Mohana (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Mohana (Sl. No.: 136) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Gajapati district, Odisha.[2]

Mohana
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictGajapati
BlocksMohana, Udayagiri, Nuagada, Rayagada
Electorate1,92,613 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created1961
PartyBiju Janata Dal
MLABasanti Mallick
Const. No.136
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesBerhampur

This constituency includes Mohana block, Udayagiri block, Nuagada block and Rayagada block.[3][4]

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Chakradhara Paik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Antarjami Gamanga by a margin of 917 votes.[5]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2014
 
 29.88%
2009
 
 33.63%
2004
 
 47.60%
2000
 
 58.62%
1995
 
 43.08%
1990
 
 62.12%
1985
 
 64.48%
1980
 
 40.59%
1977
 
 41.21%

Thirteen elections were held between 1961 and 2014. Elected member from the Mohana constituency is:[7][8]

  • 2019: (136): Dasarathi Gamango (Congress)
  • 2014: (136): Basanti Mallick (BJD)
  • 2009: (136): Chakradhara Paik (Congress)
  • 2004: (77): Srujya Narayan Patro (BJD)
  • 2000: (77): Srujya Narayan Patro (BJD)
  • 1995: (77): Srujya Narayan Patro (Janata Dal)
  • 1990: (77): Srujya Narayan Patro (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (77): Sarat Kumar Jena (Congress)
  • 1980: (77): Udayanarayan Deb (JNP (SC))
  • 1977: (77): Udayanarayan Deb (Independent)
  • 1974: (77): Udayanarayan Deb (Utkal Congress)
  • 1971: (73): Bhimasena Mandal (Congress)
  • 1967: (73): Tarini Sardar (Congress)
  • 1961: (16): Biswanath Naik (Congress)

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mohana [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Purnabasi Nayak
INC Dasarathi Gamango
BJP Prasanta Kumar Mallick
BSP Sudam Raita
ANC Damodar Raita
CPI (ML) Liberation Jakub Kargi
Independent Amasan Mallik
Independent Bharat Paik
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Basanti Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dasarathi Gamango by a margin of 115 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mohana[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Basanti Mallick 43,006 29.88 11.85
INC Dasarathi Gamango 42,891 29.8 -3.83
BJP Bharat Paik 39,625 27.53 -5.29
Independent Chakradhara Paik 5,417 3.76
CPI (M) Dondo Pani Raito 3,182 2.21
AOP Pabitra Gamango 2,265 1.57
AITC Haladhar Karjee 1,524 1.06
OJM Raghunath Badamundi 1,224 0.85
CPI (ML) Liberation Purna Chandra Bhuyan 1,205 0.84
NOTA None of the above 3,604 2.5 -
Majority 115 0.08 -0.74
Turnout 1,43,943 74.73 8.47
Registered electors 1,92,613
BJD gain from INC

Summary of results of the 2009 Election
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mohana[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Chakradhar Paik 37,697 33.63 -
BJP Antarjami Gamanga 36,780 32.82 -
BJD Johan Dalabehera 20,206 18.03 -
Independent Gomango Majhi 4,508 4.02 -
SAMO Theophil Gamango 2,095 1.87 -
Kalinga Sena Rabin Mandal 1,705 1.52 -
Majority 917 0.82[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,12,087 66.26 -
INC gain from BJD Swing 1.45 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 64.81%

References
  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014. Constituency: Mohana (136) District: Gajapati
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 April 2014. 917
  6. "77 - Mohana Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  7. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  8. "Mohana Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  9. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  10. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. "Odisha - Mohana". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Mohana (136)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  13. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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