Umerkote (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Umerkote (Sl. No.: 73) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nabarangpur district, Odisha.[2]

Umerkote
Constituency
DistrictNabarangpur
BlocksRaighar, Umerkote (part)
Electorate1,72,800 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsUmerkote
Current constituency
Created7
PartyBJD
MLASubash Gond
Const. No.7
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesNabarangpur

This constituency includes Umerkote, Raighar block and 8 Gram panchayats (Kurushi, Beheda, Kopena, Bakoda, Murtuma, Burja, Sunabeda and Semala) of Umerkote block.[3][4]

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
 
 37.15%
2009
 
 40.60%
2004
 
 38.29%
2000
 
 49.75%
1995
 
 47.42%
1990
 
 56.24%
1985
 
 49.94%
1980
 
 53.22%
1977
 
 58.61%

Fourteen elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Umerkote constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2014: (73): Subash Gond (BJD)
  • 2009: (73): Jagabandhu Majhi (BJD)
  • 2004: (93): Dharmu Gond (BJP)
  • 2000: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress)
  • 1995: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress)
  • 1990: (93): Gurubari Majhi (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress)
  • 1980: (93): Parama Pujari (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (93): Rabisingh Majhi (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (93): Rabisingh Majhi (Utkal Congress)
  • 1971: (87): Rabisingh Majhi (Utkal Congress)
  • 1967: (87): Rabisingh Majhi (Congress)
  • 1961: (1): Sadashiva Tripathy (Congress)
  • 1957: (1): Radhakrushna Biswasray (Congress)

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Subash Gond
INC Jasoda Gond
BJP Nityananda Gond
BSP Sudar Bhatara
SKD Lakhiram Gond
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jatindra Nath Gond by a margin of 10,522 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote [10][11]
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

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagabandhu Majhi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 14,171 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Umerkote [13]
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[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,09,187 70.17 -
BJD gain from BJP Swing 3.78 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 66.39%

References
  1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Umerkote (73) District: Nabarangpur
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "93 - Umarkote (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. "Umarkote Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  8. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  9. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. "Odisha - Umarkote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  11. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Umarkote (73)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  12. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 14171
  13. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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