# Polasara Assembly constituency

Polasara is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Polasara, Buguda, Polasara block and Buguda block.
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in 2009 election.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 53.33% | 53.33% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 50.39% | 50.39% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 48.1% | 48.1% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 49.04% | 49.04% |
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Polasara constituency are:
| Year | Member |
| 2024 | Gokulananda Mallick | BJP |
| 2019 | Srikanta Sahu | BJD |
| 2014 | Srikanta Sahu | BJD |
| 2009 | Niranjan Pradhan | BJD |

## Election results
### 2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Polasara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Gokulananda Mallick | 85737 | 53.33 | |
| | BJD | Srikant Sahu | 64791 | 40.3 | |
| | INC | Agasti Barada | 3763 | 2.34 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1791 | 1.11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20946 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 160776 | | |
| | 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 Srikanta Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Gokula Nanda Mallik by a margin of 12,739 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Polasara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Srikanta Sahu | 80,463 | 50.39 | |
| | BJP | Gokula Nanda Mallik | 67724 | 42.41 | |
| | INC | Hari Charan Swain | 3493 | 2.19 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1565 | 0.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12739 | 7.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159689 | 66.93 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Srikant Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Gokul Nanda Mallik by a margin of 21,217 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Polasara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Srikant Sahu | 76,766 | 48.1 | −0.94 |
| | INC | Gokulananda Mallik | 45,549 | 32.82 | −6.16 |
| | BJP | Kumudini Patnaik | 18,467 | 13.31 | 8.33 |
| | AOP | Simanchala Behera | 1,442 | 1.04 | |
| | SKD | Brundaban Behera | 1,204 | 0.87 | |
| | CPI(ML) Red Star | Bhaskar Sabar | 780 | 0.56 | |
| | Independent | Sasmita Mallik | 736 | 0.53 | |
| | AITC | Ranjana Kumar Apat | 732 | 0.53 | |
| | Independent | Susant Kumar Sahu | 715 | 0.52 | |
| | Independent | Babulu Kumar Nayak | 496 | 0.36 | |
| | Independent | P. Kalish Chandra Patro | 461 | 0.33 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,446 | 1.04 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,217 | 15.29 | 5.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,38,794 | 64.96 | 7.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,13,647 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Niranjan Pradhan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ram Krushna Patnaik by a margin of 11,322 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Polasara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Niranjan Pradhan | 55,193 | 49.04 | − |
| | INC | Ram Krushna Patnaik | 43,871 | 38.98 | − |
| | BJP | Jayanti Padhiary | 5,604 | 4.98 | − |
| | Independent | Pratap Chandra Nayak | 1,634 | 1.45 | − |
| | BSP | Manoranjan Sahu | 1,352 | 1.20 | − |
| | Independent | Surya Narayan Sahu | 1,049 | 0.93 | − |
| | SAMO | Prabhasini Sahu | 932 | 0.83 | − |
| | Independent | Duti Krishna Padhi | 674 | 0.60 | − |
| | Jan Hitkari Party | Susanta Kumar Sahu | 670 | 0.60 | − |
| | Independent | P. Kailash Chandra Patra | 541 | 0.48 | − |
| | Independent | Bhagaban Pradhan | 538 | 0.48 | − |
| | RSP | Sudha Nanda Panda | 485 | 0.43 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,322 | 10.06 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,12,989 | 57.28 | − |
| | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) |