# Morada Assembly constituency

Morada (Sl. No.: 34) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
The area of this constituency includes Morada block, Rasagobindapur block, and Suliapada block.
Constituency didn't exist in 1957 and between 1974 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in 2009 election.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2019 | 2019 | 38.23% | 38.23% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 32.03% | 32.03% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 28.87% | 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:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra | BJP |
| 2019 | Rajkishore Das | BJD |
| 2014 | Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo | BJD |
| 2009 | Praveen Chandra Bhanj Deo | BJD |
| Constituency didn't exist | Constituency didn't exist |
| 1971 | Kuanria Majhi | SWA |
| 1967 | Sakila Soren | PSP |
| 1961 | Sakila Soren | INC |
| Constituency didn't exist | Constituency didn't exist |
| 1951 | Prasanna Kumar Dash | Socialist |

## 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.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Morada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dr. Krushna Chandra Mohapatra | 77980 | 43.33 | |
| | BJD | Preetinanda Kanungo | 44710 | 24.84 | |
| | INC | Pravas Kar Mahapatra | 27886 | 15.49 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 780 | 0.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33270 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179978 | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajkishore Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Mahapatra by a margin of 6,704 votes.
2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Morada :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,704 | 3.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,79,329 | 79.85 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | 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.
2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Morada :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,956 | 4.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,015 | 82.33 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Praveen Chandra Bhanjdeo defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Bimal Lochan Das by a margin of 6,201 votes.
2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Morada :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,201 | 4.6 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,306 | 76.00 | − |
| | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) |