Sukinda (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sukinda
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Jajpur
Blocks Sukinda, Danagadi
Electorate 1,61,168
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Pritiranjan Gharai
Const. No. 54
Reserved for None
Lok Sabha Constituencies Jajpur

Sukinda (Sl. No.: 54) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.[1]

Area of this constituency include Sukinda block and Danagadi block. [2][3]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Chandra Ghadai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Rout by a margin of 2,403 votes.[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 39.84%
2009
  
 47.71%
2004
  
 51.17%
2000
  
 63.04%
1995
  
 45.81%
1990
  
 54.50%
1985
  
 38.68%
1980
  
 42.42%
1977
  
 40.04%

16 elections held during 1951 to 2014 including a bye-election in 1955.[6] Elected members from the Sukinda constituency are: [7][8]

2014 Election Candidates

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pritiranjan Gharai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Raut a margin of 4,704 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sukinda[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pritiranjan Gharai 58,122 39.84 -7.87
INC Sarat Raut 53,418 36.62 -9.14
Independent Pradip Bal Samanta 17,927 12.29
AOP Rabindranath Jarika 6,314 4.33
BJP Abhina Kumar Hota 3,738 2.56 0.59
Bahujan Mukti Party Chakradhar Haibru 1,017 0.7
Independent Dwijendra Kumar Ghose 856 0.59
BSP Braja Kishore Mallik 846 0.58 -1.01
AAP Dipaka Kumar Nayak 828 0.57
Independent Surjit Rout 576 0.39
Independent Ashok Behera 575 0.39
Independent Prafulla Patra 347 0.24
Independent Subhakanta Mohanty 332 0.23
NOTA None 994 0.68 -
Majority 4,704 3.22 1.27
Turnout 1,45,890 84.72 8.28
Registered electors 1,72,208
BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sukinda [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prafulla Chandra Ghadai 58,765 47.71 -
INC Sarat Raut 56,362 45.76 -
BJP Dola Gobinda Mohanta 2,428 1.97 -
BSP Gitanjali Mahanta 1,955 1.59 -
JMM Sudarsan Haibru 973 0.79 -
Independent Mayadhar Nayak 829 0.67 -
Independent Jadumani Mohanta 755 0.61 -
Odisha Mukti Morcha Sk. Saban Ali 431 0.35 -
Independent Dillip Kumar Nayak 402 0.33 -
Independent Amulya Krushna Das 275 0.22 -
Majority 2,403 1.95[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,23,193 76.44 -
BJD hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Constituency: Sukinda (54) District : Jajpur
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 3 March 2014. 2403
  5. ↑ "23 - Sukinda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  7. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  8. ↑ "Sukinda Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Odisha - Sukinda". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Sukinda (54)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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