Sukinda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.[1]

Sukinda
Constituency No. 54 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictJajpur
LS constituencyJajpur
Established1951
Total electors1,61,168
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

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

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
50.56%
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%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held to date including one bypoll in 1955.[5]

The list of members elected from the Sukinda constituency are:[6]

Year Member Party
2024 Pradeep Bal Samanta BJP
2019 Pritiranjan Gharai[7] BJD
2014 Pritiranjan Gharai BJD
2009 Prafulla Chandra Ghadai BJD
2004 Prafulla Chandra Ghadai BJD
2000 Prafulla Chandra Ghadai BJD
1995 Prafulla Chandra Ghadai JD
1990 Prafulla Chandra Ghadai JD
1985 Sarat Rout INC
1980 Sarat Rout INC
1977 Anandamanjari Debi JP
1974 Sanatan Deo INC
1971 Sanatan Deo Utkal Congress
1967 Anandamanjari Debi Jana Congress
1961 Baidhar Singh INC
Constituency didn't exist
1955 (bypoll)[a] Narayan Chandra Pati PSP
1951 Pitambar Bhupati Harichandan Mohapatra Independent

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8][9]

2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Sukinda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pradeep Bal Samanta 86,733 50.56  12.77
BJD Pritiranjan Gharai 77,156 44.98  3.22
INC Bibhu Bushan Rout 3,677 2.14  9.44
NOTA None of the above 1,185 0.69  0.1
Majority 9,577 5.58  2.94
Turnout 1,71,536
BJP gain from BJD Swing

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pritiranjan Gharai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradeep Bal Samanta by a margin of 16,730 votes.[10]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Sukinda[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pritiranjan Gharai 77,510 48.2  9.36
BJP Pradeep Bal Samanta 60,780 37.79  35.23
INC Sarat Raut 18,619 11.58  25.04
Independent Umesh Chandra Khilar 6,314 4.33 New
NOTA None of the above 941 0.59  0.09
ANC Dipaka Kumar Nayak 505 0.31 New
Independent Sandip Chakra 467 0.29 New
Independent Subhakanta Mohanty 331 0.21  0.02
Independent Ashok Kumar Behera 313 0.19  0.2
Independent Dwijendra Kumar Ghose 289 0.18  0.41
Kalinga Sena Jadumani Mohanta 237 0.15 New
Majority 16,730 8.52  5.3
Turnout 1,45,890 79.61  5.11
Registered electors 1,96,255
BJD hold Swing

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pritiranjan Gharai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Raut by a margin of 4,704 votes.[12]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sukinda[13][14]
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 of the above 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

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Chandra Ghadai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Rout by a margin of 2,403 votes.[15]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sukinda[16]
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[b]
Turnout 1,23,193 76.44
BJD hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Resignation of Pitambar Bhupati Harichandan Mohapatra
  2. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Constituency: Sukinda (54) District : Jajpur{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "23 - Sukinda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  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. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  9. ^ The Times of India (16 June 2024). "Sukinda Constituency Election Results 2024: Sukinda Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Election Commission of India". Assembly Election 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Sukinda Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Sukinda Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Odisha - Sukinda". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Sukinda (54)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014. 2403
  16. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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