Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 41 · reserved for SC
Soro assembly constituency
Soro is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Balasore district and the Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Madhab Dhada of the Biju Janata Dal, by 802 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Madhab Dhada
- Party
- Biju Janata Dal
- Electors
- 2,28,076
- Turnout (2024)
- 71.43%
Election results
2024
Turnout 71.43% · 1,62,905 votes · Margin 802
| Madhab DhadaWonBiju Janata Dal | 39.07% | 63,642 | |
| Parshuram DhadaBharatiya Janata Party | 38.57% | 62,840 | |
| Subrat DhadaIndian National Congress | 19.73% | 32,149 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.4% | 650 |
2019
Turnout 70.54% · 1,53,440 votes · Margin 4,936
| Parshuram DhadaWonBiju Janata Dal | 35.7% | 54,775 | |
| Rakesh Kumar MalikBharatiya Janata Party | 32.48% | 49,839 | |
| Surendra Prasad PramanikIndian National Congress | 30.65% | 47,036 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.38% | 588 |
2014
Turnout 70.99% · 1,36,628 votes · Margin 4,911
| Parshuram DhadaWonBiju Janata Dal | 41.95% | 57,319 | |
| Mrutyunjay JenaIndian National Congress | 38.36% | 52,408 | |
| Rakesh Kumar MalikBharatiya Janata Party | 16.99% | 23,217 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.59% | 812 |
2009
Turnout 63.82% · 1,16,172 votes · Margin 360
| Surendra Prasad PramanikWonIndian National Congress | 43.18% | 50,159 | |
| Parshuram DhadaBharatiya Janata Party | 42.87% | 49,799 | |
| Jayakrushna MallikCommunist Party of India | 9.74% | 11,318 |
Members elected since 1951
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Madhab Dhada | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Parshuram Dhada | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Parshuram Dhada | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Surendra Prasad Pramanik | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Kartik Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 2000 | Kartik Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 (bypoll) | Indurani Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Kartik Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Kartik Mohapatra | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Jadunath Das Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Pitamber Panda | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | Haraprasad Mahapatra | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Jadunath Das Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Jadunath Das Mohapatra | Utkal Congress |
| 1967 | Haraprasad Mahapatra | Swatantra Party |
| 1961 | Karunakar Panigrahi | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Chaitanya Prasad Sethi | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Harekrushna Mahatab | Indian National Congress |
| 1951 | Nanda kishore Das | Indian National Congress |
Area covered
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.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Towns: Soro
Bahanaga block · 15 of 24 gram panchayats
Soro block · 24 of 24 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.