# Aska Lok Sabha constituency

Aska Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

## Assembly Segments

Presently, after the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, the following 7 Legislative Assembly segments constitute Aska Lok Sabha constituency:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 124 | Polasara | Ganjam | Gokulananda Mallik | BJP | BJP |
| 125 | Kabisuryanagar | Ganjam | Pratap Chandra Nayak | BJP | BJP |
| 126 | Khallikote (SC) | Ganjam | Purna Chandra Sethy | BJP | BJP |
| 128 | Aska | Ganjam | Saroj Kumar Padhi | BJP | BJP |
| 129 | Surada | Ganjam | Nilamani Bisoyi | BJP | BJP |
| 130 | Sanakhemundi | Ganjam | Ramesh Chandra Jena | INC | BJD |
| 131 | Hinjili | Ganjam | Naveen Patnaik | BJD | BJP |

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 48.55% | 48.55% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 54.52% | 54.52% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 38.44% | 38.44% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 32.64% | 32.64% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 56.1% | 56.1% |
| 2000 (bypoll) | 2000 (bypoll) | 70.31% | 70.31% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 74.91% | 74.91% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 53.89% | 53.89% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 54.14% | 54.14% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 47.83% | 47.83% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 60.45% | 60.45% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 60.76% | 60.76% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 49.94% | 49.94% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 41.79% | 41.79% |
Since its formation in 1952, 18 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Aska constituency are
| Year | Member | Party |
| As Ghumusar Constituency ||||
| 1952 | Uma Charan Patnaik | Independent politician |
| 1956 : Constituency did not exist ||||
| As Bhanjanagar Constituency ||||
| 1962 | Mohan Nayak | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Ananta Tripathi Sarma | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Duti Krushna Panda | Communist Party of India |
| As Aska Constituency ||||
| 1977 | Rama Chandra Rath | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Rama Chandra Rath | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Somanath Rath | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Ananta Narayan Singh Deo | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Rama Chandra Rath | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Biju Patnaik | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Naveen Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1999 | Naveen Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2000^ | Kumudini Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Hari Har Swain | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Nityananda Pradhan | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Ladu Kishore Swain | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Pramila Bisoyi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2024 | Anita Subhadarshini | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anita Subhadarshini defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ranjita Sahu by a margin of 99,974 votes.
2024 Indian general election: Aska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anita Subhadarshini | 494,226 | 48.55 | |
| | BJD | Ranjita Sahu | 3,94,252 | 38.73 | |
| | INC | Debakanta Sarma | 75,255 | 7.39 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 21,941 | 2.16 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99,974 | 9.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,17,914 | 62.67 | |
| | 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 Pramila Bisoyi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Anita Subhadarshini by a margin of 2,04,707 votes.
2019 Indian general elections: Aska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pramila Bisoyi | 552,749 | 54.52 | 5.89 |
| | BJP | Anita Subhadarshini | 3,48,042 | 34.33 | 26.81 |
| | CPI | Rama Krushna Panda | 59,978 | 5.92 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 17,344 | 1.71 | |
| | BSP | Purna Chandra Nayak | 8,549 | 0.84 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,04,707 | 20.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,13,890 | 65.79 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ladu Kishore Swain defeated Indian National Congress candidate Srilokanath Rath by a margin of 3,11,997 votes.
2014 Indian general elections: Aska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Ladu Kishore Swain | 541,473 | 60.41 | |
| | INC | Srilokanath Rath | 2,29,476 | 25.60 | |
| | BJP | Mahesh Chandra Mohanty | 67,361 | 7.52 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 15,382 | 1.72 | − |
| | AAP | Prabhat Kumar Mohanty | 11,063 | 1.23 | |
| | BSP | Bijaya Kumar Mahapatro | 9,127 | 1.02 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,11,997 | 34.81 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,96,461 | 63.63 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,08,780 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Pradhan defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ramachandra Rath by a margin of 2,32,834 votes.
2009 Indian general elections: Aska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Nityananda Pradhan | 419,862 | 59.81 | |
| | INC | Ramachandra Rath | 1,87,028 | 26.64 | |
| | BJP | Shanti Devi | 42,165 | 6.01 | |
| | IND. | K. Shyam Babu Subudhi | 12,586 | 1.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,32,834 | 33.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,01,880 | 54.57 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |