Kotpad (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kotpad
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Koraput
Blocks	Kotpad, Kundra, Boipariguda, Borigumma
Electorate	1,87,036 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Kotpad
Current constituency
Created	1961
Party	Congress
MLA	Basudev Majhi
Const. No.	142
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Nabarangpur

Kotpad (Sl. No.: 142) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Kotpad, Kotpad block, Kundra block, 11 Gram panchayats (Dengapadar, Aunli, Malda, Sanparia, Jujhari, Kamara, Pondasguda, Sosahandi, Kanagam, Anchala and Bijapur) of Borigumma block and 7 Gram pachayats (Gupteswar, Ramagiri, Dandabadi, Baligam, Kathapada, Majhiguda and Tentuliguma) of Boipariguda block.^[3][4]

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Basudev Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Gopi Nath Nayak by a margin of 11,234 votes.^[5]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2009			37.40%
2004			47.13%
2000			61.47%
1995			69.37%
1990			45.41%
1985			72.80%
1980			69.47%
1977			66.49%

Twelve elections were held between 1961 and 2009. Elected members from the Kotpad constituency are:^[7][8]

• 2009: (142): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
• 2004: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
• 2000: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
• 1995: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
• 1990: (88): Sadan Naik (Janata Dal
• 1985: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
• 1980: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress-I)
• 1977: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
• 1974: (88): Basudev Majhi (Congress)
• 1971: (83): Dhansayi Rondhari (Swatantra Party)
• 1967: (83): Surya Narayan Majhi (Congress)
• 1961: (5): Mahadev Bakria (Congress)

2014 Election

2014 General Election, Kotapad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Ashok Kumar Pangi
	BJP	Padmanav Majhi
	BSP	Basu Naik
	INC	Chandra Sekhar Majhi
	CPI	Suryamani Naik
	OJM	Golaka Bihari Majhi
	Rastriya Samata Party	Trilochan Disari
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kotpad [9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Basudev Majhi	45,603	37.40	-9.73
	BJD	Gopi Nath Nayak	34,369	28.19	-
	BJP	Padmanav Majhi	20,442	16.77	-
	Independent	Sadan Naik	9,775	8.02	-
	Kalinga Sena	Kamalu Bhatra	3,276	2.69	-
	BSP	Balaram Nayak	3,233	2.65	-
	SAMO	Bidyabati Challan	2,891	2.37	-
	RSP	Trilochan Disari	2,338	1.92	-
Majority			11,234	9.21[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,21,930	73.31	-
	INC hold		Swing	1.39[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 71.92%

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: Kotpad (142) District: Koraput
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 11234
6. "88 - Kotpad Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
7. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
8. "Kotpad Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
9. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf