Kotpad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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

Kotpad
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	BJD
MLA	Padmini Dian
Const. No.	142
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Nabarangpur

Kotpad (Sl. No.: 142) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha. ^[2]

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.

In 2019 election, BJD candidate Padmini Dian won from this constituency.

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2009			37.40%
2004			47.13%
2000			61.47%
1995			69.37%
1990			45.41%
1985			72.80%
1980			69.47%
1977			66.49%

Thirteen elections were held between 1961 and 2014. Elected members from the Kotpad constituency are: ^{[6] [7]}

• 2019: (142): Padmini Dian (BJD)
• 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

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kotpad ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kotpad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kotpad ^[9]

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 [lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,21,930	73.31	-
	INC hold		Swing	1.39 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 71.92%

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: Kotpad (142) District: Koraput
3. "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF). Eci.nic.in.
4. "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
5. "88 - Kotpad Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
7. "Kotpad Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
8. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
9. "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 December 2018.