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Narla Assembly constituency

Narla is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha. After 2008 Delimitation, Kesinga Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.

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Narla
Constituency No. 81 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionSouthern Division
DistrictKalahandi
Lok Sabha constituencyKalahandi
Established1967
Total electors2,32,083ab
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

Narla is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.1 After 2008 Delimitation, Kesinga Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.2

This constituency includes Narla block, Karlamunda block, Madanpur-Rampur block and 9 Gram panchayats (Belkhandi, Hatikhoj, Kantesir, Kashurpada, Nunmath, Paralsingha, Sirjapalli, Tundla and Turlakhman) of Kesinga block.34

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates5
2024
 
 36.47%
2019
 
 31.12%
2014
 
 37.73%
2009
 
 36.32%
2004
 
 49.53%
2000
 
 55.22%
1995
 
 36.27%
1990
 
 63.91%
1985
 
 53.16%
1980
 
 56.02%
1977
 
 47.41%

Since its formation in 1967, 14 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Narla constituency are:67

Year Member Party
20248 Manorama Mohanty Biju Janata Dal
20199 Bhupinder Singh
201410 Dhaneswar Majhi
200911 Bhupinder Singh Indian National Congress
2004 Balabhadra Majhi Biju Janata Dal
2000
1995 Janata Dal
1990
1985 Kumara Mani Sabar Indian National Congress
1980 Tejraj Majhi Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Indian National Congress
1974 Dhaneswar Majhi Swatantra Party
1971
1967 Anchal Majhi

Election results

2024

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 2024.12 In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manorama Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bhakta Charan Das by a margin of 5,205 votes.8

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Narla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Manorama Mohanty 67,532 36.47 Increase5.35
INC Bhakta Charan Das 62,327 33.66 Increase12.77
BJP Aniruddha Padhan 47,417 25.61 Decrease0.24
NOTA None of the above 1,300 0.7
Majority 5,205 2.81
Turnout 1,85,154 79.78
BJD gain from

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhupinder Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Aniruddha Padhan by a margin of 15,768 votes.9

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Narla13
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bhupinder Singh 53,264 31.12 Decrease6.61
BJP Aniruddha Padhan 44,244 25.85 Increase4.71
INC Chittaranjan Mandal 35,753 20.89 Decrease6.36
NOTA None of the above 1,236 0.72
Majority 15,768 10.48
Turnout 1,71,139 79
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhaneswar Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jagannath Pattnayak by a margin of 15,768 votes.10

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Narla1415
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Dhaneswar Majhi 56,783 37.73 −
INC Jagannath Pattnayak 41,015 27.25 Decrease9.07
BJP Artatrana Mohapatra 31,809 21.14 Increase4.91
NOTA None of the above 583 0.39 −
Majority 15,768 10.47
Turnout 1,50,496 76.76 Increase5.65
Registered electors 1,96,059
BJD gain from INC

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Bhupinder Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Srikant Hota by a margin of 27,512 votes.11

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Narla16
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bhupinder Singh 49,748 36.32 −
BJP Srikant Hota 22,236 16.23 −
Independent Nilamani Sahu 17,044 12.44 −
NCP Zakir Hussain 16,712 12.20 −
Majority 27,512 20.08c −
Turnout 1,37,021 71.11 −
INC gain from BJD
Notes

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. % of total valid votes
References

References

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  14. "Odisha - Narla". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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