Digapahandi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Digapahandi, Digapahandi block and 16 Gram panchayats (Rohigam, Baulajholi, Kukudakhandi, Masiakhali, Jagadalpur, Ankushpur, Dakshinapur, Ballipada, Dengapadar, Bontapalli, Anantayi, Lathi, Mohuda, Kankia, Sahala and Baghalati) of Kukudakhandi block.
Elected Members
Four elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Digapahandi constituency are:[5][6]
- 2014: (134): Surya Narayana Patro (BJD)
- 2009: (134): Surya Narayana Patro (BJD)
- 1961: (15): Raghunath Mahapatra (Indian National Congress)
- 1957: (12): Anangamanjari Devi (Congress) and Mohana Nayak (Congress)
Election Results
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Surya Narayan Patra | 75016 | 54.66% | ||
| BJP | Pinky Pradhan | 34564 | 25.19% | ||
| INC | Prafulla Panda | 17815 | 12.98% | ||
| Independent | Uttam Kumar Panigrahy | 5234 | 3.81% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2185 | 1.59% | ||
| ANC | Bhagaban Sahoo | 1239 | 0.9% | ||
| BSP | Pabitra Kumar Tripathy | 1179 | 0.86% | ||
| Majority | 40452 | ||||
| Turnout | 137232 | 63.99% | |||
| TBA gain from TBA | Swing | ||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surjya Narayan Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate Saka Sujit Kumar by a margin of 45,897 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Surjya Narayan Patro | 78,949 | 61.46 | -0.29 | |
| INC | Saka Sujit Kumar | 33,052 | 25.73 | -5.0 | |
| BJP | Bijaya Kumar Swain | 7,771 | 6.05 | 2.15 | |
| CPI(M) | Bidyadhar Jena | 2,399 | 1.87 | ||
| AAP | Kuresh Maharana | 1,949 | 1.52 | ||
| Independent | Pratap Kumar Sethy | 1,119 | 0.87 | ||
| SKD | Bandana Maharana | 830 | 0.65 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,397 | 1.87 | – | |
| Majority | 45,897 | 35.73 | 4.71 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,466 | 68.65 | 5.83 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,87,134 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surya Narayana Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate V. Rabi Narayan Raju by a margin of 32,763 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Surya Narayana Patro | 65,219 | 61.75 | – | |
| INC | V. Rabi Narayan Raju | 32,456 | 30.73 | – | |
| BJP | Shreedhar Dev | 4,119 | 3.90 | – | |
| Independent | Saka Balaji | 2,288 | 2.17 | – | |
| SAMO | Promod Sabat | 1,542 | 1.46 | – | |
| Majority | 32,763 | 31.02[b] | – | ||
| Turnout | 1,05,630 | 62.82 | – | ||