Morada Assembly constituency

Morada (Sl. No.: 34) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.^[1]

Morada
Constituency No. 34 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Lok Sabha constituency	Mayurbhanj
Established	1951
Total electors	2,34,075[a][b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

The area of this constituency includes Morada block, Rasagobindapur block, and Suliapada block.^[2][3]

Constituency didn't exist in 1957 and between 1974 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation^[4] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024			43.33%
2019			38.23%
2014			32.03%
2009			28.87%

Since its formation in 1951, 8 elections have been held till date.

The list of members elected from Morada Vidhan Sabha constituency is:^[5]

Year	Member	Party
2024[6]	Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[7]	Rajkishore Das		Biju Janata Dal
2014[7]	Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo
2009[8]
1973-2008: Constituency didn't exist
1971	Kuanria Majhi		Swatantra Party
1967	Sakila Soren		Praja Socialist Party
1961			Indian National Congress
1957 : Constituency didn't exist
1951	Prasanna Kumar Dash		Socialist Party

Election Results

2024

Voting was held on 1 June 2024 in the 4th phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.^[9] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Preetinanda Kanungo by a margin of 33,270 votes.^[6]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Morada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra	77,980	43.33
	BJD	Preetinanda Kanungo	44,710	24.84
	INC	Pravas Kar Mahapatra	27,886	15.49
	NOTA	None of the above	780	0.43
Majority			33,270	18.49
Turnout			1,79,978	76.89
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajkishore Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra by a margin of 6,704 votes.^[10][7]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Morada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Rajkishore Das	68,551	38.23
	BJP	Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra	61,847	34.49
	INC	Pravash Kar Mahapatra	23,600	13.16
	JMM	Kalinga Keshari Jena	11,847	6.61
	NOTA	None of the above	1,556	0.87
Majority			6,704	3.74
Turnout			1,79,329	79.85
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rajkishore Das by a margin of 6,956 votes.^[7]

2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Morada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo	52,207	32.03
	BJP	Rajkishore Das	45,251	27.76
	INC	Pravash Kar Mahapatra	24,790	15.21
	JMM	Manoranjan Dhal	17,391	10.67
	NOTA	None of the above	1,176	0.72
Majority			6,956	4.27
Turnout			1,63,015	82.33
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Bimal Lochan Das by a margin of 6,201 votes.^[8]

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Morada^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo	37,609	28.87	−
	JMM	Bimal Lochan Das	31,408	24.11	−
	BJP	Rajkishore Das	26,955	20.69	−
	INC	Jnanendra Nath Das	20,587	15.80	−
Majority			6,201	4.6[c]	−
Turnout			1,30,306	76.00	−
	BJD win (new seat)

Notes

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