Malkangiri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Malkangiri
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Malkangiri
Blocks Malkangiri, Kalimela, Podia, Korukunda
Electorate1,95,739 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Malkangiri
Current constituency
Created1951
Party BJP
MLA Aditya Madhi
Const. No.146
Reserved for Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies Nabarangpur

Malkangiri (Sl. No.: 146) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Malkangiri district, Odisha. [2]

Contents

This constituency includes Malkangiri, Malkangiri block, Kalimela block, Podia block and 7 Gram panchayats (Tandiki, Chalanguda, Matapaka, Tandapalli, Gorakhunta, Sikhapalli, Badili, Korukonda and Tumusapali) of Korukunda block. [3] [4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2019
41.61%
2014
32.61%
2009
39.96%
2004
45.72%
2000
46.62%
1995
39.25%
1990
45.15%
1985
36.96%
1980
40.47%
1977
67.09%

Seventeen elections were held between 1951 and 2019 including one Bye election in 1992. [6] Elected members from the Malkangiri constituency are: [7] [8]

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Malkangiri [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Aditya Madhi70,26341.61+16.7
INC Mala Madhi44,69426.46-3.89
BJD Mukunda Sodi41,66724.67%-7.94
BSP Jara Sabar Madhi2,7961.66-0.14
HND Bijay Kumar Nayak2,1921.3
IndependentParbati Nayak2,0931.24+0.05
IndependentUdaya Narayan Buruda14091.13
NOTANone of the above3,2741.94
Turnout 16373972.59
BJP gain from BJD Swing +9.00

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manas Madkami defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mala Madhi by a margin of 3,312 votes. [10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Malkangiri [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Manas Madkami47,73732.61-7.35
INC Mala Madhi44,42530.351.62
BJP Aditya Madhi36,21224.744.71
OJM Dasaratha Padiami3,2202.2
BSP Jarasabara Madhi2,6411.8-1.41
AITC Sundarai Seda1,8631.27
Independent Udayanarayan Buruda1,7851.22
IndependentParbati Nayak1,7421.19
Kalinga SenaBhagabana Nali1,6261.11
IndependentSambaru Padiamu1,5411.05
NOTA None3,5912.45-
Majority3,3122.26
Turnout 1,46,38374.7824.51
Registered electors 1,95,739
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mukunda Sodi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nabin Chandra Madkami by a margin of 10,906 votes. [13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Malkangiri [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Mukunda Sodi38,78839.96-
INC Nabin Chandra Madkami27,88228.73-
BJP Aditya Madhi19,44520.03-
SAMO Somanath Madmaki3,5733.68-
BSP Kamraj Kawasi3,1123.21-
Odisha Mukti MorchaBhagaban Hantala2,1702.24-
RSP Dhan Hantal2,0932.16-
Majority10,90611.24 [lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 9707350.27-16.53 [lower-alpha 3]
BJD gain from INC

Notes

  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 66.80%

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