Malkangiri Assembly constituency explained

Malkangiri (ST)
State:	Odisha
Constituency No:	146
Type:	SLA
District:	Malkangiri
Loksabha Cons:	Nabarangpur
Established:	1951
Reservation:	ST
Mla:	Narasinga Madkami
Party:	Bharatiya Janata Party
Latest Election Year:	2024
Electors:	1,95,739^[1]

Malkangiri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Malkangiri district, Odisha.^[2]

Map of Malkangiri Constituency

This constituency includes Malkangiri, Malkangiri block, Kalimela block, Podia block and 7 Gram panchayats (Tandiki, Chalanguda, Matapaka, Tandapalli, Gorakhunta, Sikhapalli, Badili, Korukonda and Tumusapali) of Korukunda block.^{[3] [4]}

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one By election in 1992.^[5]

List of members elected Malkangiri constituency are:^{[6] [7]}

Year	Member^[8]	Party
1952	Laxman Gauda
1957	Guru Nayak
1961
1967	Gangadhar Madhi
1971
1974	Naka Kannaya
1977
1980	Naka Laxmaya
1985	Nadiabasi Biswas
1990	Naka Kannaya
1992^	Arabinda Dhali
1995
2000
2004	Nimai Chandra Sarkar
2009	Mukunda Sodi
2014	Manas Madkami
2019	Aditya Madhi
2024	Narasinga Madkami

^ denotes bypoll

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.^[9] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Narasinga Madkami defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mala Madhi by a margin of 14,890 votes.

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Aditya Madhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mala Madhi by a margin of 25,929 votes.^[10]

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Manas Madkami defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mala Madhi by a margin of 3,312 votes.

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mukunda Sodi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Nabin Chandra Madkami by a margin of 10,906 votes.^[11]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION. Election Commission of India. 16 March 2014.
2. Web site: Orissa Assembly Election 2009 . empoweringindia.org . Constituency: Kalimela (146) District: Malkangiri. 21 March 2014.
3. http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha
5. Web site: Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise) . . 22 December 2021.
6. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf . 2013-12-17 .
7. Web site: Malkangiri Assembly Constituency, Orissa. Compare Infobase Limited. 22 March 2014.
8. Web site: Chitrakonda Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Chitrakonda, Orissa . Elections in India.
9. Web site: General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 . ECI.
10. Web site: State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha . limited . 7 October 2021 . Election Commission of India.
11. Web site: Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin . leadtech.in . 10906 . 17 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html . 27 May 2013 . dead .