Kotpad (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Kotpad (Sl. No.: 142) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[2]
Kotpad | |
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Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency | |
District | Koraput |
Blocks | Kotpad, Kundra, Boipariguda, Borigumma |
Electorate | 1,87,036 [1][lower-alpha 1] |
Major settlements | Kotpad |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1961 |
Party | Congress |
MLA | Chandra Sekhar Majhi |
Const. No. | 142 |
Reserved for | Scheduled Tribes |
Lok Sabha Constituencies | Nabarangpur |
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]
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi won from this constituency.
Elected Members
Thirteen elections were held between 1961 and 2014. Elected members from the Kotpad constituency are:[6][7]
- 2014: (142): Chandra Sekhar Majhi, (Congress)
- 2009: (142): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 2004: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 2000: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 1995: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 1990: (88): Sadan Naik (Janata Dal
- 1985: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 1980: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress-I)
- 1977: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 1974: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
- 1971: (83): Dhansayi Rondhari (Swatantra Party)
- 1967: (83): Surya Narayan Majhi (Congress)
- 1961: (5): Mahadev Bakria (Congress)
2019 Election Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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INC | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | ||||
BJD | Padmini Dian | ||||
BJP | Khageshwar Pujari | ||||
BSP | Mangal Sai Majhi | ||||
Independent | Neelakantha Pujari | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
TBA gain from TBA | Swing | ||||
2014 Election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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INC | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 71018 | 48.08% | ||
BJD | Ashok Kumar Pangi | 39697 | 26.88% | ||
BJP | Padmanav Majhi | 20699 | 14.01% | ||
BSP | Basu Naik | ||||
CPI | Suryamani Naik | ||||
OJM | Golaka Bihari Majhi | ||||
RSP | Trilochan Disari | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | 4863 | 3.29% | ||
Majority | 31321 | ||||
Registered electors |
Summary of results of the 2009 Election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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[lower-alpha 2] | - | ||
Turnout | 1,21,930 | 73.31 | - | ||
INC hold | Swing | 1.39[lower-alpha 3] |
Notes
- as on 1 January 2014
- %of total valid votes
- 2004 Voter turnout was 71.92%
References
- "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
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- "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 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Kotpad Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- "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.
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