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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Aul}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Aul
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 98
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Kendrapara district|Kendrapara]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency|Kendrapara]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Pratap Keshari Deb]]
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,75,973{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Aul''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Kendrapara district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=98|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014840/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=98|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 April 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Aul (98) District: Kendrapara|accessdate= 14 April 2014}}</ref>

This constituency includes [[Aul, Odisha|Aul]] block and [[Rajkanika]] block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

==Elected members==

{{bar box
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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp30.htm|title= 30 - Aul Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 16 April 2014}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|42.37}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|57.67}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|48.90}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|50.00}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|53.08}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|59.40}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|51.09}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|56.60}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.07}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}|51.96}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|57.18}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Aul constituency are:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004) |accessdate=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Aul Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/aul.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 17 April 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Aul Assembly Election Results 2024: Aul Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/aul-constituency-result-18098 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Pratap Keshari Deb]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="election2019">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |accessdate=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Aul Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/aul-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|[[Devendra Sharma (politician)|Devendra Sharma]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
| rowspan="3" |[[Pratap Keshari Deb]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Dolagobinda Nayak
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Sushree Devi
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Dolagobinda Nayak
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Sarat Kumar Deb]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party (Secular)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Dibakarnath Sharma
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
| rowspan="3" |Raja Sailendra Narayan Bhanja Deo
|-
|[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|-
|[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|{{full party name with color|Independent}}
|}

==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pratap Keshari Deb]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Debasmita Sharma by a margin of 19,628 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]],Aul}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pratap Keshari Deb]]
|votes = 73,678
|percentage = 42.37
|change = {{decrease}}15.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Debasmita Sharma
|votes = 54,050
|percentage = 31.08
|change = {{increase}}5.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Krishna Chandra Panda
|votes = 44,852
|percentage = 25.79
|change = {{increase}}10.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 510
|percentage = 0.29
|change = {{decrease}}0.03
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,628
|percentage = 11.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,73,882
|percentage = 63.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pratap Keshari Deb]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Devendra Sharma (politician)|Devendra Sharma]] by a margin of 55,851 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin|
| title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Aul<ref name="FP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC ) |url=http://ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase%201/Form%207%20A%20to%20English%28Phase-I%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pratap Keshari Deb]]
|votes = 99,837
|percentage = 57.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Devendra Sharma (politician)|Devendra Sharma]]
|votes = 43,986
|percentage = 25.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dolagobinda Nayak
|votes = 26,487
|percentage = 15.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 547
|percentage = 0.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 55,851
|percentage = 32.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,73,106
|percentage = 65.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election,[[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Devendra Sharma (politician)|Devendra Sharma]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pratap Keshari Deb]] by a margin of 3,503 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Aul}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Devendra Sharma (politician)|Devendra Sharma]]
|votes = 81,254
|percentage = 48.9
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pratap Keshari Deb]]
|votes = 77,751
|percentage = 46.8
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Braja Sundar Bhuyan
|votes = 3,914
|percentage = 2.36
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,153
|percentage = 0.69
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,503
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,73,106
|percentage = 65.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pratap Keshari Deb]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Devendra Sharma (politician)|Devendra Sharma]] by a margin of 5,877 votes.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=5877 |accessdate=16 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Aul<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pratap Keshari Deb]]
|votes = 72,012
|percentage = 50.00
|change = {{up}}3.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Devendra Sharma (politician)|Devendra Sharma]]
|votes = 66,135
|percentage = 45.92
|change = {{up}}0.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Braja Sundar Bhuyan
|votes = 3,358
|percentage = 2.33
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,877
|percentage = 4.08{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,44,062
|percentage = 63.11
|change = {{up}}0.41
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,28,257
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{Kendrapara district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Kendrapara district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Aul Assembly constituency - Revision history

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