Narla Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Narla is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.[1] After 2008 Delimitation, Kesinga Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[2]
| Narla | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 81 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Kalahandi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalahandi |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 2,32,083[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Narla block, Karlamunda block, Madanpur-Rampur block and 9 Gram panchayats (Belkhandi, Hatikhoj, Kantesir, Kashurpada, Nunmath, Paralsingha, Sirjapalli, Tundla and Turlakhman) of Kesinga block.[3][4]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1967, 14 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Narla constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Manorama Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[9] | Bhupinder Singh | ||
| 2014[10] | Dhaneswar Majhi | ||
| 2009[11] | Bhupinder Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Balabhadra Majhi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Kumara Mani Sabar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Tejraj Majhi | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1974 | Dhaneswar Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 | Anchal Majhi | ||
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, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manorama Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bhakta Charan Das by a margin of 5,205 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Manorama Mohanty | 67,532 | 36.47 |  5.35 | |
| INC | Bhakta Charan Das | 62,327 | 33.66 | 12.77 | |
| BJP | Aniruddha Padhan | 47,417 | 25.61 |  0.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,300 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 5,205 | 2.81 | |||
| Turnout | 1,85,154 | 79.78 | |||
| BJD gain from | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhupinder Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Aniruddha Padhan by a margin of 15,768 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bhupinder Singh | 53,264 | 31.12 | 6.61 | |
| BJP | Aniruddha Padhan | 44,244 | 25.85 | 4.71 | |
| INC | Chittaranjan Mandal | 35,753 | 20.89 | 6.36 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,236 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 15,768 | 10.48 | |||
| Turnout | 1,71,139 | 79 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhaneswar Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jagannath Pattnayak by a margin of 15,768 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Dhaneswar Majhi | 56,783 | 37.73 | − | |
| INC | Jagannath Pattnayak | 41,015 | 27.25 | 9.07 | |
| BJP | Artatrana Mohapatra | 31,809 | 21.14 | 4.91 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 583 | 0.39 | − | |
| Majority | 15,768 | 10.47 | |||
| Turnout | 1,50,496 | 76.76 | 5.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,96,059 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Bhupinder Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Srikant Hota by a margin of 27,512 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhupinder Singh | 49,748 | 36.32 | − | |
| BJP | Srikant Hota | 22,236 | 16.23 | − | |
| Independent | Nilamani Sahu | 17,044 | 12.44 | − | |
| NCP | Zakir Hussain | 16,712 | 12.20 | − | |
| Majority | 27,512 | 20.08[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,37,021 | 71.11 | − | ||
| INC gain from BJD | |||||