# Korei Assembly constituency

Korei is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha, India.
The area of this state legislature constituency includes Byasanagar, Korei block and 9 GPs (Bhotaka, Laxminagar, Pahanga, Badakainchi, Gandhan, Tikarpada, Bahadalpur, Narasinghpur and Mugupal) of Rasulpur block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 48.01% | 48.01% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 49.6% | 49.6% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 55.75% | 55.75% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 56.98% | 56.98% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 55.18% | 55.18% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 38.21% | 38.21% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 49.58% | 49.58% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 63.37% | 63.37% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 47.77% | 47.77% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.38% | 54.38% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 60.55% | 60.55% |
Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections have been held here till 2024.
The members elected from Korei constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Akash Das Nayak | BJP |
| 2019 | Ashok Kumar Bal | BJD |
| 2014 | Akash Das Nayak | BJD |
| 2009 | Pritiranjan Gharai | BJD |
| 2004 | Sanchita Mohanty | BJP |
| 2000 | Ashok Kumar Das | JD(S) |
| 1995 | Ashok Kumar Das | JD |
| 1990 | Ashok Kumar Das | JD |
| 1985 | Rama Chandra Khuntia | INC |
| 1980 | Ashok Kumar Das | JP(S) |
| 1977 | Ashok Kumar Das | JP |
| 1974 | Ashok Kumar Das | Utkal Congress |

## 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 Legislative Assembly election: Korei :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Akash Das Nayak | 79,658 | 48.01 | 19.17 |
| | BJD | Sandhyarani Das | 74,012 | 44.61 | 4.99 |
| | INC | Bandita Parida | 8,177 | 4.93 | 14.32 |
| | AAP | Trinayan Rath | 1,073 | 0.65 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 746 | 0.45 | 0.04 |
| | BSP | Atala Kumar Jena | 546 | 0.33 | 0.68 |
| | Independent | Manoj Kumar Panda | 493 | 0.30 | New |
| | API | Gopal Krushna Mohanty | 352 | 0.21 | New |
| | Independent | Sahadev Jena | 273 | 0.16 | New |
| | Independent | Ramchandra Barik | 210 | 0.13 | New |
| | Independent | Binod Bihari Jena | 194 | 0.12 | New |
| | Praja Ektha Party | Saroj Kar | 191 | 0.12 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,646 | 3.4 | 17.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,65,925 | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | Swing | | |

### 2019

Elections to Korei constituency was held along with 2019 General elections on 29 April 2019. The vote counting was held on 23 May 2019.
Biju Janata Dal candidate Ashok Kumar Bal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party Candidate Biswajeet Nayak by margin of 30724 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Korei :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Ashok Kumar Bal | 73,403 | 49.6 | 6.15 |
| | BJP | Biswajeet Nayak | 42679 | 28.84 | 17 |
| | INC | Bandita Parida | 28486 | 19.25 | 4.19 |
| | Independent | Biswajit Mohanty | 403 | 0.27 | − |
| | Bahujan Mukti Party | Rama Chandra Barik | 333 | 0.23 | − |
| | BSP | Kajal Kinnar | 1497 | 1.01 | − |
| | ABHM | Dhirendra Nayak | 457 | 0.31 | − |
| | NOTA | None | 731 | 0.49 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30724 | 20.76 | 11.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147989 | 75.51 | 0.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 194,105 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate |Akash Das Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswajeet Nayak by a margin of 42,867 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Korei :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Akash Das Nayak | 73,966 | 55.75 | −1.23 |
| | INC | Biswajeet Nayak | 31,099 | 23.44 | −10.25 |
| | BJP | Sanchita Mohanty | 15,761 | 11.88 | 6.22 |
| | Independent | Pratap Kumar Mohanty | 7,170 | 5.4 | |
| | AAP | Satyabrata Prusty | 1,481 | 1.12 | |
| | Biju Swabhiman Dal | Paramananda Jyotish | 758 | 0.57 | |
| | Independent | Bimal Kumar Dash | 456 | 0.34 | |
| | Independent | Gopal Krushna Mohanty | 427 | 0.32 | |
| | SKD | Biswanath Sahoo | 402 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Tapan Kumar Khandai | 250 | 0.19 | |
| | NOTA | None | 911 | 0.69 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,867 | 32.31 | 9.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,681 | 76.28 | 9.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,73,934 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pritiranjan Gharai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Hemalata Khuntia by a margin of 25,112 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Korei :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pritiranjan Gharai | 61,448 | 56.98 | − |
| | INC | Hemalata Khuntia | 36,336 | 33.69 | − |
| | BJP | Sanchita Mohanty | 6,101 | 5.66 | − |
| | SAMO | Priyabrata Mohapatra | 1,594 | 1.48 | − |
| | Independent | Mayadhar Nayak | 846 | 0.78 | − |
| | Independent | Anil Kumar Das | 479 | 0.44 | − |
| | Independent | Padmanabh Mall | 478 | 0.44 | − |
| | AITC | Mrutyunjaya Prasad Devnath | 289 | 0.27 | − |
| | Independent | Gopal Krushna Mohanty | 276 | 0.26 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,112 | 23.28 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,07,871 | 66.96 | − |
| | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP |