Umerkote Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Umerkote is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.
| Umerkote | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 73 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Nabarangpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nabarangpur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,96,646[a][b] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Umerkote, Raighar block and 8 Gram panchayats (Kurushi, Beheda, Kopena, Bakoda, Murtuma, Burja, Sunabeda and Semala) of Umerkote block.
Elected members
Since its formation in 1957, 18 elections were held till date including in two bypolls in 1959 & 2011.
List of members elected from Umerkote constituency are:[2]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[3] | Nityananda Gond | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[4] | |||
| 2014[5] | Subash Gond | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2011 (bypoll)[c] [6] | |||
| 2009[7] | Jagabandhu Majhi | ||
| 2004 | Dharmu Gond | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1990 | Gurubaru Majhi | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1977 | Rabi Singh Majhi | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1961 | Sadashiva Tripathy | ||
| 1959 (bypoll)[d] | Abdur Rahiman | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 1957 | Radhakrushna Biswas Ray | Indian National Congress | |
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.[8] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nityananda Gond defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nabina Nayak by a margin of 10,373 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nityananda Gond | 70,170 | 43.35 |  4.23 | |
| BJD | Nabina Nayak | 59,797 | 36.94 | 4.30 | |
| INC | Sanaraj Gond | 25,026 | 15.46 |  5.67 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,076 | 2.52 | 0.21 | |
| Majority | 10,373 | 6.41 | 0.07 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,858 | 82.31 | |||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nityananda Gond defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond by a margin of 9,922 votes.[4]
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jatindra Nath Gond by a margin of 10,522 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Subash Gond | 50,500 | 37.15 | 3.45 | |
| INC | Jatindra Nath Gond | 39,978 | 29.41 | 6.04 | |
| BJP | Nityananda Gond | 21,351 | 15.71 | 11.91 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,930 | 3.63 | − | |
| Majority | 10,522 | 7.74 | 5.24 | ||
| Turnout | 1,35,943 | 78.67 | 8.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,72,800 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2011 Bypoll
In 2011 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 21061 votes.[6]
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagabandhu Majhi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 14,171 votes.[7]