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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 | edit source]

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 | edit source]

2014 Election Result[edit | edit source]

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]

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
BJD hold

2009 Election Results[edit | edit source]

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]

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 −
SAMO Gyana Ranjan Mohanty 1,709 1.11 −
Majority 31,385 20.35[lower-alpha 2] −
Turnout 1,54,282 68.71 1.29'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000013−QINU`"'
Registered electors 2,24,556
BJD gain from INC

Notes[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

  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.