Mahanga (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Mahanga
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Cuttack
Blocks Mahanga, Nischintakoili
Electorate 2,33,950[1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Pratap Jena
Const. No. 95
Lok Sabha Constituencies Cuttack

Mahanga (Sl. No.: 95) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Mahanga block and 26 Gram panchayats (Fagola, Ramakrushnpur, Jignipur, Nischintakoili, Narendrapur, Nagaspur, Daudpur, Sukarpada, Asureswar, Taratasasan, Jamara, Orti, Kentalo, Baliapada, Kerilo, Buhalo, Kendupatana, Jhadeswarpur, Bandhakatia, Natakai, Kolanpur, Katikata, Katarpara, Jairampur, Barado and Sarapada) Nischintakoili block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates[5]
2014
  
 49.34%
2009
  
 56.82%
2004
  
 53.42%
2000
  
 50.52%
1995
  
 51.69%
1990
  
 57.84%
1985
  
 52.66%
1980
  
 49.05%
1977
  
 63.83%

Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2009 including one Bye election in 1955.[6] Elected members from the Mahanga constituency are: [7][8]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Jena defeated Independent candidate Sarada Prasad Padhan by a margin of 27,874 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahanga[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Pratap Jena 89,531 49.34 -7.48
Independent Sarada Prasad Padhan 61,657 33.98 -
INC Shaik Matlub Ali 22,297 12.29 -26.01
BJP Samir Kumar Samal 3,572 1.97 -1.87
CPI Rakhi Agarwal 855 0.47 -
Independent Mihir Ranjan Jena 810 0.45 -
AAP Bhaskar Chandra Swain 630 0.35 -
BSP Laxmidhar Jena 443 0.24 -
OJM Amar Nayak 343 0.19 -
SKD Laxmipriya Sahoo 244 0.13 -
NOTA None 1,074 0.59 -
Majority 27,874 15.45[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,81,462 76.64 5.77
Registered electors 2,36,778
BJD hold

2009 Election Results

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Shaik Matlub Ali by a margin of 29,220 votes.[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahanga[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Pratap Jena 89,628 56.82 -
INC Shaik Matlub Ali 60,408 38.30 -
BJP Choudhury Pravatkeshari Mishra 6,050 3.84 -
Trinamool Congress Premalata Rout 890 0.56 -
Kalinga Sena Chittaranjan Sahoo 758 0.48 -
Majority 29,220 18.52[lower-alpha 3] -
Turnout 1,57,747 70.87 -4.88[lower-alpha 4]
Registered electors 2,22,602
BJD hold

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ %of total valid votes
  4. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 75.75%

References

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