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Aska Lok Sabha constituency

Aska
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
Assembly constituenciesPolasara
Kabisuryanagar
Khallikote
Aska
Surada
Sanakhemundi
Hinjili
Established1952
Total electors16,23,404[a][b]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2024

Aska Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

Assembly Segments

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Presently, after the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the following 7 Legislative Assembly segments constitute Aska Lok Sabha constituency:[1][2]

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

124 Polasara Ganjam Gokulananda Mallik BJP BJP
125 Kabisuryanagar Pratap Chandra Nayak BJP BJP
126 Khallikote (SC) Purna Chandra Sethy BJP BJP
128 Aska Saroj Kumar Padhi BJP BJP
129 Surada Nilamani Bisoyi BJP BJP
130 Sanakhemundi Ramesh Chandra Jena INC BJD
131 Hinjili Naveen Patnaik BJD BJP

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates
2024
 
 48.55%
2019
 
 54.52%
2014
 
 38.44%
2009
 
 32.64%
2004
 
 56.1%
2000 (bypoll)
 
 70.31%
1999
 
 74.91%
1998
 
 53.89%
1996
 
 54.14%
1991
 
 47.83%
1989
 
 60.45%
1984
 
 60.76%
1980
 
 49.94%
1977
 
 41.79%

Since its formation in 1952, 18 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 2000.

List of members elected from Aska constituency are

Year Member Party
As Ghumusar Constituency
1952 Uma Charan Patnaik Independent politician
1956-1961 : Constituency did not exist
As Bhanjanagar Constituency
1962 Mohan Nayak Indian National Congress
1967 Ananta Tripathi Sarma
1971 Duti Krushna Panda Communist Party of India
As Aska Constituency
1977 Ramchandra Rath Indian National Congress
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1984 Somanath Rath Indian National Congress
1989 Ananta Narayan Singh Deo Janata Dal
1991 Ramchandra Rath Indian National Congress
1996 Biju Patnaik Janata Dal
1998 Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata Dal
1999
2000 (bypoll)[c] Kumudini Patnaik
2004 Hari Har Swain
2009[3] Nityananda Pradhan
2014[4] Ladu Kishore Swain
2019[5] Pramila Bisoyi
2024[6] Anita Subhadarshini Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anita Subhadarshini defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranjita Sahu by a margin of 99,974 votes.[6]

2024 Indian general election: Aska[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Anita Subhadarshini 494,226 48.55
BJD Ranjita Sahu 3,94,252 38.73
INC Debakanta Sarma 75,255 7.39
NOTA None of the above 21,941 2.16
Majority 99,974 9.82
Turnout 10,18,539 62.74
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pramila Bisoyi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anita Subhadarshini by a margin of 2,04,707 votes.[5]

2019 Indian general elections: Aska[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pramila Bisoyi 552,749 54.52 Decrease5.89
BJP Anita Subhadarshini 3,48,042 34.33 Increase26.81
CPI Rama Krushna Panda 59,978 5.92
NOTA None of the above 17,344 1.71
BSP Purna Chandra Nayak 8,549 0.84
Majority 2,04,707 20.19
Turnout 10,13,890 65.79
BJD hold

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ladu Kishore Swain defeated Indian National Congress candidate Srilokanath Rath by a margin of 3,11,997 votes.[4]

2014 Indian general elections: Aska[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ladu Kishore Swain 541,473 60.41
INC Srilokanath Rath 2,29,476 25.60
BJP Mahesh Chandra Mohanty 67,361 7.52
NOTA None of the above 15,382 1.72 −
AAP Prabhat Kumar Mohanty 11,063 1.23
BSP Bijaya Kumar Mahapatro 9,127 1.02
Majority 3,11,997 34.81 −
Turnout 8,96,461 63.63
Registered electors 14,08,780
BJD hold

2009

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Pradhan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ramchandra Rath by a margin of 2,32,834 votes.[3]

2009 Indian general elections: Aska
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nityananda Pradhan 419,862 59.81
INC Ramchandra Rath 1,87,028 26.64
BJP Shanti Devi 42,165 6.01
Majority 2,32,834 33.17
Turnout 7,01,880 54.57
BJD hold

Notes

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  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ Resignation of Naveen Patnaik

References

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  1. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  2. ^ Seats of Odisha
  3. ^ a b "IndiaVotes PC: Aska 2009". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "IndiaVotes PC: Aska 2014". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "IndiaVotes PC: Aska 2019". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Aska lok sabha election results 2024: Aska Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  8. ^ "Aska Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result 2024". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  9. ^ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Aska". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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