Mahanga (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Mahanga
Legislative Assembly of Odisha constituency
District Cuttack
Blocks Mahanga, Nischintakoili
Electorate 2,33,950[1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Pratap Jena
Const. No. 95
Lok Sabha Constituencies Cuttack

Mahanga (Sl. No.: 95) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Mahanga block and 26 Gram panchayats (Fagola, Ramakrushnpur, Jignipur, Nischintakoili, Narendrapur, Nagaspur, Daudpur, Sukarpada, Asureswar, Taratasasan, Jamara, Orti, Kentalo, Baliapada, Kerilo, Buhalo, Kendupatana, Jhadeswarpur, Bandhakatia, Natakai, Kolanpur, Katikata, Katarpara, Jairampur, Barado and Sarapada) Nischintakoili block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates[5]
2009
  
 56.82%
2004
  
 53.42%
2000
  
 50.52%
1995
  
 51.69%
1990
  
 57.84%
1985
  
 52.66%
1980
  
 49.05%
1977
  
 63.83%

Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2009 including one Bye election in 1955.[6] Elected members from the Mahanga constituency are: [7][8]

2014 Election Candidates

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahanga[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Bhaskar Chandra Swain -
BJD Pratap Jena -
BJP Samir Kumar Samal -
BSP Laxmidhar Jena -
INC Shaik Matlub Ali -
OJM Amar Nayak -
SKD Laxmipriya Sahoo -
Independent Mihir Ranjan Jena -
Independent Sarada Prasad Padhan -
NOTA None -
Registered electors 2,33,950

2009 Election Results

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Shaik Matlub Ali by a margin of 29,220 votes.[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahanga[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pratap Jena 89,628 56.82 -
INC Shaik Matlub Ali 60,408 38.30 -
BJP Choudhury Pravatkeshari Mishra 6,050 3.84 -
AITMC Premalata Rout 890 0.56 -
Kalinga Sena Chittaranjan Sahoo 758 0.48 -
Majority 29,220 18.52[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,57,747 70.87 -
Registered electors 2,22,602
BJD hold Swing -4.88[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 75.75%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Mahanga (95) District: Cuttack
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "40 - Mahanga Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Mahanga Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 29220
  10. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf