| Digapahandi | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Constituency No: | 134 |
| Type: | SLA |
| Mla: | Sidhant Mohapatra |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| District: | Ganjam |
| Loksabha Cons: | Berhampur |
| Established: | 1957 |
| Electors: | [1] |
| Reservation: | None |
Digapahandi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]
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.[3] [4]
Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation[5] 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Mohan Naik | ||
| Ananga Manjari Devi | |||
| 1961 | Raghunath Mahapatra | ||
| 2009 | Surjya Narayan Patro | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Sidhant Mohapatra | ||
In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sidhant Mohapatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Biplab Patro by a margin of 16,847 votes.
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surjya Narayan Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate V. Rabi Narayan Raju by a margin of 40,452 votes.[6]
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] [8]
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.[9]