Digapahandi (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Digapahandi | |
|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency | |
| District | Ganjam |
| Blocks | Digapahandi, Kukudakhandi |
| Electorate | 1,87,134 [1][lower-alpha 1] |
| Major settlements | Digapahandi |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1967 |
| Party | BJD |
| MLA | Surya Narayan Patro |
| Const. No. | 134 |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Berhampur |
Digapahandi (Sl. No.: 134) 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)
2014 Election Result
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. [7]
| 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 | 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 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summary of results of the 2009 Election
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.[10]
| 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[lower-alpha 2] | - | ||
| 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
- ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
- ↑ "Digapahandi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. 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. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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- ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf