Balikuda-Erasama (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Balikuda-Erasama
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictJagatsinghpur
BlocksBalikuda, Erasama
Electorate2,31,429 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBJD
MLARaghunandan Das
Const. No.103
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesJagatsinghpur

Balikuda-Erasama (Sl. No.: 103) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Balikuda block and Erasama block.[3][4]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
38.12%
2009
57.73%
2004
42.76%
2000
47.16%
1995
49.13%
1990
62.90%
1985
51.86%
1980
57.64%
1977
56.43%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected member from the Balikuda-Erasama constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2019:(103): Raghunandan Das (BJD)
  • 2014: (103):Prasanta Kumar Muduli (BJD)
  • 2009: (103):Prasanta Kumar Muduli (BJD)
  • 2004: (37): Umesh Chandra Swain (Congress)
  • 2000: (37): Umesh Chandra Swain (Congress)
  • 1995: (37): Lalatendu Mohapatra (Congress)
  • 1990: (37): Umesh Chandra Swain (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (37): Jyotish Chandra Das (Congress)
  • 1980: (37): Basudev Mohapatra (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (37): Umesh Chandra Swain (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (37): Basudeb Mohapatra (Congress)
  • 1971: (35): Basudeb Mohapatra (Congress)
  • 1967: (35): Baikunthanath Mohanty (PSP)
  • 1961: (106): Bipin Bihari Das (Congress)
  • 1957: (74): Baikunthanath Mohanty (PSP)
  • 1951: (73): Pranakrushna Parija (Independent)

Election results[edit]

2014 Election Result[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Muduli defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lalatendu mohapatra by a margin of 29,354 votes.[8]

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2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Balikuda-Erasama[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prasanta Kumar Muduli 69,335 38.12 -19.61
INC Lalatendu mohapatra 39,981 21.98 -15.4
Independent Raghunandan Das 32,135 17.67 -
Independent Sarada Prasan Jena 23,948 13.17 -
CPI Abhijit Sahoo 5,260 2.89 -
Kalinga Sena Khirod Kumar Swain 5,186 2.85 -
BJP Chitta Ranjan Kansa 3,724 2.05 -1.73
BSP Bibhuti Bhusan Majhi 987 0.54 -
AAP Akshya Kumar Swain 685 0.38 -
NOTA None 654 0.36 -
Majority 29,354 13.13 -7.22
Turnout 1,81,895 78.66 9.95
Registered electors 2,31,249

2009 Election Results[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Muduli defeated Indian National Congress candidate Umesh Chandra Swain by a margin of 31,385 votes.[11]

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2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Balikuda-Erasama[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prasanta Kumar Muduli 89,044 57.73 -
INC Umesh Chandra Swain 57,659 37.38 -
BJP Priya Ranjan Das 5,832 3.78 -
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samruddha Odisha|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]] Gyana Ranjan Mohanty 1,709 1.11 -
Majority 31,385 20.35[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,54,282 68.71 1.29[lower-alpha 3]
Registered electors 2,24,556

Notes[edit]

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 67.42%

References[edit]

  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Balikuda-Erasama (103) District: Jagatsinghpur
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "37 - Balikuda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 15 July 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. "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.
  7. "Balikuda-Erasama Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  9. "Odisha - Balikuda-Erasama". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Balikuda-Erasama (103)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  11. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 31385
  12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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