Kotpad Assembly constituency
| Kotpad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 142 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Koraput |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nabarangpur |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 2,09,003[a][b] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kotpad is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.[1]
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.[2][3]
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Kotpad constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Rupu Bhatra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Padmini Dian | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[6] | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009[9] | Basudev Majhi | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1990 | Sadan Naik | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Basudev Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1974 | |||
| 1971 | Dhansai Rondhari | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | Surjya Narayan Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1961 | Mahadev Bakria | ||
Election Results
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.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rupu Bhatra | 75,275 | 42.13 |  21.05 | |
| BJD | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 49,011 | 27.43 |  9.67 | |
| INC | Anamu Dian | 44,840 | 25.10 | 9.93 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,314 | 1.85 | 0.27 | |
| Majority | 26,264 | 14.70 | 13.13 | ||
| Turnout | 1,78,656 | 85.48 | 3.26 | ||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmini Dian defeated Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi by a margin of 2,631 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Padmini Dian | 62,248 | 37.1 | − | |
| INC | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 59,617 | 35.53 | − | |
| BJP | Khageshwar Pujari | 35,366 | 21.08 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,564 | 2.12 | − | |
| Majority | 2,631 | 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.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 71,018 | 48.08 | − | |
| BJD | Ashok Kumar Pangi | 39,697 | 26.88 | − | |
| BJP | Padmanav Majhi | 20,699 | 14.01 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,863 | 3.29 | − | |
| Majority | 31,321 | 21.2 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,47,701 | 81.8 | − | ||
| INC hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Basudev Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Gopi Nath Nayak by a margin of 11,234 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Basudev Majhi | 45,603 | 37.40 | − | |
| BJD | Gopi Nath Nayak | 34,369 | 28.19 | − | |
| BJP | Padmanav Majhi | 20,442 | 16.77 | − | |
| Majority | 11,234 | 9.21[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,21,930 | 73.31[d] | 1.39 | ||
| INC hold | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". Empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
Constituency: Kotpad (142) District: Koraput
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF). Eci.nic.in.
- ^ "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 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c "Kotpad Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Kotpad Assembly Election Results 2024: Kotpad Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ a b Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Kotpad Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "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.