Sukinda (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sukinda (Sl. No.: 54) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.[1]

Sukinda
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictJajpur
BlocksSukinda, Danagadi
Electorate1,61,168
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBJD
MLAPritiranjan Gharai
Const. No.54
Reserved forNone
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesJajpur

Area of this constituency include Sukinda block and Danagadi block.[2][3]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2019
 
 48.20%
2014
 
 39.84%
2009
 
 47.71%
2004
 
 51.17%
2000
 
 63.04%
1995
 
 45.81%
1990
 
 54.50%
1985
 
 38.68%
1980
 
 42.42%
1977
 
 40.04%

17 elections held during 1951 to 2019 including a bye-election in 1955.[5] Elected members from the Sukinda constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2019: (54): Pritiranjan Gharai (BJD)
  • 2014: (54): Pritiranjan Gharai (BJD)
  • 2009: (54): Prafulla Chandra Ghadai (BJD)
  • 2004: (23): Prafulla Chandra Ghadai (BJD)
  • 2000: (23): Prafulla Chandra Ghadai (BJD)
  • 1995: (23): Prafulla Chandra Ghadai (Janata Dal)
  • 1990: (23): Prafulla Chandra Ghadai (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (23): Sarat Rout (Congress)
  • 1980: (23): Sarat Rout (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (23): Ananda Manjari Devi (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (23): Sanatan Deo (Congress)
  • 1971: (22): Sanatan Deo (Utkal Congress)
  • 1967: (22): Ananda Manjari Devi (Forward Bloc)
  • 1961: (117): Baidhar Singh (CPI)
  • 1955: (61, Bye poll): N. C. Pati (Praja Socialist Party)
  • 1951: (61): Pitambar Bhupati Harichandan Mohapatra (Independent)

Summary of results of the 2019 Election

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pritiranjan Gharai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradeep Bal Samanta a margin of 16,730 votes.[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sukinda[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Pritiranjan Gharai 77,510 48.20
BJP Pradip Bal Samanta 60,780 37.79
INC Sarat Raut 18,619 11.58
Independent Umesh Chandra Khilar 6,314 4.33
Kalinga Sena Jadumani Mohanta 237 0.15
Independent Dwijendra Kumar Ghose 289 0.18
ANC Dipaka Kumar Nayak 505 0.31
Independent Subhakanta Mohanty 331 0.21
Independent Ashok Kumar Behera 313 0.19
Independent Sandip Chakra 467 0.29
NOTA None 941 0.59
Majority 16,730 8.52 5.3
Turnout 1,45,890 79.61 -5.11
Registered electors 1,96,255
BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2014 Election

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pritiranjan Gharai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Raut a margin of 4,704 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sukinda[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Pritiranjan Gharai 58,122 39.84 -7.87
INC Sarat Raut 53,418 36.62 -9.14
Independent Pradip Bal Samanta 17,927 12.29
AOP Rabindranath Jarika 6,314 4.33
BJP Abhina Kumar Hota 3,738 2.56 0.59
Bahujan Mukti Party Chakradhar Haibru 1,017 0.7
Independent Dwijendra Kumar Ghose 856 0.59
BSP Braja Kishore Mallik 846 0.58 -1.01
AAP Dipaka Kumar Nayak 828 0.57
Independent Surjit Rout 576 0.39
Independent Ashok Behera 575 0.39
Independent Prafulla Patra 347 0.24
Independent Subhakanta Mohanty 332 0.23
NOTA None 994 0.68 -
Majority 4,704 3.22 1.27
Turnout 1,45,890 84.72 8.28
Registered electors 1,72,208
BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Chandra Ghadai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Rout by a margin of 2,403 votes.[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sukinda [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Prafulla Chandra Ghadai 58,765 47.71 -
INC Sarat Raut 56,362 45.76 -
BJP Dola Gobinda Mohanta 2,428 1.97 -
BSP Gitanjali Mahanta 1,955 1.59 -
JMM Sudarsan Haibru 973 0.79 -
Independent Mayadhar Nayak 829 0.67 -
Independent Jadumani Mohanta 755 0.61 -
Odisha Mukti Morcha Sk. Saban Ali 431 0.35 -
Independent Dillip Kumar Nayak 402 0.33 -
Independent Amulya Krushna Das 275 0.22 -
Majority 2,403 1.95[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,23,193 76.44 -
BJD hold Swing

Notes
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  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
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  6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
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  8. "Election Commission of India". Assembly Election 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
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  14. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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