Sanakhemundi is a constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Odisha (Vidhan Sabha) in Ganjam district, Odisha, India.[1]
| Sanakhemundi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 130 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| LS constituency | Aska |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 216314 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Sanakhemundi and Dharakote blocks.[1]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[2] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Members of Legislative Assembly
editSince its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
Elected members from the Sanakhemundi constituency are:[3]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ramesh Chandra Jena | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Nandini Devi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019 | Ramesh Chandra Jena[4][5] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2024 | |||
Election Results
edit2024
editVoting 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.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chandra Jena | 65,867 | 44.65 |  6.09
| |
| BJD | Sulakshana Gitanjali Devi | 55,205 | 37.42 |  2.73
| |
| BJP | Uttam Kumar Panigrahi | 22,396 | 15.18 | 4.81
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,724 | 1.85 | ||
| Majority | 10,662 | ||||
| Turnout | 147,529 | ||||
| INC hold | |||||
2019
editIn 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nandini Devi by a margin of 23,727 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chandra Jena | 75,021 | 50.74 | ||
| BJD | Nandini Devi | 51,294 | 34.69 | ||
| BJP | Bijaya Kumar Swain | 15,335 | 10.37 | ||
| BSP | Gariba Naik | 1378 | 0.93 | ||
| Independent | Pratap Chandra Pradhan | 2052 | 1.39 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2765 | 1.87 | ||
| Majority | 23,727 | 16.05 | |||
| Turnout | 147845 | 68.35 | |||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||
2014
editIn the 2014 election, the Biju Janata Dal candidate Nandini Devi defeated the Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena by a margin of 8,222 votes.
| 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 | |||||
2009
editIn the 2009 election, the Indian National Congress candidate, Ramesh Chandra Jena, defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, Kishore Chandra Singh Deo, by a margin of 23,593 votes.
| 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 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,00,278 | 55.88 | − | ||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
- ^ "Sanakhemundi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ a b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Zee News. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.