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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Korei}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Korei
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 53
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Jajpur district|Jajpur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Jajpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jajpur]]
| established = 1974
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Akash Dasnayak.JPG
| mla = [[Akash Dasnayak]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,09,605{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Korei''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Jajpur district]], [[Odisha]], India.<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |publisher = [[Election Commission of India]] |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718103411/https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The area of this state legislature constituency includes [[Byasanagar]], Korei block and 9 [[Gram panchayat|GP]]s (Bhotaka, Laxminagar, Pahanga, Badakainchi, Gandhan, Tikarpada, Bahadalpur, Narasinghpur and Mugupal) of Rasulpur 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>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp24.htm|title= 24 - Korai Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 3 March 2014}}</ref>
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|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|48.01}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|49.6}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|55.75}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|56.98}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|55.18}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}|38.21}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|49.58}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|63.37}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|47.77}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}|54.38}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|60.55}}
}}

Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections have been held here till 2024.

The members elected from Korei constituency are:<ref name=prevMLAs>{{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) |access-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Korei Assembly Election Results 2024: Korei Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/korei-constituency-result-18053 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Akash Dasnayak]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="News18 2019" />
|[[Ashok Kumar Bal]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Akash Dasnayak]]
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|[[Pritiranjan Gharai]]
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|Sanchita Mohanty<ref name=election2004>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3629-orissa-2004/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<ref name=election2000>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3628-orissa-2000/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |[[Ashok Kumar Das]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Rama Chandra Khuntia
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Ashok Kumar Das]]
|{{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|Utkal Congress}}
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th 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, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Akash Dasnayak]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Sandhyarani Das by a margin of 5,646 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]: Korei}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Akash Dasnayak]]
|votes = 79,658
|percentage = 48.01
|change = {{increase}}19.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Sandhyarani Das
|votes = 74,012
|percentage = 44.61
|change = {{decrease}}4.99
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bandita Parida
|votes = 8,177
|percentage = 4.93
|change = {{decrease}}14.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 746
|percentage = 0.45
|change = {{decrease}}0.04
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,646
|percentage = 3.4
|change = {{decrease}}17.36
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,65,925
|percentage = 79.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
Elections to Korei constituency was held along with 2019 General elections on 29 April 2019. The vote counting was held on 23 May 2019. In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Ashok Kumar Bal]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Candidate Biswajeet Nayak by margin of 30724 votes.<ref name="News18 2019">{{cite web | title=Korei Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Korei Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News. | website=News18 | date=2019-04-29 | url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/korei-election-result-s18a053/ | access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Korei<ref name="Election Commission of India 2019">{{cite web | title=Election Commission of India | website=Election Commission of India | date=2019-04-12 | url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/CandidateCustomFilter?_token=qiTfFACsRdJ0vQd1abIr3dju4oWLiSR3vCWqMXlm&electionType=3&states=S18&phaseName=4&constId=53&page=1 | access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref><ref name="Assembly Election 2019 Korei 53">{{cite web | title=Election Commission of India | website=Assembly Election 2019 | url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1853.htm?ac=53 | access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref><ref name="News18 2019" />}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ashok Kumar Bal]]
|votes = 73403
|percentage = 49.6
|change = {{decrease}}6.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Biswajeet Nayak
|votes = 42679
|percentage = 28.84
|change = {{increase}}17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bandita Parida
|votes = 28486
|percentage = 19.25
|change = {{decrease}}4.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 731
|percentage = 0.49
|change = {{decrease}}0.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30724
|percentage = 20.76
|change = {{decrease}}11.55
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 147989
|percentage = 75.51
|change = {{decrease}}0.16
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 194105
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Akash Dasnayak]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Biswajeet Nayak by a margin of 42,867 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Korei<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Korei|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1853.htm?ac=53|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 August 2014|archive-date=20 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820002951/http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1853.htm?ac=53|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Korei (53)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=53|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=19 August 2014|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819210704/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=53|url-status=usurped}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Akash Dasnayak]]
|votes = 73,966
|percentage = 55.75
|change = {{down}}1.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Biswajeet Nayak|votes=31,099|percentage=23.44|change={{down}}10.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sanchita Mohanty|votes=15,761|percentage=11.88|change={{up}}6.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=911|percentage=0.69|change=''-''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=42,867|percentage=32.31|change=9.03}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,32,681|percentage=76.28|change=9.32}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,73,934
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Pritiranjan Gharai]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Hemalata Khuntia by a margin of 25,112 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=25112 |accessdate=3 March 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]], Korei<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 = [[Pritiranjan Gharai]]
|votes = 61,448
|percentage = 56.98
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Hemalata Khuntia|votes=36,336|percentage=33.69|change=''-''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sanchita Mohanty|votes=6,101|percentage=5.66|change=''-''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=25,112|percentage=23.28{{efn|% of total valid votes}}|change=''-''}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,07,871|percentage=66.96|change=''-''}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Jajpur district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Jajpur district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1974]]
[[Category:1974 establishments in Orissa]]

Korei Assembly constituency - Revision history

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