Aska Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Aska (Sl. No.: 128) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[1]
| Aska | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 128 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Aska Assembly constituency in Ganjam district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Ganjam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Aska |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,03,348[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Aska, Aska block and 12 GPs (Subalaya, Kaniari, Barida, Paikajamuna, Sunapalli, Sialia, Nandiagada, Borasingi, Ambapua, Baliasara, Bolasara and Sunarijhola) of Kabisuryanagar block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, Seventeen elections were held. It was a two seat constituency in 1951.
List of members elected from Aska constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Saroj Kumar Padhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Manjula Swain | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[9] | Debaraj Mohanty | ||
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | Saroj Kumar Padhi | Independent politician | |
| 2000 | Debaraj Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Usha Rani Panda | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Dwitikrushna Panda | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | Raghab Parida | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Harihar Swain | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Harihara Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | Krushna Chandra Tripathy | Utkal Congress | |
| 1967 | Harihara Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1961 | Lokanath Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Harihara Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1951[c] | |||
| Mohana Naik | |||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Saroj Kumar Padhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjula Swain by a margin of 8,059 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Saroj Kumar Padhi | 59,083 | 49.21 | ||
| BJD | Manjula Swain | 51,024 | 42.50 | ||
| INC | Surabhi Bisoyi | 5,316 | 4.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,922 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 8,059 | 6.71 | |||
| Turnout | 1,20,067 | 59.05 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjula Swain defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Debaraj Mohanty by a margin of 27,233 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Manjula Swain | 66,872 | 55.5 | ||
| BJP | Debaraj Mohanty | 39,639 | 32.9 | ||
| INC | Manoj Kumar Jena | 9,285 | 7.71 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,854 | 1.54 | ||
| Majority | 27,233 | 22.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,20,495 | 61.04 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Saroj Kumar Padhi by a margin of 23,499 votes.[9]
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Independent candidate Saroj Kumar Padhi by a margin of 29,986 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Debaraj Mohanty | 46,059 | 52.25 | − | |
| Independent | Saroj Kumar Padhi | 16,073 | 18.23 | − | |
| INC | Alekha Chaudhury | 15,497 | 17.58 | − | |
| BJP | Surya Narayan Das | 5,128 | 5.82 | − | |
| Majority | 29,986 | 34.02[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 88,168 | 52.63 | − | ||
| BJD hold | |||||