Digapahandi Assembly constituency
| Digapahandi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 134 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| LS constituency | Berhampur |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 187,134[1][a] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Surya Narayan Patro |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Digapahandi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Digapahandi, Digapahandi block and 16 Gram panchayats (Rohigam, Baulajholi, Kukudakhandi, Masiakhali, Jagadalpur, Ankushpur, Dakshinapur, Ballipada, Dengapadar, Bontapalli, Anantayi, Lathi, Mohuda, Kankia, Sahala and Baghalati) of Kukudakhandi block.[3][4]
Elected Members
Four elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Digapahandi constituency are:[5][6]
- 2014: (134): Surya Narayana Patro (BJD)
- 2009: (134): Surya Narayana Patro (BJD)
- 1961: (15): Raghunath Mahapatra (Indian National Congress)
- 1957: (12): Anangamanjari Devi (Congress) and Mohana Nayak (Congress)
Election Results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Surya Narayan Patra | ||||
| INC | Prafulla Panda | ||||
| BJP | Pinky Pradhan | ||||
| BSP | Pabitra Kumar Tripathy | ||||
| ANC | Bhagaban Sahoo | ||||
| Independent | Uttam Kumar Panigrahy | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| TBA gain from TBA | Swing | ||||
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.[8]
| 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 Surya Narayana Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate V. Rabi Narayan Raju by a margin of 32,763 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Surya Narayana 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 | - | ||
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
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.