Pottangi (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Pottangi
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Koraput
Blocks	Pottangi, Nandapur, Semiliguda, Koraput
Electorate	1,72,080 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Damanjodi
Current constituency
Created	1957
Party	Congress
MLA	Rama Chandra Kadam
Const. No.	145
Reserved for	Scheduled Tribes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Koraput

Pottangi (Sl. No.: 145) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha.^[2]

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

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

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [6]
2009			41.60%
2004			47.12%
2000			64.46%
1995			49.10%
1990			70.68%
1985			43.69%
1980			61.86%
1977			52.87%

Eleven elections were held between 1957 and 2009. Elected members from the Pottangi constituency are:^[7][8]

• 2009: (145): Rama Chandra Kadam (Congress)
• 2004: (84): Jayaram Pangi (BJD)
• 2000: (84): Jayaram Pangi (BJD)
• 1995: (84): Rama Chandra Kadam (Congress)
• 1990: (84): Jayaram Pangi (Janata Dal
• 1985: (84): Chandrama Santa (Congress)
• 1980: (84): Chandrama Santa (Congress-I)
• 1977: (84): Jayaram Pangi (Janata Party)
• 1974: (84): Disari Sannu (Utkal Congress)
• 1961: (9): Musuri Santa Pangi (Congress)
• 1957: (7): Mulu Santa (Congress)

2014 Election

2014 General Election, Potangi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJD	Prafulla Chandra Pangi
	INC	Rama Chandra Kadam
	BJP	Krushna Chandra Jani
	SAMO	Guneipadia Radha
	OJM	Jayaram Bhoi
	SKD	Snehapatra Saanta
	BSP	Ashok Kumar Ulka
	Independent	Bhagavan Petia
Registered electors

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Pottangi^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Rama Chandra Kadam	41,451	41.60
	BJD	Prafulla Kumar Pangi	36,015	36.14
	BJP	Dhanpati Eading	9,257	9.29	-
	RSP	Trilochan Muduli	5,462	5.48	-
	SAMO	Anantaram Mattam	4,620	4.64	-
	CPI(ML) Liberation	Jagga Hikaka	2,839	2.85	-
Majority			5,436	5.46[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			99,646	59.96	-
	INC gain from BJD		Swing	-5.14[lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 65.10%

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Pottangi (145) District: Koraput
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 5436
6. "84 - Pottangi (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
7. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
8. "Pottangi Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
9. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf