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Umerkote Assembly constituency

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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Umerkote.

Umerkote (ST)
Constituency No. 73 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictNabarangpur
Established1957
Total electors1,72,800
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

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

Vote share of winning candidates[1]
2024
 
 43.35%
2019
 
 39.12%
2014
 
 37.15%
2011 (bypoll)
 
 45.13%
2009
 
 40.60%
2004
 
 38.29%
2000
 
 49.75%
1995
 
 47.42%
1990
 
 56.24%
1985
 
 49.94%
1980
 
 53.22%
1977
 
 58.61%

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 Nityananda Gond BJP
2019 Nityananda Gond[3] BJP
2014 Subash Gond BJD
2011 (bypoll)[a] Subash Gond BJD
2009 Jagabandhu Majhi BJD
2004 Dharmu Gond BJP
2000 Parama Pujari INC
1995 Parama Pujari INC
1990 Gurubaru Majhi JD
1985 Parama Pujari INC
1980 Parama Pujari INC
1977 Rabi Singh Majhi JP
1974 Rabi Singh Majhi Utkal Congress
1971 Rabi Singh Majhi Utkal Congress
1967 Rabi Singh Majhi INC
1961 Sadasiba Tripathy INC
1959 (bypoll)[b] Abdur Rahiman AIGP
1957 Radhakrushna Biswas Ray INC

Election Results

2024

In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nityananda Gond defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Nabina Nayak by a margin of 10,373 votes.[4]

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Umerkote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nityananda Gond 70,170 43.35 Increase4.23
BJD Nabina Nayak 59,797 36.94 Increase4.30
INC Sanaraj Gond 25,026 15.46 Decrease5.67
NOTA None of the above 4,076 2.52 Decrease0.21
Independent Dasaratha Majhi 2,789 1.72 N/A
Majority 10,373 6.41 Decrease0.07
Turnout 1,61,858
BJP hold

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nityananda Gond defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond by a margin of 9922 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Nityananda Gond 59,895 39.12
BJD Subash Gond 49973 32.64
INC Jasoda Gond 32343 21.13
BSP Sudar Bhatara 3736 2.44
SKD Lakhiram Gond 2960 1.93
NOTA None of the above 4181 2.73
Majority 9922 6.48
Turnout 153088 78.95
BJP gain from BJD

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jatindra Nath Gond by a margin of 10,522 votes.[6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote[7][8]
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
AOP Nabin Kumar Santa 6,803 5.00
OJM Sanraj Gond 5,762 4.24
Independent Reena Majhi 4,112 3.02
Independent Dambarudhar Majhi 2,507 1.84
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

In 2011 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 21061 votes.[9]

2011 (bypoll), Umerkote
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 21061 17.37
Turnout 1,21,242 73.4
BJD hold


2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagabandhu Majhi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 14,171 votes.[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Jagabandhu Majhi 44,326 40.60 −
BJP Dharmu Gond 30,155 27.62 −
INC Parama Pujari 25,512 23.37 −
SAMO Harabati Gond 5,276 4.83 −
BSP Rabi Narayan Das Samarth 3,918 3.59 −
Majority 14,171 12.98[c] −
Turnout 1,09,187 70.17 −
BJD gain from BJP Swing 3.78[d]

Notes

  1. ^ Death of Jagabandhu Majhi
  2. ^ Resignation of Radhakrushna Biswas Ray
  3. ^ % of total valid votes
  4. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 66.39%

References

  1. ^ "93 - Umarkote (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  2. ^ "Odisha Legislative Assembly". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ Election Commision of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Odisha Assembly Election Results - Umerkote". Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Odisha - Umarkote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Umarkote (73)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  9. ^ "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Umerkote 2011". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 14171
  11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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