# Narla Assembly constituency

Narla is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Narla block, Karlamunda block, Madanpur-Rampur block and 9 Gram panchayats (Belkhandi, Hatikhoj, Kantesir, Kashurpada, Nunmath, Paralsingha, Sirjapalli, Tundla and Turlakhman) of Kesinga block.

## Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 36.47% | 36.47% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 31.12% | 31.12% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 37.73% | 37.73% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 36.32% | 36.32% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 49.53% | 49.53% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 55.22% | 55.22% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 36.27% | 36.27% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 63.91% | 63.91% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 53.16% | 53.16% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 56.02% | 56.02% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 47.41% | 47.41% |
Since its formation in 1967, 14 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Narla constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Manorama Mohanty | BJD |
| 2019 | Bhupinder Singh | BJD |
| 2014 | Dhaneswar Majhi | BJD |
| 2009 | Bhupinder Singh | INC |
| 2004 | Balabhadra Majhi | BJD |
| 2000 | Balabhadra Majhi | BJD |
| 1995 | Balabhadra Majhi | JD |
| 1990 | Balabhadra Majhi | JD |
| 1985 | Kumara Mani Sabar | INC |
| 1980 | Tejraj Majhi | INC |
| 1977 | Tejraj Majhi | INC |
| 1974 | Dhaneswar Majhi | SWA |
| 1971 | Dhaneswar Majhi | SWA |
| 1967 | Anchal Majhi | SWA |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Narla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Manorama Mohanty | 67,532 | 36.47 | 5.35 |
| | INC | Bhakta Charan Das | 62327 | 33.66 | 12.77 |
| | BJP | Aniruddha Padhan | 47417 | 25.61 | 0.24 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1300 | 0.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5205 | 2.81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185154 | | |
| | BJD gain from | BJD gain from | BJD gain from | BJD gain from | BJD gain from |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhupinder Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Aniruddha Padhan by a margin of 15,768 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Narla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Bhupinder Singh | 53,264 | 31.12 | 6.61 |
| | BJP | Aniruddha Padhan | 44,244 | 25.85 | 4.71 |
| | INC | Chittaranjan Mandal | 35,753 | 20.89 | 6.36 |
| | Independent | Durga Prasad Mohanty | 22,020 | 12.87 | |
| | Independent | Manoj Kumar Pattanayak | 5,777 | 3.38 | |
| | Independent | Kedar Nath Rana | 3,698 | 2.16 | |
| | API | Gabhira Suna | 1,682 | 0.98 | |
| | BSP | Pravakar Nag | 1,597 | 0.93 | 0.16 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Durjyodhan Das | 900 | 0.53 | 0.04 |
| | BMP | Mahendra Dhangada Majhi | 968 | 0.57 | 0.16 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,236 | 0.72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,768 | 10.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171139 | 79 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dhaneswar Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jagannath Pattnayak by a margin of 15,768 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Narla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Dhaneswar Majhi | 56,783 | 37.73 | |
| | INC | Jagannath Pattnayak | 41,015 | 27.25 | −9.07 |
| | BJP | Artatrana Mohapatra | 31,809 | 21.14 | 4.91 |
| | Independent | Arjun Sahoo | 2,446 | 1.63 | |
| | SKD | Hemanta Kumar Das | 2,147 | 1.43 | |
| | OJM | Laxmi Goudia | 2,144 | 1.42 | |
| | Independent | Ashakari Nag | 1,681 | 1.12 | |
| | BSP | Goura Chandra Seth | 1,633 | 1.09 | |
| | AAP | Laxminarayan Panda | 1,452 | 0.96 | |
| | AOP | Manoj Kumar Pattanayak | 1,146 | 0.76 | |
| | Independent | Pravakar Nag | 1,039 | 0.69 | |
| | KOKD | Baidyanath Mishra | 949 | 0.63 | |
| | Independent | Debendra Nayak | 858 | 0.57 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Udhaba Sahu | 854 | 0.57 | |
| | Paschimanchal Vikas Party | Bhisma Chandra Sahu | 849 | 0.56 | |
| | Kalinga Sena | P. Shankar Reddi | 782 | 0.52 | |
| | Independent | Uchhaba Sahu | 648 | 0.43 | |
| | BMP | Mahendra Dhangada Majhi | 623 | 0.41 | |
| | SAMO | Debaraj Sahu | 593 | 0.39 | |
| | SP | Umesh Chandra Sahu | 462 | 0.31 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 583 | 0.39 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,768 | 10.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,50,496 | 76.76 | 5.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,96,059 | | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Bhupinder Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Srikant Hota by a margin of 27,512 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Narla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Bhupinder Singh | 49,748 | 36.32 | −0.88 |
| | BJP | Srikant Hota | 22,236 | 16.23 | − |
| | Independent | Nilamani Sahu | 17,044 | 12.44 | − |
| | NCP | Zakir Hussain | 16,712 | 12.20 | − |
| | Independent | Santosh Kumar Mund | 12,199 | 8.91 | − |
| | BSP | Kailash Chandra Jain | 5,141 | 3.75 | − |
| | SP | Ashok Kumar Chand | 3,928 | 2.87 | − |
| | SAMO | Sapan Kumar Pattnaik | 3,812 | 2.78 | − |
| | Independent | Jagajiban Barik | 2,071 | 1.51 | − |
| | CPI(ML)L | Judhisti Sa | 1,615 | 1.18 | − |
| | Independent | Mohan Jani | 1,441 | 1.05 | − |
| | Kalinga Sena | Suresh Choudhury | 1,038 | 0.76 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,512 | 20.08 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,37,021 | 71.11 | 2.57'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000038−QINU`"' |
| | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD |