District Jajpur Electorate 1,61,098 Created 1974 Founded 1974 | Blocks Korei, Rasulpur Major settlements Byasanagar Party BJD Major settlement Byasanagar | |
Korei (Sl. No.: 53) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jajpur district, Odisha.
Contents
Area of this constituency include Byasanagar, Korei block and 9 GPs (Bhotaka, Laxminagar, Pahanga, Badakainchi, Gandhan, Tikarpada, Bahadalpur, Narasinghpur and Mugupal) of Rasulpur block.
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pritiranjan Ghadai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Hemalata Khuntia by a margin of 25,112 votes.
Elected Members
10 elections held during 1974 to 2014. Elected members from the Korei constituency are:
2014 Election Results
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Akash Das Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswajeet Nayak a margin of 42,867 votes.
References
Korei (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA