Kotpad Assembly constituency
| Kotpad (ST) | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- ^ "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.