Morada Assembly constituency

Morada (Sl. No.: 34) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.[1]

Morada
Constituency No. 34 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictMayurbhanj
LS constituencyMayurbhanj
Established1951
Total electors1,71,44
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

The area of this constituency includes Morada block, Rasagobindapur block, and Suliapada block.[2][3]

Constituency didn't exist in 1957 and between 1974 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation[4] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates
2019
38.23%
2014
32.03%
2009
28.87%

Since its formation in 1951, 8 elections have been held till date.

The list of members elected from Morada Vidhan Sabha constituency is:[5]

Year Member Party
2024 Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra BJP
2019 Rajkishore Das[6] BJD
2014 Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo BJD
2009 Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo BJD
Constituency didn't exist
1971 Kuanria Majhi SWA
1967 Sakila Soren PSP
1961 Sakila Soren INC
Constituency didn't exist
1951 Prasanna Kumar Dash Socialist

Election Results

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2024

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Voting was held on 1 June 2024 in the 4th phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Morada
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra 77980 43.33
BJD Preetinanda Kanungo 44710 24.84
INC Pravas Kar Mahapatra 27886 15.49
NOTA None of the above 780 0.43
Majority 33270
Turnout 179978
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajkishore Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Mahapatra by a margin of 6,704 votes.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Morada
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajkishore Das 68,551 38.23
BJP Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra 61,847 34.49
INC Pravash Kar Mahapatra 23,600 13.16
JMM Kalinga Keshari Jena 11,847 6.61
NOTA None of the above 1,556 0.87
Majority 6,704 3.74
Turnout 1,79,329 79.85
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rajkishore Das by a margin of 6,956 votes.

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Morada
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo 52,207 32.03
BJP Rajkishore Das 45,251 27.76
INC Pravash Kar Mahapatra 24,790 15.21
JMM Manoranjan Dhal 17,391 10.67
NOTA None of the above 1,176 0.72
Majority 6,956 4.27
Turnout 1,63,015 82.33
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Bimal Lochan Das by a margin of 6,201 votes.[8]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Morada[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo 37,609 28.87
JMM Bimal Lochan Das 31,408 24.11
BJP Rajkishore Das 26,955 20.69
INC Jnanendra Nath Das 20,587 15.80
Majority 6,201 4.6[a]
Turnout 1,30,306 76.00
BJD win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014. Constituency: Morada (34) District : Mayurbhanj{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
  5. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  8. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014. 6201
  9. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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