Digapahandi Assembly constituency
Digapahandi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]
| Digapahandi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 134 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam |
| LS Constituency | Berhampur |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 187,134[1][lower-alpha 1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Surya Narayan Patro | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
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 | 75016 | 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 | ||||
| Turnout | 137232 | 63.99% | |||
| 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.[9]
| 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.[12]
| 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
- as on 1 January 2014
- %of total valid votes
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
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