Aul Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aul is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.[1]
| Aul | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 98 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Kendrapara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kendrapara |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,75,973[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Aul block and Rajkanika block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Aul constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Pratap Keshari Deb | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8] | |||
| 2014[9] | Devendra Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009[10] | Pratap Keshari Deb | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Dolagobinda Nayak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Sushree Devi | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Dolagobinda Nayak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Sarat Kumar Deb | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1974 | Swatantra Party | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 | Dibakarnath Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1961 | Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1951 | Independent politician | ||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deb defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debasmita Sharma by a margin of 19,628 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pratap Keshari Deb | 73,678 | 42.37 |  15.30 | |
| INC | Debasmita Sharma | 54,050 | 31.08 |  5.62 | |
| BJP | Krishna Chandra Panda | 44,852 | 25.79 | 10.49 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 510 | 0.29 | 0.03 | |
| Majority | 19,628 | 11.29 | |||
| Turnout | 1,73,882 | 63.01 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deb defeated Indian National Congress candidate Devendra Sharma by a margin of 55,851 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pratap Keshari Deb | 99,837 | 57.67 | ||
| INC | Devendra Sharma | 43,986 | 25.46 | ||
| BJP | Dolagobinda Nayak | 26,487 | 15.3 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 547 | 0.32 | ||
| Majority | 55,851 | 32.21 | |||
| Turnout | 1,73,106 | 65.98 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2014
In 2014 election,Indian National Congress candidate Devendra Sharma defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deb by a margin of 3,503 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Devendra Sharma | 81,254 | 48.9 | − | |
| BJD | Pratap Keshari Deb | 77,751 | 46.8 | − | |
| BJP | Braja Sundar Bhuyan | 3,914 | 2.36 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,153 | 0.69 | − | |
| Majority | 3,503 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,73,106 | 65.98 | |||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deb defeated Indian National Congress candidate Devendra Sharma by a margin of 5,877 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pratap Keshari Deb | 72,012 | 50.00 | 3.08 | |
| INC | Devendra Sharma | 66,135 | 45.92 | 0.76 | |
| BJP | Braja Sundar Bhuyan | 3,358 | 2.33 | − | |
| Majority | 5,877 | 4.08[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,062 | 63.11 | 0.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,28,257 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||