Sukinda Assembly constituency

Sukinda
Sukinda
Constituency No. 54 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Jajpur
Lok Sabha constituency	Jajpur
Established	1951
Total electors	2,11,032
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Pradeep Bal Samanta
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Sukinda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha, India.^[1]

The area of this constituency includes Sukinda and Danagadi blocks.^[2]^[3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			50.56%
2019			48.20%
2014			39.84%
2009			47.71%
2004			51.17%
2000			63.04%
1995			45.81%
1990			54.50%
1985			38.68%
1980			42.42%
1977			40.04%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held to date including one bypoll in 1955.^[5]

The list of members elected from the Sukinda constituency are:^[6]

Year	Member
2024^[7]	Pradeep Bal Samanta	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^[8]	Pritiranjan Gharai	Biju Janata Dal
2014^[9]	Pritiranjan Gharai
2009^[10]	Prafulla Chandra Ghadai
2004
2000
1995		Janata Dal
1990		Janata Dal
1985	Sarat Rout	Indian National Congress
1980	Sarat Rout	Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Anandamanjari Debi	Janata Party
1974	Sanatan Deo	Indian National Congress
1971	Sanatan Deo	Utkal Congress
1967	Anandamanjari Debi	Orissa Jana Congress
1961	Baidhar Singh	Indian National Congress
1957-1960 : Constituency didn't exist
1955 (bypoll)^[c]	Narayan Chandra Pati	Praja Socialist Party
1951	Pitambar Bhupati Harichandan Mohapatra	Independent politician

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[11]^[12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradeep Bal Samanta defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pritiranjan Gharai by a margin of 9,577 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Sukinda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pradeep Bal Samanta	86,733	50.56	12.77
	BJD	Pritiranjan Gharai	77,156	44.98	3.22
	INC	Bibhu Bushan Rout	3,677	2.14	9.44
	NOTA	None of the above	1,185	0.69	0.1
Majority			9,577	5.58	2.94
Turnout			1,71,536	81.28
	BJP gain from BJD		Swing

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pritiranjan Gharai defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradeep Bal Samanta by a margin of 16,730 votes.^[8]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Sukinda^[8]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pritiranjan Gharai	77,510	48.2	9.36
	BJP	Pradeep Bal Samanta	60,780	37.79	35.23
	INC	Sarat Raut	18,619	11.58	25.04
	NOTA	None of the above	941	0.59	0.09
Majority			16,730	8.52	5.3
Turnout			1,45,890	79.61	5.11
Registered electors			1,96,255
	BJD hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pritiranjan Gharai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Raut by a margin of 4,704 votes.^[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sukinda^[14]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Pritiranjan Gharai	58,122	39.84	7.87
	INC	Sarat Raut	53,418	36.62	9.14
	Independent	Pradeep Bal Samanta	17,927	12.29
	AOP	Rabindranath Jarika	6,314	4.33
	BJP	Abhina Kumar Hota	3,738	2.56	0.59
	NOTA	None of the above	994	0.68	−
Majority			4,704	3.22	1.27
Turnout			1,45,890	84.72	8.28
Registered electors			1,72,208
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Chandra Ghadai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sarat Rout by a margin of 2,403 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Sukinda^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Prafulla Chandra Ghadai	58,765	47.71	−
	INC	Sarat Raut	56,362	45.76	−
	BJP	Dola Gobinda Mohanta	2,428	1.97	−
Majority			2,403	1.95^[d]	−
Turnout			1,23,193	76.44	−
	BJD hold

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ Resignation of Pitambar Bhupati Harichandan Mohapatra
^ % of total valid votes

References

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Constituency: Sukinda (54) District : Jajpur
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
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^ "23 - Sukinda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
^ "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.
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Election Commission of India". Assembly Election 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[1] s on 2024

[2] s data published by election commission

[13] Resignation of Pitambar Bhupati Harichandan Mohapatra

[20] % of total valid votes

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Constituency: Sukinda (54) District : Jajpur

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "23 - Sukinda Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (1955-2012)" (PDF). Govt. Of Odisha. 2011. p. 450. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

[prevMLAs-8] "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.

[:0-9] "Sukinda Assembly Election Results 2024: Sukinda Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

[Assembly_Election_2019_Sukinda-10] "Election Commission of India". Assembly Election 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[:1-11] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

[:2-12] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014. 2403

[14] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[Sukinda_Constituency_Election_Results_2024:_Sukinda_Assembly_Seat_Details,_MLA_Candidates_&_Winner-15] The Times of India (16 June 2024). "Sukinda Constituency Election Results 2024: Sukinda Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

[News18_2019_Sukinda-16] "Sukinda Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Sukinda Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

[17] "Odisha - Sukinda". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

[18] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Sukinda (54)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

[election2009-19] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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Jajpur district
Constituencies	Barachana Bari Binjharpur Dharmasala Jajpur Korei Sukinda
Towns and villages	Byasanagar Chandikhole Jajpur Kalinganagar Panasa Panikoili Sukinda
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