Kantamal Assembly constituency
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Kantamal is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Boudh district, Odisha.[1]
| Kantamal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 85 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Boudh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kandhamal |
| Established | 2004 |
| Total electors | 143,026 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent K.C. Danga | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
This constituency includes Kantamal block and 10 GPs (Raxa, Manupali, Gochhapada, Baunsuni, Bohira, Talasarada, Mundipadar, Sagada, Gundulia and Ainlapali) of Boudh block.[2][3]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[4] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
| Vote share of winning candidates[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33.03% | |||
| 2014 | 42.62% | |||
| 2009 | 44.68% | |||
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date
List of members elected from the Kantamal constituency are :[6]
Election results
Summarize
Perspective
2024
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8]
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahidhar Rana defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanhai Charan Danga by a margin of 3650 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mahidhar Rana | 43,099 | 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 | 0.84 | ||
| Majority | 3650 | 2.79 | |||
| Turnout | 130465 | 79.76 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
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
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
References
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