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

Vote share of Winning candidates
2014
  
 61.46%
2009
  
 61.75%

Four elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Digapahandi constituency are: [5][6]

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]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Digapahandi[8][9]
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]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Digapahandi [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[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,05,630 62.82 -

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Digapahandi (134) District: Ganjam
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  6. ↑ "Digapahandi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Odisha - Digapahandi". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Digapahandi (134)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 32763
  11. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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