Pottangi Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pottangi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha, India.[2]
| Pottangi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 145 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Koraput |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Koraput |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,72,080[1][a] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Damanjodi, Pottangi block, Nandapur block, Semiliguda block and 3 Gram panchayats (Litiguda, Dumuripadar and Mathalput) of Koraput block.[3][4]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Vote share of winning candidates[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 52.87% | |||
| 1980 | 61.86% | |||
| 1985 | 43.69% | |||
| 1990 | 70.68% | |||
| 1995 | 49.10% | |||
| 2000 | 64.46% | |||
| 2004 | 47.12% | |||
| 2009 | 41.60% | |||
| 2014 | 47.12% | |||
| 2019 | 35.14% | |||
| 2024 | 33.70% | |||
Since its formation in 1951, 14 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Pottangi constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Malu Santha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1961 | Pangi Musuri Santa | ||
1967-1971 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 1974 | Dissari Sannu | Utkal Congress | |
| 1977 | Jayaram Pangi | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Chandrama Santha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Jayaram Pangi | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Rama Chandra Kadam | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Jayaram Pangi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Rama Chandra Kadam | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Prafulla Kumar Pangi | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019 | Pitam Padhi[8] | ||
| 2024 | Rama Chandra Kadam | Indian National Congress | |
Election Results
Summarize
Perspective
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.[9] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Pangi by a margin of 1,919 votes.
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pitam Padhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam by a margin of 4,255 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pitam Padhi | 51,244 | 35.14 | ||
| INC | Rama Chandra Kadam | 46,989 | 32.23 | ||
| BJP | Rama Chandra Pangi | 25,956 | 17.8 | ||
| Independent | Nandibali Chaitanya | 8,238 | 5.65 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,715 | 3.92 | ||
| BSP | Muralidhara Guntha | 4,153 | 2.85 | ||
| Independent | Krushna Chandra Jani | 3,517 | 2.41 | ||
| Majority | 4,255 | 3.00 | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,812 | 76.26 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Chandra Pangi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam by a margin of 12,564 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Prafulla Chandra Pangi | 46839 | 38.1 | ||
| INC | Rama Chandra Kadam | 36075 | 29.35 | ||
| BJP | Krushna Chandra Jani | 9401 | 7.65 | ||
| Independent | Bhagavan Petia | 7547 | 6.14 | ||
| BSP | Ashok Kumar Ulka | 6725 | 5.47 | ||
| SAMO | Guneipadia Radha | 6092 | 4.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4995 | 4.06 | ||
| OJM | Jayaram Bhoi | 3447 | 2.8 | ||
| SKD | Snehapatra Saanta | 1807 | 1.47 | ||
| Majority | 12,564 | 8.75 | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,966 | 71.00 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Chandra Pangi by a margin of 5,436 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rama Chandra Kadam | 41,451 | 41.60 | ||
| BJD | Prafulla Kumar Pangi | 36,015 | 36.14 | ||
| BJP | Dhanpati Eading | 9,257 | 9.29 | − | |
| RSP | Trilochan Muduli | 5,462 | 5.48 | − | |
| SAMO | Anantaram Mattam | 4,620 | 4.64 | − | |
| CPI(ML)L | Jagga Hikaka | 2,839 | 2.85 | − | |
| Majority | 5,436 | 5.46[b] | − | ||
| Turnout | 99,646 | 59.96 | − | ||
| INC gain from BJD | Swing | 5.14[c] | |||
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