Daspalla Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Daspalla.

Daspalla is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nayagarh district, Odisha.^[1]

Daspalla
Constituency No. 121 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Daspalla Assembly Constituency in Nayagarh district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Nayagarh
Lok Sabha constituency	Kandhamal
Established	1951
Total electors	1,90,742[a][b]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ramesh Chandra Behera
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

This constituency includes Daspalla block, Gania block and Nuagaon block.^[2][3]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024			44.40%
2019			58.44%
2014			65.46%
2009			47.60%
2004			34.20%
2000			35.08%
1997 (bypoll)			43.92%
1995			46.51%
1990			62.79%
1985			57.92%
1980			56.25%
1977			34.96%

Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including in two bypoll in 1960 & 1997.^[5] It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.

List of members elected from Daspalla constituency are:^[6][7]

Year	Member	Party
2024[8]	Ramesh Chandra Behera		Biju Janata Dal
2019[9]
2014[10]	Purna Chandra Nayak
2009[11]	Kashinath Mallik
2004	Rudra Madhab Ray		Independent politician
2000	Harihar Karan		Indian National Congress
1997 (bypoll)[c][12]			Independent politician
1995	Rudra Madhab Ray		Janata Dal
1990
1985	Harihar Karan		Indian National Congress
1980
1977
1974			Independent politician
1971	Saheb Naik		Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Bhabagrahi Nayak		Swatantra Party
1961	Saheb Naik		Indian National Congress
1960 (bypoll)[d]	Raja Purna Chandra Bhanjadeo
1957[e]	Sridhar Naik		Ganatantra Parishad
	Rajabahadur Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj		Indian National Congress
1951

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[13] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghab Malik by a margin of 35,291 votes.^[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Daspalla

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ramesh Chandra Behera	62,039	44.40	14.04
	BJP	Raghav Mallick	55,743	39.89	8.95
	Independent	Rabindra Sethi	10,673	7.64
	INC	Nakul Nayak	5,259	3.76	2.43
	NOTA	None of the above	1,570	1.12	0.18
Majority			6,296	4.53
Turnout			1,39,737	73.26
	BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ramesh Chandra Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Purna Chandra Nayak by a margin of 35,291 votes.^[9]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Daspalla^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ramesh Chandra Behera	75,006	58.44
	BJP	Purna Chandra Nayak	39,715	30.94
	INC	Prashanta Kumar Naik	7,949	6.19
	NOTA	None of the above	1,208	0.94
Majority			35,291	27.5
Turnout			1,28,349	67.62
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Indumati Nayak by a margin of 57,327 votes.^[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Daspalla^[15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Purna Chandra Nayak	75,832	65.46	6.18
	INC	Indumati Nayak	18,505	15.97	5.73
	BJP	Pramoda Kumar Behera	16,053	13.86	1.04
	NOTA	None of the above	1,840	1.59	−
Majority			57,327	49.48	11.9
Turnout			1,15,845	68.67	4.18
Registered electors			1,68,709
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kashinath Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Lecturer Bullion by a margin of 38,758 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Daspalla^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Kashinath Mallik	61,142	59.28	−
	INC	Lecturer Bullion	22,384	21.70	−
	BJP	Manoj Kumar Behera	13,218	12.82	−
Majority			38,758	37.58[f]	−
Turnout			1,03,143	64.49[g]	0.41
	BJD gain from Independent

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Resignation of Rudra Madhab Ray
4. Death of Rajabahadur Kishore Chandra Deo Bhanj
5. It was a 2 member constituency
6. %of total valid votes
7. 2004 Voter turnout was 64.90%