Khunta Assembly constituency
| Khunta | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Mayurbhanj |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mayurbhanj |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | ST |
Khunta was an Assembly constituency from Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. It was established in 1951 and abolished in 1956. It was revived in 1961 and abolished in 2008. After 2008 delimitation, It was subsumed by the Baripada Assembly constituency. This constituency was reserved for Schedule Tribes.
The extent of Khunta constituency comprised Khunta police station of Kaptipada sub-division, and Similipal and Kuliana police stations of Sadar sub-division.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Between 1951 & 2008, 12 elections were held.
List of members elected from Khunta constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Shakilla Sharen | Socialist Party | |
| 1957-1961: Constituency didn't exist | |||
| 1961 | Prasanna Kumar Dash | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Harachand Hansda | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1971 | Bira Bhadra Singh | Utkal Congress | |
| 1974 | Ramesh Soren | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1985 | Biram Murmu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Birabhadra Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Saraswati Hembram | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Golak Bihari Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party (India) | Shakilla Sharen | 7,985 | 53.47% | ||
| INC | Dhyan Chandra Tudu | 6,949 | 46.53% | ||
| Turnout | 14,934 | 30.71% | |||
| Registered electors | 48,625 | ||||
| Margin of victory | 1,036 | 6.94% |  | ||
| Socialist Party (India) win (new seat) | |||||
References
- 1 2 "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951)". p. 3 (209).
- ↑ Election Commission of India (1957). 1956 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India.
- ↑ Election Commission of India (1961-12-07). 1961 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India.
- ↑ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". p. 321.
- ↑ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "Orissa 1951". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018.
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