Kotpad Assembly constituency
| Kotpad | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
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]
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi won from this constituency.
In 2019 election, BJD candidate Padmini Dian won from this constituency.
Elected Members[edit]
Thirteen elections were held between 1961 and 2014. Elected members from the Kotpad constituency are:[6][7]
- 2014: (142): Chandra Sekhar Majhi, (Congress)
- 2009: (142): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 2004: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 2000: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 1995: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 1990: (88): Sadan Naik (Janata Dal
- 1985: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 1980: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress-I)
- 1977: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 1974: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 1971: (83): Dhansayi Rondhari (Swatantra Party)
- 1967: (83): Surya Narayan Majhi (Congress)
- 1961: (5): Mahadev Bakria (Congress)
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Padmini Dian[8][9] | Biju Janata Dal | |
Election results[edit]
2019[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | ||||
| BJD | Padmini Dian | ||||
| BJP | Khageshwar Pujari | ||||
| BSP | Mangal Sai Majhi | ||||
| Independent | Neelakantha Pujari | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| TBA gain from TBA | Swing | ||||
2014 Election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 71018 | 48.08% | ||
| BJD | Ashok Kumar Pangi | 39697 | 26.88% | ||
| BJP | Padmanav Majhi | 20699 | 14.01% | ||
| BSP | Basu Naik | ||||
| CPI | Suryamani Naik | ||||
| OJM | Golaka Bihari Majhi | ||||
| RSP | Trilochan Disari | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4863 | 3.29% | ||
| Majority | 31321 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
Summary of results of the 2009 Election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Kotpad 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.