Umerkote (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Umerkote
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Nabarangpur
Blocks	Raighar, Umerkote (part)
Electorate	1,72,800 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Umerkote
Current constituency
Created	1957
Party	BJD
MLA	Subash Gond
Const. No.	73
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Nabarangpur

Umerkote (Sl. No.: 73) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Umerkote, Raighar block and 8 Gram panchayats (Kurushi, Beheda, Kopena, Bakoda, Murtuma, Burja, Sunabeda and Semala) of Umerkote block.^[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014			37.15%
2009			40.60%
2004			38.29%
2000			49.75%
1995			47.42%
1990			56.24%
1985			49.94%
1980			53.22%
1977			58.61%

Fourteen elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Umerkote constituency are: ^[6][7]

• 2014: (73): Subash Gond (BJD)
• 2009: (73): Jagabandhu Majhi (BJD)
• 2004: (93): Dharmu Gond (BJP)
• 2000: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress)
• 1995: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress)
• 1990: (93): Gurubari Majhi (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress)
• 1980: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress-I)
• 1977: (93): Rabisingh Majhi (Janata Party)
• 1974: (93): Rabisingh Majhi (Utkal Congress)
• 1971: (87): Rabisingh Majhi (Utkal Congress)
• 1967: (87): Rabisingh Majhi (Congress)
• 1961: (1): Sadashiva Tripathy (Congress)
• 1957: (1): Radhakrushna Biswasray (Congress)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jatindra Nath Gond by a margin of 10,522 votes.^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umarkote[9][10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Subash Gond	50,500	37.15	-3.45
	INC	Jatindra Nath Gond	39,978	29.41	6.04
	BJP	Nityananda Gond	21,351	15.71	-11.91
	AOP	Nabin Kumar Santa	6,803	5.00
	OJM	Sanraj Gond	5,762	4.24
	Independent	Reena Majhi	4,112	3.02
	Independent	Dambarudhar Majhi	2,507	1.84
	NOTA	None	4,930	3.63	-
Majority			10,522	7.74	-5.24
Turnout			1,35,943	78.67	8.5
Registered electors			1,72,800
	BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagabandhu Majhi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 14,171 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote [12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Jagabandhu Majhi	44,326	40.60	-
	BJP	Dharmu Gond	30,155	27.62	-
	INC	Parama Pujari	25,512	23.37	-
	SAMO	Harabati Gond	5,276	4.83	-
	BSP	Rabi Narayan Das Samarth	3,918	3.59	-
Majority			14,171	12.98[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,09,187	70.17	-
	BJD gain from BJP		Swing	3.78 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 66.39%

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "93 - Umarkote (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
7. "Umarkote Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
9. "Odisha - Umarkote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Umarkote (73)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014. line feed character in |title= at position 31 (help)
11. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 14171
12. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf