Kotpad Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kotpad is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[2]
| Kotpad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 142 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | koraput |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nabarangpur |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 1,87,036[1][a] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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
| Vote share of winning candidates[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.13% | |||
| 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.
Election Results
Summarize
Perspective
2024
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.
2019
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
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.
2009
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] | |||
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References
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