Kantamal Assembly constituency
| Kantamal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 85 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Boudh |
| LS constituency | Kandhamal |
| Established | 2004 |
| Total electors | 143,026 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Kantamal is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Boudh district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Kantamal block and 10 GPs (Raxa, Manupali, Gochhapada, Baunsuni, Bohira, Talasarada, Mundipadar, Sagada, Gundulia and Ainlapali) of Boudh block.[2][3]
Elected Members
Two elections held during 2009 to 2014 for the Kantamal Vidhan Sabha Constituency, elected members from the Kantamal constituency are :[5]
- 2014: (85): Mahidhar Rana (BJD)
- 2009: (85): Bhagaban Kanhar (BJD)
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mahidhar Rana[6] | Biju Janata Dal | |
2019 Election Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mahidhar Rana | 43099 | 33.03 | ||
| BJP | Kanhai Charan Danga | 39449 | 30.24 | ||
| Independent | Sesha Kumar Meher | 28370 | 21.75 | ||
| INC | Prasanta Kumar Sahu | 13166 | 21.75 | ||
| HND | Manoranjan Kuanar | 2255 | 1.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1091 | 1091 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3650 | ||||
| BJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahidhar Rana defeated Indian National Congress candidate Harinarayan Pradhan by a margin of 25,366 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mahidhar Rana | 49,202 | 42.62 | −2.06 | |
| INC | Harinarayan Pradhan | 23,836 | 20.65 | −9.99 | |
| Independent | Kanhai Charana Danga | 23,688 | 20.52 | ||
| BJP | Sudhansu Danga | 9,336 | 8.09 | −11.78 | |
| PBI | Aditya Pradhan | 2,791 | 2.42 | ||
| KOKD | Dolamani Pradhan | 1,630 | 1.41 | ||
| PVP | Bishnupriya Panda | 868 | 0.75 | ||
| AAP | Rajeeb Kumar Nayak | 848 | 0.73 | ||
| BSP | Ramesh Chandra Dehuria | 845 | 0.73 | −0.69 | |
| OJM | Sandip Kumar Meher | 697 | 0.6 | ||
| Independent | Sushil Kumbhar | 563 | 0.49 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,132 | 0.98 | − | |
| Majority | 25,366 | 21.97 | 7.92 | ||
| Turnout | 1,15,436 | 80.71 | 6.84 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,43,026 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009 Election Result
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhagaban Kanhor defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kanhai Charan Danga by a margin of 14,453 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Bhagaban Kanhor | 45,979 | 44.68 | − | |
| INC | Kanhai Charan Danga | 31,526 | 30.64 | − | |
| BJP | Hari Narayan Pradhan | 20,448 | 19.87 | ||
| Independent | Lalit Kumar Sahu | 2,387 | 2.32 | − | |
| BSP | Hemanta Suna | 1,459 | 1.42 | − | |
| SP | Snehalata Nayak | 1,100 | 1.07 | − | |
| Majority | 14,453 | 14.05[a] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,02,929 | 73.87 | − | ||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- ^ %of total valid votes
References
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
Constituency: Kantamal (85) District : Boudh
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "105 - Kantamal Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Boudh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ News18 (2019). "Kantamal Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Kantamal Constituency (Seat) Election Results". Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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- ^ "Odisha - Kantamal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Kantamal". Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kantamal (85). EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.