Polasara is assembly constituency number 124 in Odisha, in Ganjam district, and one of the segments of the Aska Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Gokulananda Mallik of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 53.3% of the vote, 20,946 votes ahead of Srikanta Sahu (BJD).
- 01Gokulananda MallikBJP85,73753.33%
- 02Srikanta SahuBJD64,79140.30%
- 03Agasti BaradaINC3,7632.34%
- 04Rajib Kumar JenaIndependent9550.59%
- 05Akshya Kumar RoutIndependent9070.56%
- 4 other candidates · 2,832 votesNOTA · 1,791 (1.11%)
Margin 20,946 votes · 13.03% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,60,776 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gokulananda MallikMale · 48 yrs | BJP | 85,737 | 53.33% |
| 2 | Srikanta SahuMale · 52 yrs | BJD | 64,791 | 40.30% |
| 3 | Agasti BaradaMale · 57 yrs | INC | 3,763 | 2.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,791 | 1.11% |
| 4 | Rajib Kumar JenaMale · 37 yrs | Independent | 955 | 0.59% |
| 5 | Akshya Kumar RoutMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 907 | 0.56% |
| 6 | Nirakara NayakMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 880 | 0.55% |
| 7 | P.kailash Chandra PatroMale · 58 yrs | BSP | 765 | 0.48% |
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| 8 | Narayan SahuMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 619 | 0.39% |
| 9 | Jagannath SamalMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 568 | 0.35% |
The seat changed hands: BJD won in 2019, BJP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Polasara result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srikanta Sahu | BJD | 80,463 | 50.39% |
| 2 | Gokula Nanda Mallik | BJP | 67,724 | 42.41% |
| 3 | Hari Charan Swain | INC | 3,493 | 2.19% |
| 4 | Kailash Chandra Patro | BSP | 2,305 | 1.44% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,565 | 0.98% |
| 5 | Pitabasa Pradhan | Independent | 1,012 | 0.63% |
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| 6 | Golap Sahu | Independent | 880 | 0.55% |
| 7 | Shibaprasad Bishoyi | Independent | 858 | 0.54% |
| 8 | Kedar Nath Maharana | Independent | 716 | 0.45% |
| 9 | Samarjit Mahanty | AIFB | 673 | 0.42% |
Polasara result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srikant Sahu | BJD | 66,766 | 48.10% |
| 2 | Gokulananda Mallik | INC | 45,549 | 32.82% |
| 3 | Kumudini Patnaik | BJP | 18,467 | 13.31% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,446 | 1.04% |
| 4 | Simanchala Behera | AOP | 1,442 | 1.04% |
| 5 | Brundaban Behera | SKD | 1,204 | 0.87% |
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| 6 | Bhaskar Sabar | CPI(M) | 780 | 0.56% |
| 7 | Sasmita Mallik | Independent | 736 | 0.53% |
| 8 | Ranjana Kumar Apat | TMC | 732 | 0.53% |
| 9 | Susant Kumar Sahu | Independent | 715 | 0.52% |
| 10 | Babulu Kumar Nayak | Independent | 496 | 0.36% |
| 11 | P.kalish Chandra Patro | Independent | 461 | 0.33% |
Polasara result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niranjan Pradhan | BJD | 55,193 | 49.04% |
| 2 | Ram Krushna Patnaik | INC | 43,871 | 38.98% |
| 3 | Jayanti Padhiary | BJP | 5,604 | 4.98% |
| 4 | Pratap Chandra Nayak | Independent | 1,634 | 1.45% |
| 5 | Manoranjan Sahu | BSP | 1,352 | 1.20% |
| 6 | Surya Narayan Sahu | Independent | 1,049 | 0.93% |
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| 7 | Prabhasini Sahu | SAMO | 932 | 0.83% |
| 8 | Duti Krishna Padhi | Independent | 674 | 0.60% |
| 9 | Susanta Kumar Sahu | JHKP | 670 | 0.60% |
| 10 | P. Kailash Chandra Patra | Independent | 541 | 0.48% |
| 11 | Bhagaban Pradhan | Independent | 538 | 0.48% |
| 12 | Sudha Nanda Panda | RSP | 485 | 0.43% |
Polasara outlined in orange among the other Odisha seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Ganjam district
- Bhanjanagar
- Kabisuryanagar
- Khalikote
- Chhatrapur
- Aska
- Surada
- Sanakhemundi
- Hinjili
- Gopalpur
- Berhampur
- Digapahandi
- Chikiti
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Polasara is one of the assembly segments of Aska. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Aska candidates.
- Anita SubhadarshiniBJP88,549 56.3%
- Ranjita SahuBJD61,752 39.2%
- Debakanta SarmaINC2,369 1.5%
- Sanjaya Kumar BishoyiIndependent1,841 1.2%
- Papunu SahuSUCI1,124 0.7%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 26,797 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Polasara.
Who won the Polasara assembly seat in 2024?
Gokulananda Mallik of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Polasara in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 85,737 votes, which was 53.33% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Polasara?
The margin was 20,946 votes (13.03% of valid votes). The runner-up was Srikanta Sahu of the Biju Janata Dal with 64,791 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Polasara in 2024?
Turnout was 64.52%: 1,60,818 of 2,49,263 registered electors voted, across 263 polling stations. That is 2.5 points lower than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Polasara part of?
Polasara is an assembly segment of the Aska Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Anita Subhadarshini got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Polasara a reserved constituency?
No. Polasara is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Polasara?
The Odisha assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Odisha assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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