Pottangi

Pottangi
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Koraput
Blocks Pottangi, Nandapur, Semiliguda, Koraput
Electorate 1,72,080 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Damanjodi
Current constituency
Created 1957
Party BJD
MLA Prafulla Kumar Pangi
Const. No. 145
Reserved for Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies Koraput

Pottangi (Sl. No.: 145) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Damanjodi, Pottangi block, Nandapur block, Semiliguda block and 3 Gram panchayats (Litiguda, Dumuripadar and Mathalput) of Koraput block.[3][4]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Pangi won from this constituency.

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2009
 
 41.60%
2004
 
 47.12%
2000
 
 64.46%
1995
 
 49.10%
1990
 
 70.68%
1985
 
 43.69%
1980
 
 61.86%
1977
 
 52.87%

Twelve elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Pottangi constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2014: (145): Prafulla Kumar Pangi (BJD)
  • 2009: (145): Rama Chandra Kadam (Congress)
  • 2004: (84): Jayaram Pangi (BJD)
  • 2000: (84): Jayaram Pangi (BJD)
  • 1995: (84): Rama Chandra Kadam (Congress)
  • 1990: (84): Jayaram Pangi (Janata Dal
  • 1985: (84): Chandrama Santa (Congress)
  • 1980: (84): Chandrama Santa (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (84): Jayaram Pangi (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (84): Disari Sannu (Utkal Congress)
  • 1961: (9): Musuri Santa Pangi (Congress)
  • 1957: (7): Mulu Santa (Congress)

2014 Election

2014 General Election, Potangi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Prafulla Chandra Pangi
INC Rama Chandra Kadam
BJP Krushna Chandra Jani
SAMO Guneipadia Radha
OJM Jayaram Bhoi
SKD Snehapatra Saanta
BSP Ashok Kumar Ulka
Independent Bhagavan Petia
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pottangi[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Rama Chandra Kadam 41,451 41.60
BJD Prafulla Kumar Pangi 36,015 36.14
BJP Dhanpati Eading 9,257 9.29 -
RSP Trilochan Muduli 5,462 5.48 -
SAMO Anantaram Mattam 4,620 4.64 -
CPI(ML) Liberation Jagga Hikaka 2,839 2.85 -
Majority 5,436 5.46[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 99,646 59.96 -
INC gain from BJD Swing -5.14[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 65.10%

References

  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: Pottangi (145) District: Koraput
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "84 - Pottangi (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Pottangi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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