Aska (Lok Sabha constituency)

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

Aska
Lok Sabha Constituency
DistrictGanjam
Assembly Constituencies
Electorate13,97,590
Major settlementsAsika, Belaguntha, Buguda, Hinjilicut, Kabisuryanagar, Khallikote, Kodala, Polasara, Purusottampur, Surada
Current constituency
Created1971
PartyBJD
MPPramila Bisoyi

Assembly segments

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

Con. No. Name Res. District Electorates[3][lower-alpha 1]
124 Polasara None Ganjam 2,13,647
125 Kabisuryanagar None Ganjam 2,04,764
126 Khallikote SC Ganjam 1,96,972
128 Aska None Ganjam 1,79,747
129 Surada None Ganjam 2,05,743
130 Sanakhemundi None Ganjam 1,96,248
131 Hinjili None Ganjam 2,00,469
Total: 13,97,590

Members of Parliament

Sources[5][6]

Election Results

2019 Election Result
2019 Indian general elections: Aska [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pramila Bisoyi 5,52,749 54.52 +5.89
BJP Anita Subhadarshini 3,48,042 34.33 +26.81
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 Swing

2014 Election Result

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.[8]

2014 Indian general elections: Aska [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ladu Kishore Swain 5,41,473 60.41
INC Srilokanath Rath 2,29,476 25.6
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 Swing

General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Aska
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nityananda Pradhan 4,19,862 59.81
INC Ramachandra Rath 1,87,028 26.64
BJP Shanti Devi 42,165 6.01
IND. K. Shyam Babu Subudhi 12,586 1.79
Majority 2,32,834 33.17
Turnout 7,01,880 54.57
BJD hold Swing

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014

References
  1. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  2. Seats of Odisha
  3. "Constituency-Wise Elector Information" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. "The Hindu : National / Elections 2004 : Stage play sets scene for Naveen's entry". hindu.com. 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013. in 1997 when he won the by-election from the Aska Lok Sabha seat as a nominee of the erstwhile Janata Dal.
  5. "Aska Parliamentary Constituency, mapsofindia.com". mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013. Election Results of Aska Parliamentary Constituency
  6. "Aska Election results 1951 to 2009". travelindia-guide.com. Retrieved 29 May 2013. Election Results for Aska:
  7. "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  9. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1819.htm?ac=19
  10. "Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Aska (19)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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