Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 73 · reserved for ST
Umerkote assembly constituency
Umerkote is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Nabarangpur district and the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Nityananda Gond of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by 10,373 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Nityananda Gond
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electors
- 1,96,646
- Turnout (2024)
- 82.31%
Election results
2024
Turnout 82.31% · 1,61,858 votes · Margin 10,373
| Nityananda GondWonBharatiya Janata Party | 43.35% | 70,170 | |
| Nabina NayakBiju Janata Dal | 36.94% | 59,797 | |
| Sanaraj GondIndian National Congress | 15.46% | 25,026 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 2.52% | 4,076 |
2019
Turnout 78.95% · 1,53,088 votes · Margin 9,922
| Nityananda GondWonBharatiya Janata Party | 39.12% | 59,895 | |
| Subash GondBiju Janata Dal | 32.64% | 49,973 | |
| Jasoda GondIndian National Congress | 21.13% | 32,343 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 2.73% | 4,181 |
2014
Turnout 78.67% · 1,35,943 votes · Margin 10,522
| Subash GondWonBiju Janata Dal | 37.15% | 50,500 | |
| Jatindra Nath GondIndian National Congress | 29.41% | 39,978 | |
| Nityananda GondBharatiya Janata Party | 15.71% | 21,351 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 3.63% | 4,930 |
2011 by-election
Turnout 73.4% · 1,21,242 votes · Margin 21,061
| Subash GondWonBiju Janata Dal | 45.13% | 54,713 | |
| Dharmu GondBharatiya Janata Party | 27.76% | 33,652 | |
| Jatindranath GondIndian National Congress | 27.12% | 32,877 |
2009
Turnout 70.17% · 1,09,187 votes · Margin 14,171
| Jagabandhu MajhiWonBiju Janata Dal | 40.6% | 44,326 | |
| Dharmu GondBharatiya Janata Party | 27.62% | 30,155 | |
| Parama PujariIndian National Congress | 23.37% | 25,512 |
Members elected since 1957
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nityananda Gond | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Nityananda Gond | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Subash Gond | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2011 (bypoll) | Subash Gond | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Jagabandhu Majhi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Dharmu Gond | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Gurubaru Majhi | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Rabi Singh Majhi | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Rabi Singh Majhi | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Rabi Singh Majhi | Utkal Congress |
| 1967 | Rabi Singh Majhi | Indian National Congress |
| 1961 | Sadashiva Tripathy | Indian National Congress |
| 1959 (bypoll) | Abdur Rahiman | Ganatantra Parishad |
| 1957 | Radhakrushna Biswas Ray | Indian National Congress |
Area covered
Umerkote, Raighar block and 8 Gram panchayats (Kurushi, Beheda, Kopena, Bakoda, Murtuma, Burja, Sunabeda and Semala) of Umerkote block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Raighar block · 26 of 26 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.
