Kantamal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Kantamal
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
DistrictBoudh
BlocksKantamal, Boudh
Electorate1,43,026
Current constituency
Created2004
PartyBJD
MLAMahidhar Rana
Const. No.85
Reserved forNone
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesKandhamal

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: (85): Mahidhar Rana (BJD)
  • 2009: (85): Bhagaban Kanhar (BJD)

2019 Election Result[]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantamal [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kanhai Charan Danga
INC Prasanta Kumar Sahu
BJP Kanhai Charan Danga
Manoranjan Kuanar
Independent Sesha Kumar Meher
Independent Sudhansu Danga
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

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.[7]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantamal[8][9]
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
Aditya Pradhan 2,791 2.42
KOKD Dolamani Pradhan 1,630 1.41
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 of the above 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.[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kantamal[11]
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[a] -
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. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Odisha - Kantamal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Odisha - Kantamal". Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kantamal (85). EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 14453
  11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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