Saraskana Assembly constituency

Saraskana (Sl. No.: 27) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.[1]

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

Saraskana
Odisha Legislative Assembly constituency
DistrictMayurbhanj
BlocksSaraskana, Bijatala, Bisoi, Kusumi
Electorate1,59,600
Major settlementsRairangpur
Current constituency
Created2009
PartyNationalist Congress Party
MLARam chandra Hansda
Const. No.27
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesMayurbhanj

Area of this constituency includes Saraskana block, Bijatala block, Bisoi block and 3 GPs (Jaypur, Kusumi and Mayurdar) of Kusumi block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Rama Chandra Hansdah defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Dr. Budhan Murmu by a margin of 14,590 votes.[4]

Elected Members

Three elections held from 2009 to 2019 in Saraskana Vidhan Sabha constituency are:[5]

  • 2019: (27): Dr Budhan Murmu (BJD)
  • 2014: (27): Bhadav Hansdah (BJD)
  • 2009: (27): Rama Chandra Hansdah (NCP)

2019 Election Candidates
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Saraskana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Budhan Murmu 53197 34.28
BJD Amar Singh Tudu 46384 29.89
JMM Mahesh Chandra Hembram 34831 22.44
Independent Er. Rama Chandra Hansdah 10036 6.47
Independent Iswar Chandra Barda 2544 1.64
NOTA None 2206 1.42 -
Majority 6813

2014 Election Candidates
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Saraskana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bhadav Hansdah 46,867 32.16
JMM Ramchandra Murmu 43,028 29.52
BJP Narendra Nath Singh 23,447 16.09
INC Berel Sirka 20,040 13.75
CPI Balaram Murmu 2,102 1.44
NOTA None 1,805 1.24 -
OJM Sripati Dandapat 1,226 0.84
AJSUP Surya Hembram 1,162 0.8
AOP Dasarath Mahali 1,162 0.8
AAP Chandan Kisku 1,097 0.75
Independent Braja Mohan Hansdah 806 0.55
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 Election
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sarskana[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Rama Chandra Hansdah 39,832 35.75 -
JMM Ram Chandra Murmu 25,242 22.65 -
BJP Majhiram Tudu 17,657 15.85 -
INC Sanatan Munda 16,667 14.96 -
Independent Birosing Samad 3,690 3.31 -
Independent Kaluram Murmu 2,021 1.81 -
SP Durga Charan Nayak 1,764 1.58 -
RPD Hari Mohan Naik 1,713 1.54 -
JDP Kuanr Soren 1,465 1.31 -
Independent Dulari Soren 1,373 1.23 -
Majority 14,590 13.09[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,11,516 69.87 -

Notes
  1. %of total valid votes

References
  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 18 February 2014. Constituency: Saraskana (27) District : Mayurbhanj
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014. 14590
  5. "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.
  6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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