Kantamal (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kantamal
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Boudh
Blocks Kantamal, Boudh
Electorate 1,43,026
Current constituency
Created 2004
Party BJD
MLA Mahidhar Rana
Const. No. 85
Reserved for None
Lok Sabha Constituencies Kandhamal

Kantamal (Sl. No.: 85) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Boudh district, Odisha.[1]

This constituency include Kantamal block and 10 GPs (Raxa, Manupali, Gochhapada, Baunsuni, Bohira, Talasarada, Mundipadar, Sagada, Gundulia and Ainlapali) of Boudh block. [2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [4]
2014
 
42.62%
2009
 
44.68%

Two election held during 2009 to 2014 for the Kantamal Vidhan Sabha Constituency, elected members from the Kantamal constituency are : [5]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahidhar Rana defeated Indian National Congress candidate Harinarayan Pradhan by a margin of 25,366 votes.[6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantamal[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Mahidhar Rana 49,202 42.62 -2.06
INC Harinarayan Pradhan 23,836 20.65 -9.99
Independent Kanhai Charana Danga 23,688 20.52
BJP Sudhansu Danga 9,336 8.09 -11.78
Proutist Bloc, India Aditya Pradhan 2,791 2.42
KOKD Dolamani Pradhan 1,630 1.41
Paschimanchal Vikas Party Bishnupriya Panda 868 0.75
AAP Rajeeb Kumar Nayak 848 0.73
BSP Ramesh Chandra Dehuria 845 0.73 -0.69
OJM Sandip Kumar Meher 697 0.6
Independent Sushil Kumbhar 563 0.49
NOTA None 1,132 0.98 -
Majority 25,366 21.97 7.92
Turnout 1,15,436 80.71 6.84
Registered electors 1,43,026
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhagaban Kanhor defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kanhai Charan Danga by a margin of 14,453 votes.[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantamal [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Bhagaban Kanhor 45,979 44.68 -
INC Kanhai Charan Danga 31,526 30.64 -
BJP Hari Narayan Pradhan 20,448 19.87
Independent Lalit Kumar Sahu 2,387 2.32 -
BSP Hemanta Suna 1,459 1.42 -
SP Snehalata Nayak 1,100 1.07 -
Majority 14,453 14.05[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,02,929 73.87 -
BJD win (new seat)

Notes

  1. %of total valid votes

References

  1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 22 February 2014. Constituency: Kantamal (85) District : Boudh
  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "105 - Kantamal Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. "Boudh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  6. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  7. "Odisha - Kantamal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  8. "Odisha - Kantamal". Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kantamal (85). EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  9. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 14453
  10. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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