Balikuda-Erasama Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Balikuda-Erasama.

Balikuda-Erasama is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.^[1] Following 2008 delimitation, Ersama Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.^[2]

Balikuda-Erasama
Constituency No. 103 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Balikuda-Erasama Assembly constituency in Jagatsinghpur district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Jagatsinghpur
Lok Sabha constituency	Jagatsinghpur
Established	1951
Total electors	2,70,641[a][b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sarada Prasanna Jena
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

This constituency includes Balikuda block and Erasama block.^[3][4]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2024			46.04%
2019			53.83%
2014			38.12%
2009			57.73%
2004			42.76%
2000			47.16%
1995			49.13%
1990			62.90%
1985			51.86%
1980			57.64%
1977			56.43%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Balikuda-Erasama constituency are:^[6][7]

Year	Member	Party
As Balikuda-Erasama Constituency
2024[8]	Sarada Prasanna Jena		Biju Janata Dal
2019[9]	Raghunandan Das
2014[10]	Prasanta Kumar Muduli
2009[11]
As Balikuda Constituency
2004	Umesh Chandra Swain		Indian National Congress
2000
1995	Lalatendu Mohapatra
1990	Umesh Chandra Swain		Janata Dal
1985	Jyotish Chandra Das		Indian National Congress
1980	Basudev Mahapatra		Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Umesh Chandra Swain		Janata Party
1974	Basudev Mahapatra		Indian National Congress
1971			Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Baikunthanath Mohanty		Praja Socialist Party
1961	Bipin Bihari Das		Indian National Congress
1957	Baikunthanath Mohanty		Praja Socialist Party
1951	Prana Krushna Parija		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.^[12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sarada Prasanna Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Satya Sarathi Mohanty by a margin of 25,959 votes.^[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Balikuda-Erasama

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Sarada Prasanna Jena	93,517	46.04	7.78
	BJP	Satya Sarathi Mohanty	67,558	33.26	13.76
	INC	Nalini Swain	27,981	13.78	11.73
	NOTA	None of the above	475	0.23	0.07
Majority			25,959	11.78
Turnout			2,03,121	75.75
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunandan Das defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lalatendu Mohapatra by a margin of 54,583 votes.^[9]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Balikuda-Erasama

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Raghunandan Das	1,03,814	53.83
	INC	Lalatendu Mohapatra	49,231	25.51
	BJP	Damodar Rout	37,611	19.5
	NOTA	None of the above	576	0.3
Majority			54,583	28.32
Turnout			1,92,854	75.64
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Muduli defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lalatendu Mohapatra by a margin of 29,354 votes.^[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Balikuda-Erasama^[13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Prasanta Kumar Muduli	69,335	38.12	19.61
	INC	Lalatendu Mohapatra	39,981	21.98	15.4
	Independent	Raghunandan Das	32,135	17.67	−
	Independent	Sarada Prasanna Jena	23,948	13.17	−
	BJP	Chitta Ranjan Kansa	3,724	2.05	1.73
	NOTA	None	654	0.36	−
Majority			29,354	13.13	7.22
Turnout			1,81,895	78.66	9.95
Registered electors			2,31,249
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Muduli defeated Indian National Congress candidate Umesh Chandra Swain by a margin of 31,385 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Balikuda-Erasama^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Prasanta Kumar Muduli	89,044	57.73	−
	INC	Umesh Chandra Swain	57,659	37.38	−
	BJP	Priya Ranjan Das	5,832	3.78	−
Majority			31,385	20.35[c]	−
Turnout			1,54,282	68.71	1.29
Registered electors			2,24,556
	BJD gain from INC

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. %of total valid votes