Saraskana Assembly constituency
| Saraskana | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 27 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Mayurbhanj |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mayurbhanj |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 2,09,605[a][b] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Saraskana is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Saraskana block, Bijatala block, Bisoi block and 3 GPs (Jaypur, Kusumi and Mayurdar) of Kusumi block.[2][3]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[4] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Saraskana constituency are:[5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | Bhadav Hansdah | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[7][8] | Budhan Murmu | ||
| 2014[8] | Bhadav Hansdah | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2009[9] | Rama Chandra Hansdah | Nationalist Congress Party | |
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhadav Hansdah defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Debashish Marandi by a margin of 13,652 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bhadav Hansdah | 59,387 | 37.79 | ||
| BJD | Debashish Marandi | 45,735 | 29.11 | ||
| JMM | Anjani Soren | 20,725 | 13.19 | ||
| INC | Ram Kumar Soren | 19,634 | 12.49 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,009 | 1.28 | ||
| Majority | 13,652 | 8.68 | |||
| Turnout | 1,57,136 | 74.97 | |||
| hold | |||||
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Budhan Murmu defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Amar Singh Tudu by a margin of 6,813 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Budhan Murmu | 53,197 | 34.28 | ||
| BJD | Amar Singh Tudu | 46,384 | 29.89 | ||
| JMM | Mahesh Chandra Hembram | 34,831 | 22.44 | ||
| Independent | Rama Chandra Hansdah | 10,036 | 6.47 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2206 | 1.42 | ||
| Majority | 6,813 | 4.39[c] | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,184 | 76.02 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhadav Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Ramchandra Murmu by a margin of 3,839 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bhadav Hansdah | 46,867 | 32.16 | ||
| JMM | Ramhandra Murmu | 43,028 | 29.52 | ||
| BJP | Narendra Nath Singh | 23,447 | 16.09 | ||
| INC | Berel Sirka | 20,040 | 13.75 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,805 | 1.24 | ||
| Majority | 3,839 | 2.64[d] | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,751 | 79.67 | |||
| BJD gain from NCP | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Rama Chandra Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Ramchandra Murmu by a margin of 14,590 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Rama Chandra Hansdah | 39,832 | 35.75 | − | |
| JMM | Ramchandra Murmu | 25,242 | 22.65 | − | |
| BJP | Majhiram Tudu | 17,657 | 15.85 | − | |
| INC | Sanatan Munda | 16,667 | 14.96 | − | |
| Majority | 14,590 | 13.09[e] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,11,516 | 69.87 | − | ||
| NCP win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
Constituency: Saraskana (27) District : Mayurbhanj
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Saraskana Assembly Election Results 2024: Saraskana Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Saraskana Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.