Kaptipada Assembly constituency

Kaptipada was a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, of the Mayurbhanj district, Odisha state in India.^[1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 1957.^[2] It was replaced and subsumed by the constituencies of Baisinga and Udala. It was reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.

Kaptipada
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Lok Sabha constituency	Mayurbhanj
Established	1951
Abolished	1957
Total electors	46,244

The extent of Kaptipada constituency comprised Kaptipada sub-division excluding Khunta police station.^[1]

Elected Member

Vote share of Winning candidate
1951			72.78%

One election was held between 1951 and 1952. Member elected:^[3]

Election	Portrait	Name	Party
1951[4][5]		Harachand Hasada		Socialist Party

Election results

1951

1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election: Kaptipada^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Socialist	Harachand Hasada	6,621	72.78%
	INC	Baidhar Majhi	2,476	27.22%
Turnout			9,097	19.67%
Registered electors			46,244
Margin of victory			4,145	45.56%
	Socialist win (new seat)