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DeutschUmerkote Assembly constituency
| Umerkote | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 73 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Nabarangpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nabarangpur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,96,646[a][b] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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 1959 & 2011.
List of members elected from Umerkote constituency are:[2]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[3] | Nityananda Gond | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[4] | |||
| 2014[5] | Subash Gond | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2011 (bypoll)[c] [6] | |||
| 2009[7] | Jagabandhu Majhi | ||
| 2004 | Dharmu Gond | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1990 | Gurubaru Majhi | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1977 | Rabi Singh Majhi | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1961 | Sadashiva Tripathy | ||
| 1959 (bypoll)[d] | Abdur Rahiman | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 1957 | Radhakrushna Biswas Ray | Indian National Congress | |
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.[8] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nityananda Gond defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nabina Nayak by a margin of 10,373 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nityananda Gond | 70,170 | 43.35 |  4.23 | |
| BJD | Nabina Nayak | 59,797 | 36.94 | 4.30 | |
| INC | Sanaraj Gond | 25,026 | 15.46 |  5.67 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,076 | 2.52 | 0.21 | |
| Majority | 10,373 | 6.41 | 0.07 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,858 | 82.31 | |||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nityananda Gond defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond by a margin of 9,922 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nityananda Gond | 59,895 | 39.12 | ||
| BJD | Subash Gond | 49,973 | 32.64 | ||
| INC | Jasoda Gond | 32,343 | 21.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,181 | 2.73 | ||
| Majority | 9,922 | 6.48 | |||
| Turnout | 1,53,088 | 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.[5]
| 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 | |
| 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.[6]
| 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 | 21,061 | 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.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jagabandhu Majhi | 44,326 | 40.60 | − | |
| BJP | Dharmu Gond | 30,155 | 27.62 | − | |
| INC | Parama Pujari | 25,512 | 23.37 | − | |
| Majority | 14,171 | 12.98[e] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,09,187 | 70.17 | − | ||
| BJD gain from BJP | Swing | 3.78[f] | |||
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.
- ^ a b "2024 Odisha Assembly Election Results - Umerkote". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Umerkote 2011". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ a b "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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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Odisha - Umarkote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Umarkote (73)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.