| Umerkote | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 73 for theOdisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Nabarangpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nabarangpur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,96,646[a][b] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Umerkote is aVidhan Sabhaconstituency ofNabarangpur district,Odisha.
This constituency includesUmerkote, Raighar block and 8Gram panchayats (Kurushi, Beheda, Kopena, Bakoda, Murtuma, Burja, Sunabeda and Semala) of Umerkote block.
| 2024 | 43.35% | |||
| 2019 | 39.12% | |||
| 2014 | 37.15% | |||
| 2011 (bypoll) | 45.13% | |||
| 2009 | 40.60% | |||
| 2004 | 38.29% | |||
| 2000 | 49.75% | |||
| 1995 | 47.42% | |||
| 1990 | 56.24% | |||
| 1985 | 49.94% | |||
| 1980 | 53.22% | |||
| 1977 | 58.61% | |||
Since its formation in 1957, 18 elections were held till date including in two bypolls in 1959 & 2011.
List of members elected from Umerkote constituency are:[2]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[3] | Nityananda Gond | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[4] | |||
| 2014[5] | Subash Gond | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2011 (bypoll)[c][6] | |||
| 2009[7] | Jagabandhu Majhi | ||
| 2004 | Dharmu Gond | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1990 | Gurubaru Majhi | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1977 | Rabi Singh Majhi | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Utkal Congress | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1961 | Sadashiva Tripathy | ||
| 1959 (bypoll)[d] | Abdur Rahiman | Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 1957 | Radhakrushna Biswas Ray | Indian National Congress | |
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8] In 2024 election,Bharatiya Janata Party candidateNityananda Gond defeatedBiju Janata Dal candidate Nabina Nayak by a margin of 10,373 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nityananda Gond | 70,170 | 43.35 |  4.23 | |
| BJD | Nabina Nayak | 59,797 | 36.94 | 4.30 | |
| INC | Sanaraj Gond | 25,026 | 15.46 |  5.67 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,076 | 2.52 | 0.21 | |
| Majority | 10,373 | 6.41 | 0.07 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,858 | 82.31 | |||
| BJPhold | |||||
In 2019 election,Bharatiya Janata Party candidateNityananda Gond defeatedBiju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond by a margin of 9,922 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nityananda Gond | 59,895 | 39.12 | ||
| BJD | Subash Gond | 49,973 | 32.64 | ||
| INC | Jasoda Gond | 32,343 | 21.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,181 | 2.73 | ||
| Majority | 9,922 | 6.48 | |||
| Turnout | 1,53,088 | 78.95 | |||
| BJPgain fromBJD | |||||
In 2014 election,Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeatedIndian National Congress candidate Jatindra Nath Gond by a margin of 10,522 votes.[5]
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||||
| BJDhold | |||||
In 2011 bye-election,Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Gond defeatedBharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 21061 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Subash Gond | 54,713 | 45.13 | ||
| BJP | Dharmu Gond | 33,652 | 27.76 | ||
| INC | Jatindranath Gond | 32,877 | 27.12 | ||
| Majority | 21,061 | 17.37 | |||
| Turnout | 1,21,242 | 73.4 | |||
| BJDhold | |||||
In 2009 election,Biju Janata Dal candidate Jagabandhu Majhi defeatedBharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmu Gond by a margin of 14,171 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jagabandhu Majhi | 44,326 | 40.60 | − | |
| BJP | Dharmu Gond | 30,155 | 27.62 | − | |
| INC | Parama Pujari | 25,512 | 23.37 | − | |
| Majority | 14,171 | 12.98[e] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,09,187 | 70.17 | − | ||
| BJDgain fromBJP | Swing | 3.78[f] | |||
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