Aska Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency in Odisha, India
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Aska Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.
Kabisuryanagar
Khallikote
Aska
Surada
Sanakhemundi
Hinjili
| Aska OD-19 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Aska Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Polasara Kabisuryanagar Khallikote Aska Surada Sanakhemundi Hinjili |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 16,23,404[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly Segments
Presently, after the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the following 7 Legislative Assembly segments constitute Aska Lok Sabha constituency:[1][2]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading
(in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | Polasara | Ganjam | Gokulananda Mallik | BJP | BJP | ||
| 125 | Kabisuryanagar | Pratap Chandra Nayak | |||||
| 126 | Khallikote (SC) | Purna Chandra Sethy | |||||
| 128 | Aska | Saroj Kumar Padhi | |||||
| 129 | Surada | Nilamani Bisoyi | |||||
| 130 | Sanakhemundi | Ramesh Chandra Jena | INC | BJD | |||
| 131 | Hinjili | Naveen Patnaik | BJD | BJP | |||
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1952, 18 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 2000.
List of members elected from Aska constituency are
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
As Ghumusar Constituency | |||
| 1952 | Uma Charan Patnaik | Independent politician | |
1956-1961 : Constituency did not exist | |||
As Bhanjanagar Constituency | |||
| 1962 | Mohan Nayak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Ananta Tripathi Sarma | ||
| 1971 | Duti Krushna Panda | Communist Party of India | |
As Aska Constituency | |||
| 1977 | Ramchandra Rath | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1984 | Somanath Rath | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Ananta Narayan Singh Deo | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | Ramchandra Rath | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Biju Patnaik | Janata Dal | |
| 1998 | Naveen Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2000 (bypoll)[c] | Kumudini Patnaik | ||
| 2004 | Hari Har Swain | ||
| 2009[3] | Nityananda Pradhan | ||
| 2014[4] | Ladu Kishore Swain | ||
| 2019[5] | Pramila Bisoyi | ||
| 2024[6] | Anita Subhadarshini | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Results
2024
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anita Subhadarshini defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranjita Sahu by a margin of 99,974 votes.[6]
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pramila Bisoyi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anita Subhadarshini by a margin of 2,04,707 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pramila Bisoyi | 552,749 | 54.52 |  5.89 | |
| BJP | Anita Subhadarshini | 3,48,042 | 34.33 |  26.81 | |
| CPI | Rama Krushna Panda | 59,978 | 5.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 17,344 | 1.71 | ||
| BSP | Purna Chandra Nayak | 8,549 | 0.84 | ||
| Majority | 2,04,707 | 20.19 | |||
| Turnout | 10,13,890 | 65.79 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ladu Kishore Swain defeated Indian National Congress candidate Srilokanath Rath by a margin of 3,11,997 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ladu Kishore Swain | 541,473 | 60.41 | ||
| INC | Srilokanath Rath | 2,29,476 | 25.60 | ||
| BJP | Mahesh Chandra Mohanty | 67,361 | 7.52 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 15,382 | 1.72 | − | |
| AAP | Prabhat Kumar Mohanty | 11,063 | 1.23 | ||
| BSP | Bijaya Kumar Mahapatro | 9,127 | 1.02 | ||
| Majority | 3,11,997 | 34.81 | − | ||
| Turnout | 8,96,461 | 63.63 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,08,780 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Pradhan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ramchandra Rath by a margin of 2,32,834 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Nityananda Pradhan | 419,862 | 59.81 | ||
| INC | Ramchandra Rath | 1,87,028 | 26.64 | ||
| BJP | Shanti Devi | 42,165 | 6.01 | ||
| Majority | 2,32,834 | 33.17 | |||
| Turnout | 7,01,880 | 54.57 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
Notes
- as on 2024
- as data published by election commission
- Resignation of Naveen Patnaik