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Assembly constituency 34· General seat

Morada Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Morada? — Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra (BJP), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 33,270 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra

BJP
Margin: 33,270Landslide

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra

BJPLandslide

votes

77,980

Margin

33,270(18.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra · BJPPreetinanda Kanungo · BJD
77,98044,710
Candidate (18)votes
  1. 1Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra✓ WinnerBJP77,98043.33%
  2. 2Preetinanda KanungoBJD44,71024.84%
  3. 3Pravash Kar MohapatraINCDeposit lost27,88615.49%
  4. 4Krushna Chandra DasJMMDeposit lost8,3534.64%
  5. 5Sanjeeb RoutINDDeposit lost7,6154.23%
  6. 6Sudam SorenINDDeposit lost2,3481.3%
See all candidates (+12)
  1. 7Mrutyunjay BeheraCPI(M)Deposit lost1,8691.04%
  2. 8Sankarshan MishraAAPDeposit lost1,5990.89%
  3. 9Jogendranath MohantaAjsu PartyDeposit lost1,3920.77%
  4. 10Madan Mohan MurmuINDDeposit lost1,0570.59%
  5. 11Radhakrishna MohantaJharkhand People's PartyDeposit lost7980.44%
  6. 12NOTA7800.43%
  7. 13Dibrat Chandra MohantaINDDeposit lost7720.43%
  8. 14Bhim Charan MarndiBSPDeposit lost7310.41%
  9. 15Dillip Kumar TungJanta Darbar PartyDeposit lost6630.37%
  10. 16Gopabandhu MohantaINDDeposit lost5510.31%
  11. 17Satyaban DalnayakBharatiya Sampuran Krantikari PartyDeposit lost4710.26%
  12. 18Puspanjali MohapatraNaba Bharata Nirmana Seva PartyDeposit lost4030.22%
Total votes1,79,978

Deposit lost: 15 of 17 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,34,075

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,82,075

incl. 1,222 postal

Turnout
77.78%
Polling stations
283

Turnout of men and women

Women80.5%

93,996 of 1,16,801 voted on EVMs

Men74.1%

86,857 of 1,17,265 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 9; 0 voted.

  • Candidates17 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit15
  • NOTA780
  • Valid votes1,79,198

Women candidates: Preetinanda Kanungo, Puspanjali Mohapatra

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Morada?

Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra (BJP) won Morada in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 77,980 votes.

What was the winning margin in Morada?

Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra defeated Preetinanda Kanungo (BJD) by 33,270 votes.

What was the turnout in Morada in 2024?

77.78% — 1,82,075 of 2,34,075 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 80.5%, men's 74.1%.

How many voters does Morada have?

2,34,075 electors at the 2024 election — 1,17,265 men, 1,16,801 women, 9 third gender (service voters included), and 283 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Morada?

The last general election was completed in June 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer