Kotpad (ST) | |
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Constituency No. 142 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
District | koraput |
LS constituency | Nabarangpur |
Established | 1961 |
Total electors | 1,87,036[1][a] |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent Rupa Bhatra | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2024 |
Kotpad is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Kotpad, Kotpad block, Kundra block, 11 Gram panchayats (Dengapadar, Aunli, Malda, Sanparia, Jujhari, Kamara, Pondasguda, Sosahandi, Kanagam, Anchala and Bijapur) of Borigumma block and 7 Gram panchayats (Gupteswar, Ramagiri, Dandabadi, Baligam, Kathapada, Majhiguda and Tentuliguma) of Boipariguda block.[3][4]
Elected Members
[edit]Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Kotpad constituency are:[6][7]
Year | Member | Party | |
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2024 | Rupa Bhatra | BJP | |
2019 | Padmini Dian[8][9] | BJD | |
2014 | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | INC | |
2009 | Basudev Majhi | ||
2004 | |||
2000 | |||
1995 | |||
1990 | Sadan Naik | JD | |
1985 | Basudev Majhi | INC | |
1980 | |||
1977 | |||
1974 | |||
1971 | Dhansai Rondhari | SWA | |
1967 | Surjya Narayan Majhi | INC | |
1961 | Mahadev Bakria |
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.[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rupu Bhatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi by a margin of 26,264 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Rupu Bhatra | 75,275 | 42.13 | ![]() | |
BJD | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 49,011 | 27.43 | ![]() | |
INC | Anamu Dian | 44,840 | 25.10 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 3,314 | 1.85 | ||
Majority | 26,264 | 14.70 | |||
Turnout | 1,78,656 | 76.28 | ![]() | ||
BJP gain from BJD |
2019
[edit]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmini Dian defeated Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi by a margin of 2631 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Padmini Dian | 62,248 | 37.1 | ||
INC | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 59617 | 35.53 | ||
BJP | Khageshwar Pujari | 35366 | 21.08 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 3564 | 2.12 | ||
Majority | 2631 | 1.57 | |||
Turnout | 167786 | 82.22 | |||
BJD gain from INC |
2014
[edit]In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ashok Kumar Pangi by a margin of 31,321 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 71,018 | 48.08 | ||
BJD | Ashok Kumar Pangi | 39697 | 26.88 | ||
BJP | Padmanav Majhi | 20699 | 14.01 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 4863 | 3.29 | ||
Majority | 31321 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | 147701 | 81.8 | |||
INC hold |
2009
[edit]In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Gopi Nath Nayak by a margin of 11,234 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Basudev Majhi | 45,603 | 37.40 | 9.73 | |
BJD | Gopi Nath Nayak | 34,369 | 28.19 | − | |
BJP | Padmanav Majhi | 20,442 | 16.77 | − | |
Independent | Sadan Naik | 9,775 | 8.02 | − | |
Kalinga Sena | Kamalu Bhatra | 3,276 | 2.69 | − | |
BSP | Balaram Nayak | 3,233 | 2.65 | − | |
SAMO | Bidyabati Challan | 2,891 | 2.37 | − | |
RSP | Trilochan Disari | 2,338 | 1.92 | − | |
Majority | 11,234 | 9.21[b] | − | ||
Turnout | 1,21,930 | 73.31 | − | ||
INC hold | Swing | 1.39[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: Kotpad (142) District: Koraput
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF). Eci.nic.in.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "88 - Kotpad Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 December 2018.