Kotpad Assembly constituency

Kotpad
Kotpad
Constituency No. 142 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Southern Division
District	Koraput
Lok Sabha constituency	Nabarangpur
Established	1961
Total electors	2,09,003
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Rupu Bhatra
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024
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Kotpad is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.^[1]

Map of Kotpad Constituency

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 panchayats (Gupteswar, Ramagiri, Dandabadi, Baligam, Kathapada, Majhiguda and Tentuliguma) of Boipariguda block.^[2]^[3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			42.13%
2019			37.1%
2014			37.40%
2009			37.40%
2004			47.13%
2000			61.47%
1995			69.37%
1990			45.41%
1985			72.80%
1980			69.47%
1977			66.49%

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Kotpad constituency are:^[5]^[6]

Year	Member
2024^[7]	Rupu Bhatra	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^[8]	Padmini Dian	Biju Janata Dal
2014^[6]	Chandra Sekhar Majhi	Indian National Congress
2009^[9]	Basudev Majhi
2004
2000
1995
1990	Sadan Naik	Janata Dal
1985	Basudev Majhi	Indian National Congress
1980		Indian National Congress (I)
1977		Indian National Congress
1974		Indian National Congress
1971	Dhansai Rondhari	Swatantra Party
1967	Surjya Narayan Majhi	Indian National Congress
1961	Mahadev Bakria	Indian National Congress

Election Results

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.^[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rupu Bhatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi by a margin of 26,264 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Kotpad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rupu Bhatra	75,275	42.13	21.05
	BJD	Chandra Sekhar Majhi	49,011	27.43	9.67
	INC	Anamu Dian	44,840	25.10	9.93
	NOTA	None of the above	3,314	1.85	0.27
Majority			26,264	14.70	13.13
Turnout			1,78,656	85.48	3.26
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmini Dian defeated Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi by a margin of 2,631 votes.^[8]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Kotpad^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Padmini Dian	62,248	37.1	−
	INC	Chandra Sekhar Majhi	59,617	35.53	−
	BJP	Khageshwar Pujari	35,366	21.08	−
	NOTA	None of the above	3,564	2.12	−
Majority			2,631	1.57	−
Turnout			167786	82.22	−
	BJD gain from INC

2014

In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Chandra Sekhar Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ashok Kumar Pangi by a margin of 31,321 votes.^[6]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Kotpad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chandra Sekhar Majhi	71,018	48.08	−
	BJD	Ashok Kumar Pangi	39,697	26.88	−
	BJP	Padmanav Majhi	20,699	14.01	−
	NOTA	None of the above	4,863	3.29	−
Majority			31,321	21.2	−
Turnout			1,47,701	81.8	−
	INC hold

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Basudev Majhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Gopi Nath Nayak by a margin of 11,234 votes.^[9]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Kotpad^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Basudev Majhi	45,603	37.40	−
	BJD	Gopi Nath Nayak	34,369	28.19	−
	BJP	Padmanav Majhi	20,442	16.77	−
Majority			11,234	9.21^[c]	−
Turnout			1,21,930	73.31^[d]	1.39
	INC hold

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ % of total valid votes
^ 2004 Voter turnout was 71.92%

References

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". Empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Kotpad (142) District: Koraput
^ "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF). Eci.nic.in.
^ "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ "88 - Kotpad Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kotpad Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Kotpad Assembly Election Results 2024: Kotpad Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Kotpad Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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[1] s on 2024

[2] s data published by election commission

[15] % of total valid votes

[16] 2004 Voter turnout was 71.92%

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". Empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Kotpad (142) District: Koraput

[4] "Assembly Constituencies and their Extent" (PDF). Eci.nic.in.

[5] "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

[6] "88 - Kotpad Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[:0-8] "Kotpad Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

[:1-9] "Kotpad Assembly Election Results 2024: Kotpad Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

[Odisha_Assembly_election_results_2019:_Full_list_of_winners-10] Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

[:2-11] "Kotpad Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

[12] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[FP_Ass_Cand-13] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[14] "Election Commission of India". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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v t e Koraput district
Constituencies	Jeypore Koraput Kotpad Lakshmipur Pottangi
Cities and towns	Damanjodi Jeypore Koraput (district headquarters) Kotpad Sunabeda
Villages	Alamanda Barlamunda Dhutiguda Lakshmipur Padua Sunki

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