Mohana Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Mohana is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Gajapati district, Odisha, India.[1] Following 2008 delimitation, Ramagiri Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[2]
| Mohana | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 136 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Mohana assembly constituency in Gajapati district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Gajapati |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Berhampur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,46,023[a][b] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Nuagada Block, Mohana Block, R.Udayagiri Block.[3][4]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Mohana constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Dasarathi Gomango | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019[9] | |||
| 2014[10] | Basanti Mallick | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2009[11] | Chakradhar Paik | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Surjya Narayan Patro | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Sarat Kumar Jena | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Uday Narayan Dev | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1977 | Lok Dal | ||
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
| 1971 | Bhimasena Mandolo | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Tareni Sardar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1961 | Biswanath Nayak | ||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[12] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Dasarathi Gamango defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prasanta Kumar Mallick by a margin of 4,059 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dasarathi Gomango | 62,117 | 34.64 |  1.64 | |
| BJP | Prasanta Kumar Mallick | 58,058 | 32.38 | 4.38 | |
| BJD | Antarjyami Gamanga | 47,386 | 26.43 |  4.57 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,317 | 2.41 | 0.64 | |
| Majority | 4,059 | 2.26 | 0.83 | ||
| Turnout | 1,79,307 | 71.2 | 4.46 | ||
| INC hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Indian National Congress candidate Dasarathi Gomango defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Purnabasi Nayak by a margin of 2,354 votes.[9]
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Basanti Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dasarathi Gomango by a margin of 115 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Basanti Mallick | 43,006 | 29.88 | 11.85 | |
| INC | Dasarathi Gomango | 42,891 | 29.8 | 3.83 | |
| BJP | Bharat Paik | 39,625 | 27.53 | 5.29 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,604 | 2.5 | − | |
| Majority | 115 | 0.08 | 0.74 | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,943 | 74.73 | 8.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,92,613 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Chakradhar Paik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Antarjami Gamanga by a margin of 35,484 votes.[11]