Pottangi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Pottangi (Sl. No.: 145) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha, India.[2]

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Pottangi.

Pottangi
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictKoraput
BlocksPottangi, Nandapur, Semiliguda, Koraput
Electorate1,72,080 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsDamanjodi
Current constituency
Created1957
PartyBJD
MLAPitam Padhi
Const. No.145
Reserved forScheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKoraput

This constituency includes Damanjodi, Pottangi block, Nandapur block, Semiliguda block and 3 Gram panchayats (Litiguda, Dumuripadar and Mathalput) of Koraput block.[3][4]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pitam Padhi won from this constituency.

Elected Members
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2009
 
 41.60%
2004
 
 47.12%
2000
 
 64.46%
1995
 
 49.10%
1990
 
 70.68%
1985
 
 43.69%
1980
 
 61.86%
1977
 
 52.87%

Twelve elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Pottangi constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2019: (145): Shri Pitam Padhi(BJD)
  • 2014: (145): Prafulla Kumar Pangi (BJD)
  • 2009: (145): Rama Chandra Kadam (Congress)
  • 2004: (84): Jayaram Pangi (BJD)
  • 2000: (84): Jayaram Pangi (BJD)
  • 1995: (84): Rama Chandra Kadam (Congress)
  • 1990: (84): Jayaram Pangi (Janata Dal
  • 1985: (84): Chandrama Santa (Congress)
  • 1980: (84): Chandrama Santa (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (84): Jayaram Pangi (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (84): Disari Sannu (Utkal Congress)
  • 1961: (9): Musuri Santa Pangi (Congress)
  • 1957: (7): Mulu Santa (Congress)

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pottangi [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pitam Padhi 51244 35.14
INC Rama Chandra Kadam 46989 32.23
BJP Rama Chandra Pangi 25956 17.8
BSP Muralidhara Guntha
Independent Krushna Chandra Jani
Independent Nandibali Chaitanya
NOTA None of the above
Majority 4255 3.00
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pottangi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Prafulla Chandra Pangi
INC Rama Chandra Kadam
BJP Krushna Chandra Jani
SAMO Guneipadia Radha
OJM Jayaram Bhoi
SKD Snehapatra Saanta
BSP Ashok Kumar Ulka
Independent Bhagavan Petia
NOTA None of the above
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 Election
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election: Pottangi[9]
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[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 99,646 59.96 -
INC gain from BJD Swing -5.14[lower-alpha 3]

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 65.10%

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: Pottangi (145) District: Koraput
  3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. Seats of Odisha
  5. "84 - Pottangi (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. "Pottangi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  8. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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