Mohana (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Mohana (ST)-136 ମୋହନା
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictGajapati
BlocksMohana, Udayagiri, Nuagada, Rayagada
Electorate1,92,613 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created1961
PartyIndian National Congress
MLAShri Dasarathi Gomango
Const. No.136
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBerhampur

Mohana (Sl. No.: 136) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency in Gajapati district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Mohana block, Udayagiri block, Nuagada block and Rayagada block.[3][4]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
29.88%
2009
33.63%
2004
47.60%
2000
58.62%
1995
43.08%
1990
62.12%
1985
64.48%
1980
40.59%
1977
41.21%

Thirteen elections were held between 1961 and 2014. Elected member from the Mohana constituency is:[6][7]

  • 2019: (136): Dasarathi Gamango (Congress)
  • 2014: (136): Basanti Mallick (BJD)
  • 2009: (136): Chakradhara Paik (Congress)
  • 2004: (77): Srujya Narayan Patro (BJD)
  • 2000: (77): Srujya Narayan Patro (BJD)
  • 1995: (77): Srujya Narayan Patro (Janata Dal)
  • 1990: (77): Srujya Narayan Patro (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (77): Sarat Kumar Jena (Congress)
  • 1980: (77): Udayanarayan Deb (JNP (SC))
  • 1977: (77): Udayanarayan Deb (Independent)
  • 1974: (77): Udayanarayan Deb (Utkal Congress)
  • 1971: (73): Bhimasena Mandal (Congress)
  • 1967: (73): Tarini Sardar (Congress)
  • 1961: (16): Biswanath Naik (Congress)

2019 Election Result[edit]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mohana [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dasarathi Gamango 53,705 33%
BJD Purnabasi Nayak 51,351 31%
BJP Prasanta Kumar Mallik 46,176 28%
BSP Sudam Raita 2,222 1%
ANC Damodar Raita 1,291 1%
CPI(ML)L Jakub Karjee 1,465 1%
Independent Amson Mallick 3,423 2%
Independent Bharat Paik 1,440 1%
NOTA None of the above 2,898 2%
Majority 2354
Turnout
INC gain from BJD Swing

2014 Election Result[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Basanti Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dasarathi Gamango by a margin of 115 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mohana[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Basanti Mallick 43,006 29.88 11.85
INC Dasarathi Gamango 42,891 29.8 -3.83
BJP Bharat Paik 39,625 27.53 -5.29
Independent Chakradhara Paik 5,417 3.76
CPI (M) Dondo Pani Raito 3,182 2.21
AOP Pabitra Gamango 2,265 1.57
AITC Haladhar Karjee 1,524 1.06
style="background-color: Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Odisha Janmorcha|Template:Odisha Janmorcha/meta/shortname]] Raghunath Badamundi 1,224 0.85
CPI(ML)L Purna Chandra Bhuyan 1,205 0.84
NOTA None of the above 3,604 2.5 -
Majority 115 0.08 -0.74
Turnout 1,43,943 74.73 8.47
Registered electors 1,92,613
BJD gain from INC

2009 Election Results[edit]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mohana[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chakradhar Paik 37,697 33.63 -
BJP Antarjami Gamanga 36,780 32.82 -
BJD Johan Dalabehera 20,206 18.03 -
Independent Gomango Majhi 4,508 4.02 -
style="background-color: Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Samruddha Odisha|Template:Samruddha Odisha/meta/shortname]] Theophil Gamango 2,095 1.87 -
Kalinga Sena Rabin Mandal 1,705 1.52 -
Majority 917 0.82[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,12,087 66.26 -
INC gain from BJD Swing 1.45 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes[edit]

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 64.81%

References[edit]

  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Mohana (136) District: Gajapati
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "77 - Mohana Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. "Mohana Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  8. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  9. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. "Odisha - Mohana". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Mohana (136)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  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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