Aska Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 constituencies of the state of Odisha. It was formed before the elections of 1971. The seat is not reserved for any category and its constituency number is 19.
Aska registered 65.89 per cent voter turnout in Lok Sabha Election 2019, a gain of 2.24 per cent from 2014. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1539113 while 1539113 came out to exercise their franchise. While in 2014, the constituency registered 63.65 per cent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1406819 while 895375 voted.
Anita Subhadarshini of Bharatiya Janata Party, Purna Chandra Nayak of Bahujan Samaj Party, Pramila Bisoyi of Biju Janata Dal, Rama Krushna Panda of Communist Party of India and Sankar Sahu of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star are a few prominent candidates who contested the general election 2019 from the Aska Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha.
The Aska Lok Sabha Constituency has seven segments of Vidhan Sabha assemblies, one of which is reserved for the SC category. These assembly segments are - Polasara, Kabisuryanagar, Khallikote, Aska, Surada, Sanakhemundi and Hinjili.
Odisha Lok Sabha constituencies: All you need to know
| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anita Subhadarshini | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Purna Chandra Nayak | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | Pramila Bisoyi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 4 | Rama Krushna Panda | Communist Party of India |
| 5 | Rajeeb Chandra Khadanga | All India Forward Bloc |
| 6 | Sankar Sahu | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star |
| 7 | Chakradhar Sahu | Independent |
| 8 | K. Shyambabu Subudhi | Independent |
Also read: Aska Lok Sabha Constituency
Ladu Kishore Swain of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is the incumbent Member of Parliament from the Aska parliamentary constituency.
In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Ladu Kishore Swain was declared a winner from this seat.
The electors in the Aska Lok Sabha Constituency cast their votes on April 18 in the second phase of 2019 Lok Sabha election.
The results would be declared on May 23.
