Soro Assembly constituency

Soro (Sl. No.: 41) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Soro, Balasore.

Soro (SC)
Constituency No. 41 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBalasore
LS constituencyBhadrak
Established1951
Total electors1,92,452
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Madhab Dhada
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

This constituency includes Soro, Soro block and 16 GPs (Anji, Aruhabad, Avana, Bahanaga, Baripada, Bishnupur, Chittol, Dandaharipur, Gopalpur, Kalyani, Kharsahapur, Kochiakoili, Kuruda, Sahaspura, Saud and Talakurunia) of Bahanaga block.[2][3]

Elected Members
Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
 
 39.07%
2019
 
 35.70%
2014
 
 41.95%
2009
 
 43.19%
2004
 
 48.95%
2000
 
 56.56%
1995
 
 62.57%
1990
 
 48.33%
1985
 
 72.82%
1980
 
 42.37%
1977
 
 65.03%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1996. It was a 2 member constituency for 1957.

List of members elected from Soro constituency are:[5][6]

Year Member Party
2024 Madhab Dhada BJD
2019 Parshuram Dhada[7] BJD
2014 Parshuram Dhada BJD
2009 Surendra Prasad Pramanik INC
2004 Kartik Mohapatra BJD
2000 Kartik Mohapatra BJD
1996 (bypoll)[lower-alpha 1] Indurani Mohapatra INC
1995 Kartik Mohapatra INC
1990 Kartik Mohapatra JD
1985 Jadunath Das Mohapatra INC
1980 Pitamber Panda CPI
1977 Haraprasad Mahapatra JP
1974 Jadunath Das Mohapatra INC
1971 Jadunath Das Mohapatra Utkal Congress
1967 Haraprasad Mahapatra SWA
1961 Karunakar Panigrahi INC
1957[lower-alpha 2] Chaitanya Prasad Sethi INC
Harekrushna Mahatab INC
1951 Nanda kishore Das INC

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Soro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Madhab Dhada 63,642 39.07 3.37
BJP Parshuram Dhada 62,840 38.57 6.09
INC Subrat Dhada 32,149 19.73 10.92
Independent Rakesh Kumar Malik 2,566 1.58
NOTA None of the above 650 0.40 0.02
Majority 802
Turnout 162,905
BJD hold Swing

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parshuram Dhada defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rakesh Kumar Malik by a margin of 4,936 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Soro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Parshuram Dhada 54,775 35.7
BJP Rakesh Kumar Malik 49839 32.48
INC Surendra Prasad Pramanik 47036 30.65
NOTA None of the above 588 0.38
Majority 4936 3.22
Turnout 153440 70.54
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parshuram Dhada defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mrutyunjay Jena by a margin of 4,911 votes.[9]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Soro[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Parshuram Dhada 57,319 41.95
INC Mrutyunjay Jena 52,408 38.36 4.83
BJP Rakesh Kumar Malik 23,217 16.99 25.89
CPI Jayakrushna Mallick 1,787 1.31 8.44
BSP Ashok Kumar Das 580 0.42 0.51
SAMO Aira Kharabela Mahalik 505 0.37 -0.8
NOTA None of the above 812 0.59 -
Majority 4,911 3.59 3.28
Turnout 1,36,628 70.99 7.17
Registered electors 1,92,452
BJD gain from INC

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Prasad Pramanik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Parshuram Dhada by a margin of 360 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Soro[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Surendra Prasad Pramanik 50,159 43.19 -
BJP Parshuram Dhada 49,799 42.88 -
CPI Jayakrushna Mallik 11,318 9.75 -
SAMO Aira Kharabela Mahalik 1,362 1.17 -
BSP Namita Jena 1,083 0.93 -
SP Pushpalata Mahalik 983 0.85 -
Independent Banamali Ojha 733 0.63 -
Odisha Mukti Morcha Jagannath Das 701 0.60 -
Majority 360 0.31[lower-alpha 3] -
Turnout 1,16,172 63.82 -
INC hold

Notes
  1. Resignation of Kartik Mahapatra on his election to Lok Sabha
  2. It was a 2 member constituency
  3. % of total valid votes

References
  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 24 February 2014. Constituency: Soro (41) District : Balasore
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "15 - Soro Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. "Soro Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  9. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. "Odisha - Soro". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Soro (41)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 360
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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