| Kantamal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 85 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Boudh |
| LS constituency | Kandhamal |
| Established | 2004 |
| Total electors | 143,026 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent Mahidhar Rana | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Kantamal is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Boudh district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Kantamal block and 10 GPs (Raxa, Manupali, Gochhapada, Baunsuni, Bohira, Talasarada, Mundipadar, Sagada, Gundulia and Ainlapali) of Boudh block.
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected Members
| Vote share of winning candidates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33.03% | |||
| 2014 | 42.62% | |||
| 2009 | 44.68% | |||
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date
List of members elected from the Kantamal constituency are :
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| 2019 | Mahidhar Rana | BJD | |
| 2014 | Mahidhar Rana | BJD | |
| 2009 | Bhagaban Kanhar | BJD | |
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mahidhar Rana | ||||
| BJP | Kanhai Charan Danga | ||||
| INC | Sarat Kumar Pradhan | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahidhar Rana defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kanhai Charan Danga by a margin of 3650 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Mahidhar Rana | 43,099 | 33.03 | ||
| BJP | Kanhai Charan Danga | 39449 | 30.24 | ||
| Independent | Sesha Kumar Meher | 28370 | 21.75 | ||
| INC | Prasanta Kumar Sahu | 13166 | 21.75 | ||
| HND | Manoranjan Kuanar | 2255 | 1.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1091 | 0.84 | ||
| Majority | 3650 | 2.79 | |||
| Turnout | 130465 | 79.76 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahidhar Rana defeated Indian National Congress candidate Harinarayan Pradhan by a margin of 25,366 votes.
| 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 | |
| PBI | Aditya Pradhan | 2,791 | 2.42 | ||
| KOKD | Dolamani Pradhan | 1,630 | 1.41 | ||
| PVP | 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
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhagaban Kanhor defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kanhai Charan Danga by a margin of 14,453 votes.
| 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 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,02,929 | 73.87 | − | ||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- % of total valid votes
References
- "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
Constituency: Kantamal (85) District : Boudh
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List Of Winning Candidates
- "Boudh Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- "Odisha - Kantamal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- "Odisha - Kantamal". Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kantamal (85). EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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- "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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