Polasara Assembly constituency
Polasara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]
| Polasara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 124 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| LS constituency | Aska |
| Established | 2004 |
| Total electors | 2,13,647[1][lower-alpha 1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Srikanta Sahu | |
| Party | BJD |
| Elected year | 2019 |
This constituency includes Polasara, Buguda, Polasara block and Buguda block.[3][4]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[5] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Polasara constituency are:[6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gokulananda Mallick | BJP | |
| 2019 | Srikanta Sahu[7][8] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Srikanta Sahu | BJD | |
| 2009 | Niranjan Pradhan | BJD | |
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gokulananda Mallick | 85737 | 53.33 | ||
| BJD | Srikant Sahu | 64791 | 40.3 | ||
| INC | Agasti Barada | 3763 | 2.34 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1791 | 1.11 | ||
| Majority | 20946 | ||||
| Turnout | 160776 | ||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Srikanta Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gokula Nanda Mallik by a margin of 12,739 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Srikanta Sahu | 80,463 | 50.39 | ||
| BJP | Gokula Nanda Mallik | 67724 | 42.41 | ||
| INC | Hari Charan Swain | 3493 | 2.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1565 | 0.98 | ||
| Majority | 12739 | 7.98 | |||
| Turnout | 159689 | 66.93 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Srikant Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gokul Nanda Mallik by a margin of 21,217 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Srikant Sahu | 76,766 | 48.1 | -0.94 | |
| INC | Gokulananda Mallik | 45,549 | 32.82 | -6.16 | |
| BJP | Kumudini Patnaik | 18,467 | 13.31 | 8.33 | |
| AOP | Simanchala Behera | 1,442 | 1.04 | ||
| SKD | Brundaban Behera | 1,204 | 0.87 | ||
| CPI(ML) Red Star | Bhaskar Sabar | 780 | 0.56 | ||
| Independent | Sasmita Mallik | 736 | 0.53 | ||
| AITC | Ranjana Kumar Apat | 732 | 0.53 | ||
| Independent | Susant Kumar Sahu | 715 | 0.52 | ||
| Independent | Babulu Kumar Nayak | 496 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | P. Kalish Chandra Patro | 461 | 0.33 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,446 | 1.04 | - | |
| Majority | 21,217 | 15.29 | 5.23 | ||
| Turnout | 1,38,794 | 64.96 | 7.68 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,13,647 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pradhan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ram Krushna Patnaik by a margin of 11,322 votes.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Niranjan Pradhan | 55,193 | 49.04 | - | |
| INC | Ram Krushna Patnaik | 43,871 | 38.98 | - | |
| BJP | Jayanti Padhiary | 5,604 | 4.98 | - | |
| Independent | Pratap Chandra Nayak | 1,634 | 1.45 | - | |
| BSP | Manoranjan Sahu | 1,352 | 1.20 | - | |
| Independent | Surya Narayan Sahu | 1,049 | 0.93 | - | |
| SAMO | Prabhasini Sahu | 932 | 0.83 | - | |
| Independent | Duti Krishna Padhi | 674 | 0.60 | - | |
| Jan Hitkari Party | Susanta Kumar Sahu | 670 | 0.60 | - | |
| Independent | P. Kailash Chandra Patra | 541 | 0.48 | - | |
| Independent | Bhagaban Pradhan | 538 | 0.48 | - | |
| RSP | Sudha Nanda Panda | 485 | 0.43 | - | |
| Majority | 11,322 | 10.06[lower-alpha 2] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,12,989 | 57.28 | - | ||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- as on 1 January 2014
- % of total valid votes
References
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