| Aska | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 128 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| File:128-Aska.svg Aska Assembly constituency in Ganjam district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Ganjam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Aska |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,03,348[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Aska (Sl. No.: 128) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Aska, Aska block and 12 GPs (Subalaya, Kaniari, Barida, Paikajamuna, Sunapalli, Sialia, Nandiagada, Borasingi, Ambapua, Baliasara, Bolasara and Sunarijhola) of Kabisuryanagar block.[2][3]
Elected members[edit | edit source]
Since its formation in 1951, Seventeen elections were held. It was a two seat constituency in 1951.
List of members elected from Aska constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Saroj Kumar Padhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Manjula Swain | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[9] | Debaraj Mohanty | ||
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | Saroj Kumar Padhi | Independent | |
| 2000 | Debaraj Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Usha Rani Panda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Dwitikrushna Panda | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | Raghab Parida | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1977 | Harihar Swain | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Harihara Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | Krushna Chandra Tripathy | Utkal Congress | |
| 1967 | Harihara Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1961 | Lokanath Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Harihara Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1951[lower-alpha 3] | |||
| Mohana Naik | |||
Election results[edit | edit source]
2024[edit | edit source]
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.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Saroj Kumar Padhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjula Swain by a margin of 8,059 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Saroj Kumar Padhi | 59,083 | 49.21 | ||
| BJD | Manjula Swain | 51,024 | 42.50 | ||
| INC | Surabhi Bisoyi | 5,316 | 4.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,922 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 8,059 | 6.71 | |||
| Turnout | 1,20,067 | 59.05 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019[edit | edit source]
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjula Swain defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Debaraj Mohanty by a margin of 27,233 votes.[8]
Template:Election box hold with party link no swing| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Manjula Swain | 66,872 | 55.5 | ||
| BJP | Debaraj Mohanty | 39,639 | 32.9 | ||
| INC | Manoj Kumar Jena | 9,285 | 7.71 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,854 | 1.54 | ||
| Majority | 27,233 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,20,495 | 61.04 | |||
2014[edit | edit source]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Saroj Kumar Padhi by a margin of 23,499 votes.[9]
Template:Election box hold with party link no swing| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debaraj Mohanty | 59,412 | 54.84 |  2.59
| |
| INC | Saroj Kumar Padhi | 35,913 | 33.15 | 15.57
| |
| BJP | Narayan Behera | 6,436 | 5.94 | 0.12
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,713 | 1.58 | − | |
| Majority | 23,499 | 21.69 |  12.33
| ||
| Turnout | 1,08,334 | 60.27 | 7.64
| ||
2009[edit | edit source]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Independent candidate Saroj Kumar Padhi by a margin of 29,986 votes.[10]
Template:Election box hold with party link no swing| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debaraj Mohanty | 46,059 | 52.25 | − | |
| Independent | Saroj Kumar Padhi | 16,073 | 18.23 | − | |
| INC | Alekha Chaudhury | 15,497 | 17.58 | − | |
| BJP | Surya Narayan Das | 5,128 | 5.82 | − | |
| Majority | 29,986 | 34.02[lower-alpha 4] | − | ||
| Turnout | 88,168 | 52.63 | − | ||
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
Constituency: Aska (128) District : Ganjam
- ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ↑ Seats of Odisha
- ↑ "68 - Aska Assembly Constituency". 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Aska Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Aska Assembly Election Results 2024: Aska Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
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- ↑ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "Odisha - Aska". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Aska (128)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.