Umerkote (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Umerkote
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Nabarangpur
Blocks Raighar, Umerkote (part)
Electorate 1,72,800 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Umerkote
Current constituency
Created 1957
Party BJD
MLA Subash Gond
Const. No. 73
Reserved for Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies Nabarangpur

Umerkote (Sl. No.: 73) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Umerkote, Raighar block and 8 Gram panchayats (Kurushi, Beheda, Kopena, Bakoda, Murtuma, Burja, Sunabeda and Semala) of Umerkote block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 37.15%
2009
  
 40.60%
2004
  
 38.29%
2000
  
 49.75%
1995
  
 47.42%
1990
  
 56.24%
1985
  
 49.94%
1980
  
 53.22%
1977
  
 58.61%

Fourteen elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Umerkote constituency are: [6][7]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jatindra Nath Gond by a margin of 10,522 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umarkote[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Subash Gond 50,500 37.15 -3.45
INC Jatindra Nath Gond 39,978 29.41 6.04
BJP Nityananda Gond 21,351 15.71 -11.91
AOP Nabin Kumar Santa 6,803 5.00
OJM Sanraj Gond 5,762 4.24
Independent Reena Majhi 4,112 3.02
Independent Dambarudhar Majhi 2,507 1.84
NOTA None 4,930 3.63 -
Majority 10,522 7.74 -5.24
Turnout 1,35,943 78.67 8.5
Registered electors 1,72,800
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagabandhu Majhi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 14,171 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Jagabandhu Majhi 44,326 40.60 -
BJP Dharmu Gond 30,155 27.62 -
INC Parama Pujari 25,512 23.37 -
SAMO Harabati Gond 5,276 4.83 -
BSP Rabi Narayan Das Samarth 3,918 3.59 -
Majority 14,171 12.98[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,09,187 70.17 -
BJD gain from BJP Swing 3.78 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 66.39%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "93 - Umarkote (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Umarkote Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Umarkote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Umarkote (73)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014. line feed character in |title= at position 31 (help)
  11. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 14171
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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