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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Morada
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 34
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Mayurbhanj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mayurbhanj]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Krushna Chandra Mahapatra 2024.jpg
| mla = [[Krushna Chandra Mohapatra]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,34,075{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Morada''' (Sl. No.: 34) is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Mayurbhanj district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=34|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221155423/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=34|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 February 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Morada (34) District : Mayurbhanj |accessdate= 18 February 2014}}</ref>

The area of this constituency includes Morada block, Rasagobindapur block, and Suliapada block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

Constituency didn't exist in 1957 and between 1974 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delimitation 2008 |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/forms/int1.pdf |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> and went for polls in [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]].

== Elected members ==

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|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|43.33}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|38.23}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|32.03}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|28.87}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 8 elections have been held till date.

The list of members elected from Morada Vidhan Sabha constituency is:<ref name=prevMLAs>{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004) |access-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Morada Assembly Election Results 2024: Morada Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/morada-constituency-result-18034 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|Dr. [[Krushna Chandra Mohapatra]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Morada Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/morada-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|[[Rajkishore Das]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
| rowspan="2" |Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|-
| colspan="4" |{{center|''1973-2008: Constituency didn't exist''}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Kuanria Majhi
|{{full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="2" |Sakila Soren
|{{full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| colspan="4" |{{center|''1957 : Constituency didn't exist''}}
|-
|[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Prasanna Kumar Dash
|{{full party name with color|Socialist Party}}
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting was held on 1 June 2024 in the 4th phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Dr. [[Krushna Chandra Mohapatra]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Preetinanda Kanungo by a margin of 33,270 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Morada}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dr. [[Krushna Chandra Mohapatra]]
|votes = 77,980
|percentage = 43.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Preetinanda Kanungo
|votes = 44,710
|percentage = 24.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pravas Kar Mahapatra
|votes = 27,886
|percentage = 15.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 780
|percentage = 0.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 33,270
|percentage = 18.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,79,978
|percentage = 76.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Rajkishore Das]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Dr. [[Krushna Chandra Mahapatra]] by a margin of 6,704 votes.<ref name="election2019">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]: Morada}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Rajkishore Das]]
|votes = 68,551
|percentage = 38.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dr. [[Krushna Chandra Mohapatra]]
|votes = 61,847
|percentage = 34.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pravash Kar Mahapatra
|votes = 23,600
|percentage = 13.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Kalinga Keshari Jena
|votes = 11,847
|percentage = 6.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,556
|percentage = 0.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,704
|percentage = 3.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,79,329
|percentage = 79.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Rajkishore Das]] by a margin of 6,956 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]], Morada}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo
|votes = 52,207
|percentage = 32.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Rajkishore Das]]
|votes = 45,251
|percentage = 27.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pravash Kar Mahapatra
|votes = 24,790
|percentage = 15.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Manoranjan Dhal
|votes = 17,391
|percentage = 10.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,176
|percentage = 0.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,956
|percentage = 4.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,63,015
|percentage = 82.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated [[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]] candidate Bimal Lochan Das by a margin of 6,201 votes.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=6201 |accessdate=8 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]], Morada<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo
|votes = 37,609
|percentage = 28.87
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Bimal Lochan Das
|votes = 31,408
|percentage = 24.11
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Rajkishore Das]]
|votes = 26,955
|percentage = 20.69
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Jnanendra Nath Das
|votes = 20,587
|percentage = 15.80
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,201
|percentage = 4.6{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,30,306
|percentage = 76.00
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Mayurbhanj district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha}}
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[[Category:Politics of Mayurbhanj district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Morada Assembly constituency - Revision history

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