# Aska Assembly constituency

Aska (Sl. No.: 128) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Aska, Aska block and 12 GPs (Subalaya, Kaniari, Barida, Paikajamuna, Sunapalli, Sialia, Nandiagada, Borasingi, Ambapua, Baliasara, Bolasara and Sunarijhola) of Kabisuryanagar block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2019 | 2019 | 55.50% | 55.50% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 54.84% | 54.84% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 52.25% | 52.25% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 30.49% | 30.49% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 44.09% | 44.09% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 36.50% | 36.50% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 63.06% | 63.06% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 44.78% | 44.78% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 45.88% | 45.88% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 59.17% | 59.17% |
Since its formation in 1951, Seventeen elections were held. It was a two seat constituency in 1951.
List of members elected from Aska constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Saroj Kumar Padhy | BJP |
| 2019 | Manjula Swain | BJD |
| 2014 | Debaraj Mohanty | BJD |
| 2009 | Debaraj Mohanty | BJD |
| 2004 | Saroj Kumar Padhy | Independent |
| 2000 | Debaraj Mohanty | BJD |
| 1995 | Usha Rani Panda | INC |
| 1990 | Dwitikrushna Panda | CPI |
| 1985 | Raghab Parida | INC |
| 1980 | Raghab Parida | INC |
| 1977 | Harihar Swain | JP |
| 1974 | Harihara Das | CPI |
| 1971 | Krushna Chandra Tripathy | Utkal Congress |
| 1967 | Harihara Das | CPI |
| 1961 | Lokanath Mishra | INC |
| 1957 | Harihara Das | CPI |
| 1951 | Harihara Das | CPI |
| 1951 | Mohana Naik | CPI |

## 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,Aska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Manjula Swain | | | |
| | BJP | Saroj Kumar Padhi | | | |
| | INC | Surabhi Bisoyi | | | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | gain from | gain from | gain from | gain from | gain from |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manjula Swain defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Debaraj Mohanty by a margin of 27,233 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Manjula Swain | 66,872 | 55.5 | |
| | BJP | Debaraj Mohanty | 39639 | 32.9 | |
| | INC | Manoj Kumar Jena | 9285 | 7.71 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1854 | 1.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27233 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 120495 | 61.04 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Saroj Kumar Padhi by a margin of 23,499 votes.
2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Aska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Debaraj Mohanty | 59,412 | 54.84 | |
| | INC | Saroj Kumar Padhi | 35,913 | 33.15 | |
| | BJP | Narayan Behera | 6,436 | 5.94 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,713 | 1.58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,499 | 21.69 | −12.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,08,334 | 60.27 | 7.64 |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Independent candidate Saroj Kumar Padhy by a margin of 29,986 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Aska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Debaraj Mohanty | 46,059 | 52.25 | 25.46 |
| | Independent | Saroj Kumar Padhy | 16,073 | 18.23 | − |
| | INC | Alekha Chaudhury | 15,497 | 17.58 | − |
| | BJP | Surya Narayan Das | 5,128 | 5.82 | − |
| | SP | Gangadhar Panigrahi | 1,968 | 2.23 | − |
| | Independent | Subash Chandra Maharana | 1,209 | 1.37 | − |
| | SAMO | V. Ramakrushna Rao | 662 | 0.75 | − |
| | Independent | Shasi Bhusana Sahu | 537 | 0.61 | − |
| | RSP | Lingaraj Kar | 527 | 0.60 | − |
| | Independent | Banchha Pradhan | 494 | 1.56 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29,986 | 34.02 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,168 | 52.63 | − |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |