Mahanga Assembly constituency

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Mahanga (Sl. No.: 95) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Mahanga block and 26 Gram panchayats (Fagola, Ramakrushnpur, Jignipur, Nischintakoili, Narendrapur, Nagaspur, Daudpur, Sukarpada, Asureswar, Taratasasan, Palisahi, Jamara, Orti, Kentalo, Baliapada, Kerilo, Buhalo, Kendupatana, Jhadeswarpur, Bandhakatia, Natakai, Kolanpur, Katikata, Katarpara, Jairampur, Barado and Sarapada) Nischintakoili block.

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
2014
49.34%
2009
56.82%
2004
53.42%
2000
50.52%
1995
51.69%
1990
57.84%
1985
52.66%
1980
49.05%
1977
63.83%

Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019 including one Bye election in 1955. Elected members from the Mahanga constituency are:

  • 2019: (95): Pratap Jena (BJD)
  • 2014: (95): Pratap Jena (BJD)
  • 2009: (95): Pratap Jena (BJD)
  • 2004: (40): Bikram Keshari Barma (BJD)
  • 2000: (40): Sarat Kumar Kar (BJD)
  • 1995: (40): Shaik Matlub Ali (Congress)
  • 1990: (40): Sarat Kumar Kar (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (40): Shaik Matlub Ali (Congress)
  • 1980: (40): Shaik Matlub Ali (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (40): Pradipta Kishore Das (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (40): Shaik Matlub Ali (Congress)
  • 1971: (39): Sarat Kumar Kar (Utkal Congress)
  • 1967: (39): Biraj Parasad Roy (PSP)
  • 1961: (104): Surendranath Patnaik (Congress)
  • 1955: (Bye Poll):Pradipta Kishore Das (PSP)
  • 1951: (77): Mahammad Attahar (Congress)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Jena defeated Independent candidate Sarada Prasad Padhan by a margin of 27,874 votes.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahanga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pratap Jena 89,531 49.34 -7.48
Independent Sarada Prasad Padhan 61,657 33.98 –
INC Shaik Matlub Ali 22,297 12.29 -26.01
BJP Samir Kumar Samal 3,572 1.97 -1.87
CPI Rakhi Agarwal 855 0.47 –
Independent Mihir Ranjan Jena 810 0.45 –
AAP Bhaskar Chandra Swain 630 0.35 –
BSP Laxmidhar Jena 443 0.24 –
OJM Amar Nayak 343 0.19 –
SKD Laxmipriya Sahoo 244 0.13 –
NOTA None 1,074 0.59 –
Majority 27,874 15.45[b] –
Turnout 1,81,462 76.64 5.77
Registered electors 2,36,778
BJD hold

2009 Election Results

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Shaik Matlub Ali by a margin of 29,220 votes.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahanga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pratap Jena 89,628 56.82 –
INC Shaik Matlub Ali 60,408 38.30 –
BJP Choudhury Pravatkeshari Mishra 6,050 3.84 –
AITC Premalata Rout 890 0.56 –
Kalinga Sena Chittaranjan Sahoo 758 0.48 –
Majority 29,220 18.52[c] –
Turnout 1,57,747 70.87 -4.88[d]
Registered electors 2,22,602
BJD hold