# Aul Assembly constituency

Aul is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Aul block and Rajkanika block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 42.37% | 42.37% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 57.67% | 57.67% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 48.90% | 48.90% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 53.08% | 53.08% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 59.40% | 59.40% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 51.09% | 51.09% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 56.60% | 56.60% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 52.07% | 52.07% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 51.96% | 51.96% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 57.18% | 57.18% |
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Aul constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Pratap Keshari Deb | BJD |
| 2019 | Pratap Keshari Deb | BJD |
| 2014 | Devendra Sharma | INC |
| 2009 | Pratap Keshari Deb | BJD |
| 2004 | Pratap Keshari Deb | BJD |
| 2000 | Pratap Keshari Deb | BJD |
| 1995 | Dolagobinda Nayak | INC |
| 1990 | Sushree Devi | JD |
| 1985 | Dolagobinda Nayak | INC |
| 1980 | Sarat Deb | JP(S) |
| 1977 | Sarat Deb | JP |
| 1974 | Sarat Deb | SWA |
| 1971 | Sarat Deb | SWA |
| 1967 | Dibakarnath Sharma | INC |
| 1961 | Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo | INC |
| 1957 | Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo | INC |
| 1951 | Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo | Independent |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Aul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pratap Keshari Deb | 73,678 | 42.37 | 15.30 |
| | INC | Debasmita Sharma | 54,050 | 31.08 | 5.62 |
| | BJP | Krishna Chandra Panda | 44,852 | 25.79 | 10.49 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 510 | 0.29 | 0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,628 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,882 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Devendra Sharma by a margin of 55,851 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pratap Keshari Deb | 99,837 | 57.67 | |
| | INC | Devendra Sharma | 43986 | 25.46 | |
| | BJP | Dolagobinda Nayak | 26487 | 15.3 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 547 | 0.32 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55,851 | 32.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,73,106 | 65.98 | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC |

### 2014

In 2019 election,Indian National Congress candidate Devendra Sharma defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deo by a margin of 3,503 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election: Aul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Devendra Sharma | 81,254 | 48.9 | − |
| | BJD | Pratap Keshari Deb | 77751 | 46.8 | − |
| | BJP | Braja Sundar Bhuyan | 3914 | 2.36 | − |
| | BSP | Birabara Jena | 726 | 0.44 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Abani Das | 342 | 0.21 | − |
| | CPI(ML)L | Bidhan Chandra Das | 335 | 0.20 | − |
| | AOP | Pramila Samal | 264 | 0.16 | − |
| | AAP | Soumya Ranjan Dhal | 248 | 0.15 | − |
| | OJM | Akshaya Kumar Karan | 165 | 0.10 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1153 | 0.69 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3503 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,73,106 | 65.98 | |
| | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD | INC gain from BJD |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratap Keshari Deb defeated Indian National Congress candidate Devendra Sharma by a margin of 5,877 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pratap Keshari Deb | 72,012 | 50.00 | 3.08 |
| | INC | Devendra Sharma | 66,135 | 45.92 | 0.76 |
| | BJP | Braja Sundar Bhuyan | 3,358 | 2.33 | − |
| | CPI(ML)L | Bidhan Chandra Das | 930 | 0.65 | − |
| | BSP | Akshaya Kumar Mallik | 842 | 0.58 | − |
| | SAMO | Pravati Sahu | 409 | 0.28 | − |
| | RPI(A) | Prasant Kumar Nayak | 344 | 0.24 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,877 | 4.08 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,062 | 63.11 | 0.41'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000030−QINU`"' |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,28,257 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |