Kotpad Assembly constituency

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Kotpad (ST)
Constituency No. 142 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKoraput
LS constituencyNabarangpur
Established1961
Total electors1,87,036[1][a]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

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]

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2019
37.1%
2014
37.40%
2009
37.40%
2004
47.13%
2000
61.47%
1995
69.37%
1990
45.41%
1985
72.80%
1980
69.47%
1977
66.49%

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Kotpad constituency are:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2024
2019 Padmini Dian[8][9] BJD
2014 Chandra Sekhar Majhi INC
2009 Basudev Majhi INC
2004 Basudev Majhi INC
2000 Basudev Majhi INC
1995 Basudev Majhi INC
1990 Sadan Naik JD
1985 Basudev Majhi INC
1980 Basudev Majhi INC
1977 Basudev Majhi INC
1974 Basudev Majhi INC
1971 Dhansai Rondhari SWA
1967 Surjya Narayan Majhi INC
1961 Mahadev Bakria 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.[10]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Kotpad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Chandra Sekhar Majhi
BJP Rupu Bhatra
INC Anama Dian
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

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.

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Kotpad[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kotpad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kotpad[12]
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]

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ % of total valid votes
  3. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 71.92%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". Empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Kotpad (142) District: Koraput
  3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF). Eci.nic.in.
  4. ^ "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. ^ "88 - Kotpad Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "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)
  7. ^ "Kotpad Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  11. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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