Aska (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Aska
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Ganjam
Blocks	Aska
Electorate	1,97,443
Major settlements	Aska
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	Biju Janata Dal
MLA	Debaraj Mohanty
Const. No.	128
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Aska

Aska (Sl. No.: 128) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.^[1]

This constituency includes Aska, Aska block and 12 GPs (Subalaya, Kaniari, Barida, Paikajamuna, Sunapalli, Sialia, Nandiagada, Borasingi, Ambapua, Baliasara, Bolasara and Sunarijhola)of Kabisuryanagar block.^[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2014			54.84%
2009			52.25%
2004			30.49%
2000			44.09%
1995			36.50%
1990			63.06%
1985			44.78%
1980			45.88%
1977			59.17%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. List of members elected from this constituency are:^[5][6]

• 2014: Debaraj Mohanty (BJD)
• 2009: Debaraj Mohanty (BJD)
• 2004: Saroj Kumar Padhy (INC)
• 2000: Debaraj Mohanty (BJD)
• 1995: Usha Rani Panda (Congress)
• 1990: Duti Krushna Panda (CPI)
• 1985: Raghaba Parida (Congress)
• 1980: Raghaba Parida (Congress-I)
• 1977: Harihar Swain (Janata Party) ^[7]
• 1974: Harihara Das (CPI)
• 1971: Krushna Chandra Tripathy (Utkal Congress)
• 1967: Harihara Das (Communist)
• 1961: Lokanath Mishra (Congress)
• 1957: Harihara Das (Communist)
• 1951: Harihara Das (Communist) and Mohana Nayak (Communist)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Saroj Kumar Padhi by a margin of 23,499 votes. ^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aska^[9][10]

	BJD	Debaraj Mohanty	59,412	54.84	2.59
	INC	Saroj Kumar Padhi	35,913	33.15	15.57
	BJP	Narayan Behera	6,436	5.94	0.12
	CPI	Lalit Mohan Dash	3,291	3.04
	Independent	Lingaraj Kar	810	0.75
	BSP	Dwiti Krushna Badatya	759	0.7
	NOTA	None	1,713	1.58	-
Majority			23,499	21.69	-12.33
Turnout			1,08,334	60.27	7.64
Registered electors			1,79,747
	BJD gain from INC
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Independent candidate Saroj Kumar Padhy by a margin of 29,986 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aska ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJD	Debaraj Mohanty	46,059	52.25	25.46
	Independent	Saroj Kumar Padhy	16,073	18.23	-
	INC	Alekha Chaudhury	15,497	17.58	-
	BJP	Surya Narayan Das	5,128	5.82	-
	SP	Gangadhar Panigrahi	1,968	2.23	-
	Independent	Subash Chandra Maharana	1,209	1.37	-
	SAMO	V. Ramakrushna Rao	662	0.75	-
	Independent	Shasi Bhusana Sahu	537	0.61	-
	RSP	Lingaraj Kar	527	0.60	-
	Independent	Banchha Pradhan	494	1.56	-
Majority			29,986	34.02[lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			88,168	52.63	-
	BJD hold

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 19 December 2013. Constituency: Aska (128) District : Ganjam
2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
4. "68 - Aska Assembly Constituency". 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
6. "Aska Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
7. "Harihar Swain dead". Times of India. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
9. "Odisha - Aska". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Aska (128)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
11. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 29986
12. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf