Kotpad (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
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.
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Kotpad constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rupa Bhatra | BJP | |
| 2019 | Padmini Dian | BJD | |
| 2014 | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | INC | |
| 2009 | Basudev Majhi | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1990 | Sadan Naik | JD | |
| 1985 | Basudev Majhi | INC | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1974 | |||
| 1971 | Dhansai Rondhari | SWA | |
| 1967 | Surjya Narayan Majhi | INC | |
| 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. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rupu Bhatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi by a margin of 26,264 votes.
| 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 | ||
| Majority | 26,264 | 14.70 | |||
| Turnout | 1,78,656 | 76.28 | 5.94
| ||
| 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 2631 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Padmini Dian | 62,248 | 37.1 | ||
| INC | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 59617 | 35.53 | ||
| BJP | Khageshwar Pujari | 35366 | 21.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3564 | 2.12 | ||
| Majority | 2631 | 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 71,018 | 48.08 | ||
| BJD | Ashok Kumar Pangi | 39697 | 26.88 | ||
| BJP | Padmanav Majhi | 20699 | 14.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4863 | 3.29 | ||
| Majority | 31321 | 21.2 | |||
| Turnout | 147701 | 81.8 | |||
| INC hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Gopi Nath Nayak by a margin of 11,234 votes.
| 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 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,21,930 | 73.31 | − | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.39 | |||
Notes
References
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List Of Winning Candidates
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