Pottangi Assembly constituency explained

Pottangi (ST)
State:Odisha
Constituency No:145
Type:SLA
District:Koraput
Loksabha Cons:Koraput
Established:1957
Reservation:ST
Incumbent Image:Rama Chandra Kadam.jpg
Mla:Rama Chandra Kadam
Party:Indian National Congress
Latest Election Year:2024
Electors:1,72,080[1]

Pottangi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha, India.[2]

Map of Pottangi Constituency

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

Since its formation in 1951, 14 elections were held till date.

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

YearMemberParty
1957Malu Santha
1961Pangi Musuri Santa
1974Dissari Sannu
1977Jayaram Pangi
1980Chandrama Santha
1985
1990Jayaram Pangi
1995Rama Chandra Kadam
2000Jayaram Pangi
2004
2009Rama Chandra Kadam
2014Prafulla Kumar Pangi
2019Pitam Padhi[7]
2024Rama Chandra Kadam

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.[8] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Pangi by a margin of 1,919 votes.

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pitam Padhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam by a margin of 4,255 votes.

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Chandra Pangi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam by a margin of 12,564 votes.

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Rama Chandra Kadam defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Chandra Pangi by a margin of 5,436 votes.

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: Pottangi (145) District: Koraput. 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: Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004) . 6 October 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf . 17 December 2013 .
  6. Web site: Pottangi Assembly Constituency, Orissa. Compare Infobase Limited. 22 March 2014.
  7. Web site: State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha . . 7 October 2021 . limited.
  8. Web site: General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 . ECI.