout			1,15,845	68.67	4.18
Registered electors			1,68,709
	BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kashinath Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lecturer Bullion by a margin of 38,758 votes.^[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Daspalla[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Kashinath Mallik	61,142	59.28	-
	INC	Lecturer Bullion	22,384	21.70	-
	BJP	Manoj Kumar Behera	13,218	12.82	-
	Independent	Susanta Kumar Nayak	2,050	1.99	-
	Independent	Basudev Nayak	1,462	1.42	-
	SAMO	Benudhar Nayak	1,071	1.04	-
	SP	Artabandhu Chowdhury	892	0.86	-
Majority			38,758	37.58[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,03,143	64.49	-0.41 [lower-alpha 3]
	BJD gain from Independent

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 64.90%

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Daspalla (121) District: Nayagarh
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "64 - Daspalla Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
6. "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
7. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
8. "Daspalla Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
9. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
10. Commission of India "Odisha - Daspalla" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 20 August 2014.
11. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Daspalla (121)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
12. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014. 38758
13. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf