Sanakhemundi (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sanakhemundi
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Ganjam
Blocks Sanakhemundi, Dharakote
Electorate 1,96,248 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created 2009
Party BJD
MLA Nandini Devi
Const. No. 130
Lok Sabha Constituencies Aska

Sanakhemundi (Sl. No.: 130) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Sanakhemundi block and Dharakote block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
2014
  
 47.10%
2009
  
 50.35%

Only two elections held during 2009 and 2014. Elected members from the Sanakhemundi constituency are: [5]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nandini Devi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena by a margin of 8,222 votes.[6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sanakhemundi[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Nandini Devi 61,773 47.1
INC Ramesh Chandra Jena 53,551 40.83 -9.52
BJP Birkishore Dev 6,053 4.61 -22.21
CPI Antarjyami Swain 4,933 3.76 -11.22
BSP Sirish Charan Mishra 1,347 1.03
AAP Kadmi Ramesh Kumar Dora 1,232 0.94
NOTA None 2,275 1.73 -
Majority 8,222 6.27 -
Turnout 1,31,164 66.84 10.96
Registered electors 1,96,248
BJD gain from INC

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kishore Chandra Singh Deo by a margin of 23,593 votes.[8]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sanakhemundi [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Ramesh Chandra Jena 50,487 50.35 -
BJP Kishore Chandra Singh Deo 26,894 26.82 -
CPI N. narayan Reddy 15,023 14.98 -
Independent Bhala Chandra Sadhangi 4,519 4.51 -
RSP Chhabilal Swain 1,961 1.96 -
SP Dillip Kumar Patro 1,389 1.39 -
Majority 23,593 23.53[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,00,278 55.88 -
INC win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Sanakhemundi (130) District: Ganjam
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "Sanakhemundi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014.". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Odisha - Sanakhemundi". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 23593
  9. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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