Umerkote | |
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Constituency No. 73 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
District | Nabarangpur |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 1,72,800 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent Nityananda Gond | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2019 |
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.
Fourteen elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Umerkote constituency are:[2]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2019 | Nityanand Gond[3] | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Nityananda Gond | ||||
BJD | Subash Gond | ||||
INC | Jasoda Gond | ||||
BSP | Sudar Bhatara | ||||
SKD | Lakhiram Gond | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
TBA gain from TBA | Swing |
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jatindra Nath Gond by a margin of 10,522 votes.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagabandhu Majhi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 14,171 votes.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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[a] | - | ||
Turnout | 1,09,187 | 70.17 | - | ||
BJD gain from BJP | Swing | 3.78[b] |