Kuchinda Assembly constituency
| Kuchinda (ST) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 15 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Sambalpur |
| LS constituency | Sambalpur |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 2,16,570 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kuchinda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sambalpur district.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Kuchinda, Kuchinda block, Bamra block and Jamankira block.[2][3]
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1967, 14 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Kuchinda constituency are:[4][5]
| Year | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Kanhai Singh | Swatantra Party | |
| 1971 | Jagateswar Mirdha | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1974 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Brundaban Majhi | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Panu Chandra Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Rabi Narayan Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Rajendra Kumar Chhatria | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Rabi Narayan Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Kishore Chandra Naik | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2024 | Rabi Narayan Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election Results
[edit]2024
[edit]Voting was held on 25th May 2024 in the 3rd phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rabi Narayan Naik defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Kumar Chhatria by a margin of 32,220 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rabi Narayan Naik | 95,716 | 51.83 |  12.14 | |
| BJD | Rajendra Kumar Chhatria | 63,496 | 34.39 | ||
| INC | Kedarnath Bariha | 21,285 | 11.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,782 | 1.51 | ||
| Majority | 32,220 | 17.44 | |||
| Turnout | 1,84,661 | ||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
[edit]In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Chandra Naik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rabi Narayan Naik by a margin of 3,508 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Kishore Chandra Naik | 72,601 | 41.71 | 12.28 | |
| BJP | Rabi Narayan Naik | 69,093 | 39.69 |  3.75 | |
| INC | Sovaram Padhan | 24,795 | 14.24 | 6.57 | |
| BSP | Ratha Munda | 1930 | 1.11 | 0.44 | |
| AAP | Abhilas Prasant Manki | 950 | 0.55 | 0.28 | |
| HND | Padmini Bhoi | 784 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | Sankar Bagh | 1105 | 0.63 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2805 | 1.61 | 0.22 | |
| Majority | 3508 | 2.02 | |||
| Turnout | 174063 | 80.37 | |||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rabi Narayan Naik defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhubaneswar Kisan by a margin of 22,064 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rabi Narayan Naik | 68,409 | 43.44 | 14.53 | |
| BJD | Bhubaneswar Kisan | 46,345 | 29.43 | 8.08 | |
| INC | Rajendra Kumar Chhatria | 32,770 | 20.81 | 18.2 | |
| BSP | Deepak Pradhan | 2,445 | 1.55 | 0.12 | |
| JMM | Binod Toppo | 1,732 | 1.1 | 1.50 | |
| AOP | Padmalochan Majhi | 1,602 | 1.02 | − | |
| AAP | Linkan Kumar Kindo | 1,306 | 0.83 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,886 | 1.83 | − | |
| Majority | 22,064 | 14.09 | |||
| Turnout | 1,57,495 | 81.53 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,93,175 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | |||||
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Rajendra Kumar Chhatria defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rabi Narayan Naik by a margin of 12,712 votes.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rajendra Kumar Chhatria | 49,112 | 39.01 | − | |
| BJP | Rabi Narayan Naik | 36,400 | 28.91 | − | |
| BJD | Brundaban Majhi | 26,885 | 21.35 | − | |
| JMM | Istiphan Topno | 3,273 | 2.60 | − | |
| Independent | Sadananda Kujur | 3,070 | 2.44 | − | |
| BSP | Gopinath Naik | 2,098 | 1.67 | − | |
| SAMO | Banthu Kechhua | 1,537 | 1.22 | − | |
| KOKD | Minasi Majhi | 1,382 | 1.10 | − | |
| Independent | Bipra Charan Bagh | 1,269 | 1.01 | − | |
| Independent | Gajendra Bhoi | 870 | 0.69 | − | |
| Majority | 12,712 | 10.10[a] | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,916 | 67.43 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ % of total valid votes
References
[edit]- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
Constituency: Kuchinda (15) District : Sambalpur
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List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Kuchinda". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kuchinda (15)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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