Kotpad Assembly constituency

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]

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

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

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

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]

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]

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

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