Digapahandi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[1]
This constituency includes Digapahandi, Digapahandi block and 17 Gram panchayats (Rohigam, Baulajholi, Kukudakhandi, Masiakhali, Jagadalpur, Ankushpur, Dakshinapur, Ballipada, Lanjia, Dengapadar, Bontapalli, Anantayi, Lathi, Mohuda, Kankia, Sahala and Baghalati) of Kukudakhandi block.[2][3]
Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2008. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation[4] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Since its formation in 1957, 6 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
List of members elected from Digapahandi constituency are
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[5] | Sidhant Mohapatra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[6] | Surjya Narayan Patro | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[7] | |||
| 2009[8] | |||
1967-2009 : Constituency did not exist
| |||
| 1961 | Raghunath Mahapatra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957[c] | Mohan Naik | ||
| Ananga Manjari Devi | |||
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, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sidhant Mohapatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Biplab Patro by a margin of 16,847 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sidhant Mohapatra | 72,908 | 49.21 |  24.02
| |
| BJD | Biplab Patro | 56,061 | 37.84 |  16.82
| |
| INC | Saka Sujit Kumar | 10,090 | 6.81 | 6.17
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,338 | 0.90 | 0.69
| |
| Majority | 16,847 | 11.37 | 18.10
| ||
| Turnout | 1,48,167 | 65.57 | 1.58
| ||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surjya Narayan Patro defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pinky Pradhan by a margin of 40,452 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Surjya Narayan Patro | 75,016 | 54.66 | ||
| BJP | Pinky Pradhan | 34,564 | 25.19 | ||
| INC | Prafulla Panda | 17,815 | 12.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,185 | 1.59 | ||
| Majority | 40,452 | 29.47 | |||
| Turnout | 1,37,232 | 63.99 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
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]
| 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
| |
| 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 | |||||
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surjya Narayan Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate V. Rabi Narayan Raju by a margin of 32,763 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Surjya Narayan Patro | 65,219 | 61.75 | − | |
| INC | V. Rabi Narayan Raju | 32,456 | 30.73 | − | |
| BJP | Shreedhar Dev | 4,119 | 3.90 | − | |
| Majority | 32,763 | 31.02[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,05,630 | 62.82 | − | ||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||
Constituency: Digapahandi (134) District: Ganjam
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