Chitrakonda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Chitrakonda.

Chitrakonda
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Malkangiri
Blocks	Khairaput, Kudumulugumma, Maithili, Korukunda(part)
Electorate	1,62,511 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Balimela
Current constituency
Created	1974
Party	BJD
MLA	Purna Chandra Baka
Const. No.	147
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Nabarangpur

Chitrakonda (Sl. No.: 147) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Malkangiri district, Odisha. ^[2]

This constituency includes Balimela, Khairaput block, Kudumulugumma block, Maithili block and 15 Gram panchayats (Chitapari-III, Chitrakonda, Doraguda, Dudameta, Gunthawada, Kamwada, Kapatuti, Mandapali, Mariwada, Nilakamberu, Nuaguda, Old Chimitapali, Potrel, Tarlakota and Tunnel-Camp) of Korukunda block. ^{[3] [4]}

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014			42.32%
2009			27.86%
2004			41.97%
2000			52.68%
1995			52.55%
1990			59.18%
1985			49.91%
1980			52.39%
1977			61.10%

Ten elections were held between 1974 and 2014. Elected members from the Chitrakonda constituency are: ^{[6] [7]}

• 2019: (147): Purna Chandra Baka (BJD)
• 2014: (147): Dambaru Sisa (BJD)
• 2009: (147): Mamta Madhi (Congress)
• 2004: (87): Prahallad Dora (BJP)
• 2000: (87): Mamta Madhi (Congress)
• 1995: (87): Gangadhar Madhi (Congress)
• 1990: (87): Prahallad Dora (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (87): Gangadhar Madhi (Congress)
• 1980: (87): Gangadhar Madhi (Congress-I)
• 1977: (87): Prahallad Dora (Janata Party)
• 1974: (87): Gangadhar Madhi (Congress)

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chitrakonda ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Purna Chandra Baka
	INC	Laxmipriya Nayak
	BJP	Padu Majhi
	SKD	Ghenu Muduli
	BSP	Sanatana Kawasi
	Independent	Balaraju Kope
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	TBA gain from TBA		Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dambaru Sisa defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sunadhar Kakari by a margin of 24,730 votes. ^[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chitrakonda ^{[10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Dambaru Sisa	48,000	42.32	14.77
	INC	Sunadhar Kakari	23,270	20.52	-7.34
	BJP	Sarat Chandra Buruda	17,578	15.5	1.0
	Independent	Jalandhar Nayak	3,593	3.17
	CPI	Haladhar Pujari	3,370	2.97
	SKD	Ghenu Muduli	2,629	2.32
	OJM	Mukunda Padiami	2,360	2.08
	BSP	Sanatan Kabasi	1,869	1.65	-3.84
	AITC	Chinmay Kumar Dora	1,676	1.48
	SAMO	Jagabandhu Godangi	1,643	1.45	-1.62
	Independent	Ghana Nayak	1,593	1.4
	AOP	Dhanurjay Madkami	1,569	1.38
	Kalinga Sena	Rama Chandra Mademi	1,403	1.24
	NOTA	None of the above	3,591	2.45	-
Majority			24,730	21.80	21.48
Turnout			1,13,414	69.79	18.54
Registered electors			1,62,511
	BJD gain from INC

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Mamata Madhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dambaru Sisa by a margin of 260 votes. ^[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chitrakonda ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mamata Madhi	22,822	27.86	-
	BJD	Dambaru Sisa	22,562	27.55	-
	BJP	Sukra Muduli	11,874	14.50	-
	Independent	Prahlad Dora	6,983	8.53	-
	Independetnt	Mukunda Padiami	5,555	6.78	-
	BSP	Jagabandhu Gadangi	4,496	5.49	-
	SAMO	Nanda Kishore Muduli	2,517	3.07	-
	Odisha Mukti Morcha	Sukra Muduli	1,818	2.22	-
	RSP	Gangadhar Jani	1,691	2.06	-
	Independetnt	Damba Golari	1,587	1.94	-
Majority			260	0.32 [lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			81,907	51.25	-
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	-7.81 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 59.06%

References

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