Malkangiri Assembly constituency

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

Malkangiri
Constituency No. 146 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Southern Division
District	Malkangiri
Lok Sabha constituency	Nabarangpur
Established	1951
Total electors	2,47,087 [a] [b]
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Narasinga Madkami
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Malkangiri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Malkangiri district, Odisha. ^[1]

Map of Malkangiri Constituency

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. ^{[2] [3]}

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024			41.76%
2019			41.61%
2014			32.61%
2009			39.96%
2004			45.72%
2000			46.62%
1995			39.25%
1992 (bypoll)			50.04%
1990			45.15%
1985			36.96%
1980			40.47%
1977			67.09%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1992. ^[5]

List of members elected Malkangiri constituency are: ^{[6] [7]}

Year	Member [8]	Party
2024 [9]	Narasinga Madkami		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [10]	Aditya Madhi
2014 [8]	Manas Madkami		Biju Janata Dal
2009 [11]	Mukunda Sodi
2004	Nimai Chandra Sarkar		Indian National Congress
2000	Arabinda Dhali		Bharatiya Janata Party
1995
1992 (bypoll) [c] [12]
1990	Naka Kannaya		Janata Dal
1985	Nadiabasi Biswas		Independent
1980	Naka Laxmaya		Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Naka Kannaya		Janata Party
1974			Utkal Congress
1971	Gangadhar Madhi		Indian National Congress (R)
1967			Indian National Congress
1961	Guru Nayak
1957			Ganatantra Parishad
1952	Laxman Gauda

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. ^[13] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Narasinga Madkami defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mala Madhi by a margin of 14,890 votes. ^[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Malkangiri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Narasinga Madkami	78,679	41.76	0.15
	INC	Mala Madhi	63,789	33.85	9.18
	BJD	Manas Madkami	34,688	18.41	8.05
	NOTA	None of the above	4,102	2.18	0.24
Majority			14,890	7.91	7.24
Turnout			1,88,423	76.26	3.67
	BJP hold

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Aditya Madhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mala Madhi by a margin of 25,929 votes. ^[10]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Malkangiri ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Aditya Madhi	70,263	41.61	16.7
	INC	Mala Madhi	44,694	26.46	3.89
	BJD	Mukunda Sodi	41,667	24.67	7.94
	NOTA	None of the above	3,274	1.94
Majority			25,929	15.15	0.51
Turnout			1,63,739	72.59	2.19
	BJP gain from BJD

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manas Madkami defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mala Madhi by a margin of 3,312 votes. ^[8]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Malkangiri ^{[15] [16]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Manas Madkami	47,737	32.61	7.35
	INC	Mala Madhi	44,425	30.35	1.62
	BJP	Aditya Madhi	36,212	24.74	4.71
	NOTA	None of the above	3,591	2.45	−
Majority			3,312	2.26	8.98
Turnout			1,46,383	74.78	24.51
Registered electors			1,95,739
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mukunda Sodi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nabin Chandra Madkami by a margin of 10,906 votes. ^[11]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Malkangiri ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Mukunda Sodi	38,788	39.96	−
	INC	Nabin Chandra Madkami	27,882	28.73	−
	BJP	Aditya Madhi	19,445	20.03	−
Majority			10,906	11.24 [d]	−
Turnout			97073	50.27 [e]	16.53
	BJD gain from INC

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Resignation of Naka Kannaya
4. % of total valid votes
5. 2004 Voter turnout was 66.80%

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