Soro | |
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Constituency No. 41 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
District | Balasore |
LS constituency | Bhadrak |
Established | 1951 |
Total electors | 1,92,452 |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent Parshuram Dhada | |
Party | Biju Janata Dal |
Elected year | 2019 |
Soro (Sl. No.: 41) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Soro, Soro block and 16 GPs (Anji, Aruhabad, Avana, Bahanaga, Baripada, Bishnupur, Chittol, Dandaharipur, Gopalpur, Kalyani, Kharsahapur, Kochiakoili, Kuruda, Sahaspura, Saud and Talakurunia) of Bahanaga block.[2][3]
15 elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Soro constituency are:[5][6]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2019 | Parshuram Dhada[7] | Biju Janata Dal |
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Parshuram Dhada defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mrutyunjay Jena by a margin of 4,911 votes.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Parshuram Dhada | 57,319 | 41.95 | ||
INC | Mrutyunjay Jena | 52,408 | 38.36 | -4.83 | |
BJP | Rakesh Kumar Malik | 23,217 | 16.99 | -25.89 | |
CPI | Jayakrushna Mallick | 1,787 | 1.31 | -8.44 | |
BSP | Ashok Kumar Das | 580 | 0.42 | -0.51 | |
SAMO | Aira Kharabela Mahalik | 505 | 0.37 | -0.8 | |
NOTA | None | 812 | 0.59 | - | |
Majority | 4,911 | 3.59 | 3.28 | ||
Turnout | 1,36,628 | 70.99 | 7.17 | ||
Registered electors | 1,92,452 | ||||
BJD gain from INC |
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Surendra Prasad Pramanik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Parshuram Dhada by a margin of 360 votes.[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Surendra Prasad Pramanik | 50,159 | 43.19 | - | |
BJP | Parshuram Dhada | 49,799 | 42.88 | - | |
CPI | Jayakrushna Mallik | 11,318 | 9.75 | - | |
SAMO | Aira Kharabela Mahalik | 1,362 | 1.17 | - | |
BSP | Namita Jena | 1,083 | 0.93 | - | |
SP | Pushpalata Mahalik | 983 | 0.85 | - | |
Independent | Banamali Ojha | 733 | 0.63 | - | |
Odisha Mukti Morcha | Jagannath Das | 701 | 0.60 | - | |
Majority | 360 | 0.31[a] | - | ||
Turnout | 1,16,172 | 63.82 | - | ||
INC hold |