Balikuda-Erasama (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Balikuda-Erasama (Sl. No.: 103) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.[2]

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Balikuda-Erasama.

Balikuda-Erasama
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictJagatsinghpur
BlocksBalikuda, Erasama
Electorate2,31,429 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBJD
MLARaghunandan Das
Const. No.103
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesJagatsinghpur

This constituency includes Balikuda block and Erasama block.[3][4]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 38.12%
2009
 
 57.73%
2004
 
 42.76%
2000
 
 47.16%
1995
 
 49.13%
1990
 
 62.90%
1985
 
 51.86%
1980
 
 57.64%
1977
 
 56.43%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected member from the Balikuda-Erasama constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2019:(103): Raghunandan Das (BJD)
  • 2014: (103):Prasanta Kumar Muduli (BJD)
  • 2009: (103):Prasanta Kumar Muduli (BJD)
  • 2004: (37): Umesh Chandra Swain (Congress)
  • 2000: (37): Umesh Chandra Swain (Congress)
  • 1995: (37): Lalatendu Mohapatra (Congress)
  • 1990: (37): Umesh Chandra Swain (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (37): Jyotish Chandra Das (Congress)
  • 1980: (37): Basudev Mohapatra (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (37): Umesh Chandra Swain (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (37): Basudeb Mohapatra (Congress)
  • 1971: (35): Basudeb Mohapatra (Congress)
  • 1967: (35): Baikunthanath Mohanty (PSP)
  • 1961: (106): Bipin Bihari Das (Congress)
  • 1957: (74): Baikunthanath Mohanty (PSP)
  • 1951: (73): Pranakrushna Parija (Independent)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Muduli defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lalatendu mohapatra by a margin of 29,354 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Balikuda-Erasama[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prasanta Kumar Muduli 69,335 38.12 -19.61
INC Lalatendu mohapatra 39,981 21.98 -15.4
Independent Raghunandan Das 32,135 17.67 -
Independent Sarada Prasan Jena 23,948 13.17 -
CPI Abhijit Sahoo 5,260 2.89 -
Kalinga Sena Khirod Kumar Swain 5,186 2.85 -
BJP Chitta Ranjan Kansa 3,724 2.05 -1.73
BSP Bibhuti Bhusan Majhi 987 0.54 -
AAP Akshya Kumar Swain 685 0.38 -
NOTA None 654 0.36 -
Majority 29,354 13.13 -7.22
Turnout 1,81,895 78.66 9.95
Registered electors 2,31,249
BJD hold

2009 Election Results

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Muduli defeated Indian National Congress candidate Umesh Chandra Swain by a margin of 31,385 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Balikuda-Erasama[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prasanta Kumar Muduli 89,044 57.73 -
INC Umesh Chandra Swain 57,659 37.38 -
BJP Priya Ranjan Das 5,832 3.78 -
SAMO Gyana Ranjan Mohanty 1,709 1.11 -
Majority 31,385 20.35[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,54,282 68.71 1.29[lower-alpha 3]
Registered electors 2,24,556
BJD gain from INC

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 67.42%

References
  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Balikuda-Erasama (103) District: Jagatsinghpur
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "37 - Balikuda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 15 July 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Balikuda-Erasama Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  9. "Odisha - Balikuda-Erasama". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Balikuda-Erasama (103)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  11. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 31385
  12. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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