Daspalla Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Daspalla is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nayagarh district, Odisha.[1]
| Daspalla | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 121 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Daspalla Assembly Constituency in Nayagarh district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Nayagarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kandhamal |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 1,90,742[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Daspalla block, Gania block and Nuagaon block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including in two bypoll in 1960 & 1997.[5] It was a 2-member constituency in 1957.
List of members elected from Daspalla constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Ramesh Chandra Behera | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[9] | |||
| 2014[10] | Purna Chandra Nayak | ||
| 2009[11] | Kashinath Mallik | ||
| 2004 | Rudra Madhab Ray | Independent politician | |
| 2000 | Harihar Karan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1997 (bypoll)[c][12] | Independent politician | ||
| 1995 | Rudra Madhab Ray | Janata Dal | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Harihar Karan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1974 | Independent politician | ||
| 1971 | Saheb Naik | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Bhabagrahi Nayak | Swatantra Party | |
| 1961 | Saheb Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1960 (bypoll)[d] | Raja Purna Chandra Bhanjadeo | ||
| 1957[e] | Sridhar Naik | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| Rajabahadur Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1951 | |||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[13] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghab Malik by a margin of 35,291 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ramesh Chandra Behera | 62,039 | 44.40 |  14.04 | |
| BJP | Raghav Mallick | 55,743 | 39.89 |  8.95 | |
| Independent | Rabindra Sethi | 10,673 | 7.64 | ||
| INC | Nakul Nayak | 5,259 | 3.76 | 2.43 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,570 | 1.12 | 0.18 | |
| Majority | 6,296 | 4.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,737 | 73.26 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Purna Chandra Nayak by a margin of 35,291 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ramesh Chandra Behera | 75,006 | 58.44 | ||
| BJP | Purna Chandra Nayak | 39,715 | 30.94 | ||
| INC | Prashanta Kumar Naik | 7,949 | 6.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,208 | 0.94 | ||
| Majority | 35,291 | 27.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,28,349 | 67.62 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Indumati Nayak by a margin of 57,327 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Purna Chandra Nayak | 75,832 | 65.46 | 6.18 | |
| INC | Indumati Nayak | 18,505 | 15.97 | 5.73 | |
| BJP | Pramoda Kumar Behera | 16,053 | 13.86 | 1.04 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,840 | 1.59 | − | |
| Majority | 57,327 | 49.48 | 11.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,15,845 | 68.67 | 4.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,68,709 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kashinath Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lecturer Bullion by a margin of 38,758 votes.[11]