Pottangi (ST) | |
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Constituency No. 145 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
District | Koraput |
LS constituency | Koraput |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 1,72,080[1][a] |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent Pitam Padhi | |
Party | Biju Janata Dal |
Elected year | 2019 |
Pottangi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha, India.[2]
This constituency includes Damanjodi, Pottangi block, Nandapur block, Semiliguda block and 3 Gram panchayats (Litiguda, Dumuripadar and Mathalput) of Koraput block.[3][4]
Elected Members[edit]
Since its formation in 1951,14 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Pottangi constituency are:[6][7]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2024 | |||
2019 | Pitam Padhi[8] | BJD | |
2014 | Prafulla Kumar Pangi | BJD | |
2009 | Rama Chandra Kadam | INC | |
2004 | Jayaram Pangi | BJD | |
2000 | Jayaram Pangi | BJD | |
1995 | Rama Chandra Kadam | INC | |
1990 | Jayaram Pangi | JD | |
1985 | Chandrama Santha | INC | |
1980 | Chandrama Santha | INC | |
1977 | Jayaram Pangi | JP | |
1974 | Dissari Sannu | Utkal Congress | |
Constituency didn't exist | |||
1961 | Pangi Musuri Santa | INC | |
1957 | Malu Santha | INC |
Election Results[edit]
2024[edit]
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Prafulla Kumar Pangi | ||||
BJP | Chaitanya Nandibali | ||||
INC | Ram Chandra Kadam | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
gain from |
2019[edit]
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pitam Padhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam by a margin of 4,255 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Pitam Padhi | 51,244 | 35.14 | ||
INC | Rama Chandra Kadam | 46989 | 32.23 | ||
BJP | Rama Chandra Pangi | 25956 | 17.8 | ||
Independent | Nandibali Chaitanya | 8238 | 5.65 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 5715 | 3.92 | ||
BSP | Muralidhara Guntha | 4153 | 2.85 | ||
Independent | Krushna Chandra Jani | 3517 | 2.41 | ||
Majority | 4255 | 3.00 | |||
Turnout | 145812 | 76.26 | |||
BJD hold |
2014[edit]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Chandra Pangi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam by a margin of 12,564 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Prafulla Chandra Pangi | 46839 | 38.1 | ||
INC | Rama Chandra Kadam | 36075 | 29.35 | ||
BJP | Krushna Chandra Jani | 9401 | 7.65 | ||
Independent | Bhagavan Petia | 7547 | 6.14 | ||
BSP | Ashok Kumar Ulka | 6725 | 5.47 | ||
SAMO | Guneipadia Radha | 6092 | 4.96 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 4995 | 4.06 | ||
OJM | Jayaram Bhoi | 3447 | 2.8 | ||
SKD | Snehapatra Saanta | 1807 | 1.47 | ||
Majority | 12,564 | 8.75 | |||
Turnout | 1,22,966 | 71 | |||
BJD gain from INC |
2009[edit]
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Chandra Pangi by a margin of 5,436 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Rama Chandra Kadam | 41,451 | 41.60 | ||
BJD | Prafulla Kumar Pangi | 36,015 | 36.14 | ||
BJP | Dhanpati Eading | 9,257 | 9.29 | - | |
RSP | Trilochan Muduli | 5,462 | 5.48 | - | |
SAMO | Anantaram Mattam | 4,620 | 4.64 | - | |
CPI(ML)L | Jagga Hikaka | 2,839 | 2.85 | - | |
Majority | 5,436 | 5.46[b] | - | ||
Turnout | 99,646 | 59.96 | - | ||
INC gain from BJD | Swing | -5.14[c] |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
Constituency: Pottangi (145) District: Koraput
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "84 - Pottangi (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Pottangi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.