Digapahandi Assembly constituency
Digapahandi | |
---|---|
Constituency No. 134 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
![]() | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
District | Ganjam |
LS constituency | Berhampur |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 187,134[1][a] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent Sidhant Mohapatra | |
Elected year | 2024 |
Digapahandi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Digapahandi, Digapahandi block and 17 Gram panchayats (Rohigam, Baulajholi, Kukudakhandi, Masiakhali, Jagadalpur, Ankushpur, Dakshinapur, Ballipada, Lanjia, Dengapadar, Bontapalli, Anantayi, Lathi, Mohuda, Kankia, Sahala and Baghalati) of Kukudakhandi block.[3][4]
Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation[5] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
Vote share of winning candidates | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 49.21% | |||
2019 | 54.66% | |||
2014 | 61.46% | |||
2009 | 61.75% |
Since its formation in 1957, 6 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
List of members elected from Digapahandi constituency are
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | Mohan Naik | Indian National Congress | |
Ananga Manjari Devi | |||
1961 | Raghunath Mahapatra | ||
1967-2004 : Constituency did not exist | |||
2009 | Surjya Narayan Patro | Biju Janata Dal | |
2014 | |||
2019 | |||
2024 | Sidhant Mohapatra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Election Results
2024
In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sidhant Mohapatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Biplab Patro by a margin of 16,847 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Sidhant Mohapatra | 72,908 | 49.21 | ![]() | |
BJD | Biplab Patro | 56,061 | 37.84 | ![]() | |
INC | Saka Sujit Kumar | 10,090 | 6.81 | ![]() | |
BSP | Nilamadhab Mishra | 1,571 | 1.06 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,338 | 0.90 | ![]() | |
Independent | Brundaban Khatai | 1,181 | 0.80 | N/A | |
Independent | Kanhu Charan Patra | 964 | 0.65 | N/A | |
Independent | Sukanta Kishore Panda | 840 | 0.57 | N/A | |
Independent | Simanchal Dakua | 705 | 0.48 | N/A | |
AAP | Podal Manoj Kumar | 616 | 0.42 | N/A | |
AIFB | Pintu Pradhan | 549 | 0.37 | N/A | |
Independent | Jamuna Behera | 519 | 0.35 | N/A | |
Independent | Kuna Das | 433 | 0.29 | N/A | |
Independent | Jayaram Rauto | 392 | 0.26 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,847 | 11.37 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,48,167 | ||||
BJP gain from BJD |
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surjya Narayan Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate V. Rabi Narayan Raju by a margin of 40,452 votes.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJD | Surjya Narayan Patro | 75,016 | 54.66 | ||
BJP | Pinky Pradhan | 34564 | 25.19 | ||
INC | Prafulla Panda | 17815 | 12.98 | ||
Independent | Uttam Kumar Panigrahy | 5234 | 3.81 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 2185 | 1.59 | ||
ANC | Bhagaban Sahoo | 1239 | 0.9 | ||
BSP | Pabitra Kumar Tripathy | 1179 | 0.86 | ||
Majority | 40452 | 29.47 | |||
Turnout | 137232 | 63.99 | |||
BJD hold |
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surjya Narayan Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate Saka Sujit Kumar by a margin of 45,897 votes.[9][10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJD | Surjya Narayan Patro | 78,949 | 61.46 | −0.29 | |
INC | Saka Sujit Kumar | 33,052 | 25.73 | −5.0 | |
BJP | Bijaya Kumar Swain | 7,771 | 6.05 | 2.15 | |
CPI(M) | Bidyadhar Jena | 2,399 | 1.87 | ||
AAP | Kuresh Maharana | 1,949 | 1.52 | ||
Independent | Pratap Kumar Sethy | 1,119 | 0.87 | ||
SKD | Bandana Maharana | 830 | 0.65 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 2,397 | 1.87 | − | |
Majority | 45,897 | 35.73 | 4.71 | ||
Turnout | 1,28,466 | 68.65 | 5.83 | ||
Registered electors | 1,87,134 | ||||
BJD hold |
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surjya Narayan Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate V. Rabi Narayan Raju by a margin of 32,763 votes.[13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJD | Surjya Narayan Patro | 65,219 | 61.75 | − | |
INC | V. Rabi Narayan Raju | 32,456 | 30.73 | − | |
BJP | Shreedhar Dev | 4,119 | 3.90 | − | |
Independent | Saka Balaji | 2,288 | 2.17 | − | |
SAMO | Promod Sabat | 1,542 | 1.46 | − | |
Majority | 32,763 | 31.02[b] | − | ||
Turnout | 1,05,630 | 62.82 | − | ||
BJD win (new seat) |
Notes
References
- ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
Constituency: Digapahandi (134) District: Ganjam
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
- ^ "Digapahandi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ News18 (2019). "Digapahandi Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Digapahandi Constituency (Seat) Election Results". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Odisha - Digapahandi". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Digapahandi (134)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
32763
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- v
- t
- e
constituencies
- Aska
- Berhampur
- Bhanjanagar
- Chhatrapur
- Chikiti
- Digapahandi
- Gopalpur
- Hinjili
- Polasara
- Kabisuryanagar
- Khalikote
- Sanakhemundi
- Surada
towns
- Achuli
- Alladigam
- Amrutulu
- Asurabandha
- Athagada Patna
- Badagada
- Bahadur Pentho
- Ballipadar
- Bandhaguda
- Baunsalundi
- Bilaspur
- Biswanathpur
- Budheisuni
- Chadiapada
- Dihapadhal
- Fulta
- Gandola
- Gangapur
- Golanthara
- Golia
- Gopinathpur, Golanthara
- Gopinathpur, Hinjili
- Gopinathpur, Tarasingi
- Govinda puram
- Jilundi
- Kanisi
- Karatali
- Kukudakhandi
- Kulada
- Makarajhola
- Malatipatapur
- Mujagada
- Palakasandha
- Pandia
- Patrapur
- Pattapur
- Ranjhalli
- Raulibandha
- Suramani
- Surla
19°23′N 84°34′E / 19.38°N 84.57°E / 19.38; 84.57