Remuna Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Remuna is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
| Remuna | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 39 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Balasore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Balasore |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 2,29,033[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
The area of this constituency includes Remuna block and 9 GPs (Ransahi, Gudu, Padmapur, Saragan, Genguti, Sasanga, Rasalpur, Jayadevkasba and Hidigan) of Balasore block.[2][3]
The constituency was formed in the 2008 Delimitation[4] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected members
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Remuna constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Gobinda Chandra Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[9][10] | Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[11] | Gobinda Chandra Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009[10] | Sudarshan Jena | Biju Janata Dal | |
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.[12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gobinda Chandra Das defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bidya Smita Mahalik by a margin of 13,829 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gobinda Chandra Das | 92,620 | 51.39 |  6.19 | |
| BJD | Bidya Smita Mahalik | 68,452 | 37.98 |  9.52 | |
| INC | Sudarshan Jena | 12,059 | 6.69 | 1.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,260 | 0.70 | 0.07 | |
| Majority | 24,168 | 13.41 | |||
| Turnout | 1,80,238 | 78.7 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gobinda Chandra Das by a margin of 4,118 votes.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida | 79,097 | 47.50 | 9.15 | |
| BJP | Gobinda Chandra Das | 74,979 | 45.02 | 2.61 | |
| INC | Pratap Kumar Sethi | 9,454 | 5.68 | 3.52 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,043 | 0.63 | ||
| Majority | 4,118 | 2.48 | |||
| Turnout | 1,66,536 | 74.35 | |||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gobinda Chandra Das defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudarshan Jena by a margin of 13,829 votes.[10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Gobinda Chandra Das | 70,973 | 47.63 | 35.25 | |
| BJD | Sudarshan Jena | 57,144 | 38.35 | 9.17 | |
| INC | Pratyush Ranjan Jena | 13,716 | 9.2 | 1.83 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,209 | 0.81 | − | |
| Majority | 13,829 | 9.28 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,49,022 | 76.99 | − | ||
| Registered electors | 1,93,550 | ||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudarshan Jena defeated Independent candidate Gobinda Chandra Das by a margin of 30,723 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Sudarshan Jena | 55,847 | 47.52 | − | |
| Independent | Gobinda Chandra Das | 25,124 | 6.07 | − | |
| BJP | Giridhari Das | 14,553 | 12.38 | − | |
| INC | Tarun Kumar Das | 12,967 | 11.03 | − | |
| Majority | 30,723 | 26.14[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,17,568 | 66.83 | − | ||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||