Sanakhemundi (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sanakhemundi
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Ganjam
Blocks	Sanakhemundi, Dharakote
Electorate	1,96,248 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created	2009
Party	BJD
MLA	Nandini Devi
Const. No.	130
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Aska

Sanakhemundi (Sl. No.: 130) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Sanakhemundi block and Dharakote block.^[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
2014			47.10%
2009			50.35%

Only two elections held during 2009 and 2014. Elected members from the Sanakhemundi constituency are: ^[5]

• 2014: (130): Nandini Devi (BJD)
• 2009: (130): Ramesh Chandra Jena (Congress)

2014 Election Candidates

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nandini Devi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena by a margin of 8,222 votes.^[6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sanakhemundi[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Nandini Devi	61,773	47.1
	INC	Ramesh Chandra Jena	53,551	40.83	-9.52
	BJP	Birkishore Dev	6,053	4.61	-22.21
	CPI	Antarjyami Swain	4,933	3.76	-11.22
	BSP	Sirish Charan Mishra	1,347	1.03
	AAP	Kadmi Ramesh Kumar Dora	1,232	0.94
	NOTA	None	2,275	1.73	-
Majority			8,222	6.27	-
Turnout			1,31,164	66.84	10.96
Registered electors			1,96,248
	BJD gain from INC

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kishore Chandra Singh Deo by a margin of 23,593 votes.^[8]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sanakhemundi [9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ramesh Chandra Jena	50,487	50.35	-
	BJP	Kishore Chandra Singh Deo	26,894	26.82	-
	CPI	N. narayan Reddy	15,023	14.98	-
	Independent	Bhala Chandra Sadhangi	4,519	4.51	-
	RSP	Chhabilal Swain	1,961	1.96	-
	SP	Dillip Kumar Patro	1,389	1.39	-
Majority			23,593	23.53[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,00,278	55.88	-
	INC win (new seat)

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Sanakhemundi (130) District: Ganjam
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "Sanakhemundi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
6. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014.". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
7. "Odisha - Sanakhemundi". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
8. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 23593
9. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf