Umerkote Assembly constituency
| Umerkote (ST) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 73 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Nabarangpur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,72,800 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent Nityananda Gond | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Umerkote is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Umerkote, Raighar block and 8 Gram panchayats (Kurushi, Beheda, Kopena, Bakoda, Murtuma, Burja, Sunabeda and Semala) of Umerkote block.
Elected Members[edit]
Since its formation in 1957, 18 elections were held till date including in two bypolls in 1957 & 2011.
List of members elected from Umerkote constituency are:[2]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| 2019 | Nityanand Gond[3] | BJP | |
| 2014 | Subash Gond | BJD | |
| 2011 (bypoll)[a] | Subash Gond | BJD | |
| 2009 | Jagabandhu Majhi | BJD | |
| 2004 | Dharmu Gond | BJP | |
| 2000 | Parama Pujari | INC | |
| 1995 | Parama Pujari | INC | |
| 1990 | Gurubaru Majhi | JD | |
| 1985 | Parama Pujari | INC | |
| 1980 | Parama Pujari | INC | |
| 1977 | Rabi Singh Majhi | JP | |
| 1974 | Rabi Singh Majhi | Utkal Congress | |
| 1971 | Rabi Singh Majhi | Utkal Congress | |
| 1967 | Rabi Singh Majhi | INC | |
| 1961 | Sadasiba Tripathy | INC | |
| 1959 (bypoll)[b] | Abdur Rahiman | AIGP | |
| 1957 | Radhakrushna Biswas Ray | INC | |
Election results[edit]
2024[edit]
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.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Nabina Nayak | ||||
| BJP | Nityananda Gond | ||||
| INC | Sanaraj Gond | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | |||||
2019[edit]
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nityananda Gond defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond by a margin of 9922 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nityananda Gond | 59,895 | 39.12 | ||
| BJD | Subash Gond | 49973 | 32.64 | ||
| INC | Jasoda Gond | 32343 | 21.13 | ||
| BSP | Sudar Bhatara | 3736 | 2.44 | ||
| SKD | Lakhiram Gond | 2960 | 1.93 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4181 | 2.73 | ||
| Majority | 9922 | 6.48 | |||
| Turnout | 153088 | 78.95 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014[edit]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jatindra Nath Gond by a margin of 10,522 votes.[6]
| 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 | |
| AOP | Nabin Kumar Santa | 6,803 | 5.00 | ||
| OJM | Sanraj Gond | 5,762 | 4.24 | ||
| Independent | Reena Majhi | 4,112 | 3.02 | ||
| Independent | Dambarudhar Majhi | 2,507 | 1.84 | ||
| 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[edit]
In 2011 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 21061 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Subash Gond | 54,713 | 45.13 | ||
| BJP | Dharmu Gond | 33,652 | 27.76 | ||
| INC | Jatindranath Gond | 32,877 | 27.12 | ||
| Majority | 21061 | 17.37 | |||
| Turnout | 1,21,242 | 73.4 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009[edit]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagabandhu Majhi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 14,171 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jagabandhu Majhi | 44,326 | 40.60 | - | |
| BJP | Dharmu Gond | 30,155 | 27.62 | - | |
| INC | Parama Pujari | 25,512 | 23.37 | - | |
| SAMO | Harabati Gond | 5,276 | 4.83 | - | |
| BSP | Rabi Narayan Das Samarth | 3,918 | 3.59 | - | |
| Majority | 14,171 | 12.98[c] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,09,187 | 70.17 | - | ||
| BJD gain from BJP | Swing | 3.78[d] | |||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "93 - Umarkote (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Odisha Legislative Assembly". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Umarkote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Umarkote (73)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Umerkote 2011". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.