Chitrakonda Assembly constituency

Chitrakonda (ST)
Chitrakonda (ST)
Constituency No. 147 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Malkangiri
LS constituency	Nabarangpur
Established	1974
Total electors	162,511
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Mangu Khilla
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2024

Chitrakonda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Malkangiri district, Odisha.^[2]

Map of Chitrakonda Constituency

This constituency includes Balimela, Khairaput block, Kudumulugumma block, Maithili block and 15 Gram panchayats (Chitapari-III, Chitrakonda, Doraguda, Dudameta, Gunthawada, Kamwada, Kapatuti, Mandapali, Mariwada, Nilakamberu, Nuaguda, Old Chimitapali, Potrel, Tarlakota and Tunnel-Camp) of Korukunda block.^[3]^[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[5]

2024			35.34%
2019			33.00%
2014			42.32%
2009			27.86%
2004			41.97%
2000			52.68%
1995			52.55%
1990			59.18%
1985			49.91%
1980			52.39%
1977			61.10%

Since its formation in 1974, 12 elections were held till date.

Elected members from the Chitrakonda constituency are:^[6]^[7]

Year	Member^[8]
1974	Gangadhar Madhi	Indian National Congress
1977	Prahlad Dora	Janata Party
1980	Gangadhar Madhi	Indian National Congress (I)
1985	Gangadhar Madhi	Indian National Congress
1990	Prahlad Dora	Janata Dal
1995	Gangadhar Madhi	Indian National Congress
2000	Mamta Madhi	Indian National Congress
2004	Prahlad Dora	Bharatiya Janata Party
2009	Mamta Madhi	Indian National Congress
2014	Dambaru Sisa	Biju Janata Dal
2019	Purna Chandra Baka	Biju Janata Dal
2024	Mangu Khilla	Indian National Congress

Election Results

2024

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.^[9] In 2024 election, Indian National Congress candidate Mangu Khila defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dambaru Sisa by a margin of 9,159 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Chitrakonda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mangu Khila	55,550	35.34	4.34
	BJP	Dambaru Sisa	46,391	29.52	5.82
	BJD	Laxmipriya Nayak	35,143	22.36	10.64
	NOTA	None of the above	5,065	3.22
Majority			9,159	5.82
Turnout			1,57,176	74.81	6.65
	INC gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Baka defeated Indian National Congress candidate Laxmipriya Nayak by a margin of 2,545 votes.^[10]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Chitrakonda^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Purna Chandra Baka	41,192	33.00	9.32
	INC	Laxmipriya Nayak	38,647	31.00	10.48
	BJP	Padu Majhi	29,579	23.70	8.20
	Independent	Balaraju Kope	6,605	5.30
	SKD	Ghenu Muduli	5,439	4.40	2.08
	BSP	Sanatana Kawasi	3,361	2.70	1.05
	NOTA	None of the above	4158	3.22
Majority			2,545	2.00
Turnout			128981	68.26
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dambaru Sisa defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sunadhar Kakari by a margin of 24,730 votes.

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha election: Chitrakonda^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Dambaru Sisa	48,000	42.32	14.77
	INC	Sunadhar Kakari	23,270	20.52	7.34
	BJP	Sarat Chandra Buruda	17,578	15.5	1.0
	Independent	Jalandhar Nayak	3,593	3.17
	CPI	Haladhar Pujari	3,370	2.97
	SKD	Ghenu Muduli	2,629	2.32
	OJM	Mukunda Padiami	2,360	2.08
	BSP	Sanatan Kabasi	1,869	1.65	3.84
	AITC	Chinmay Kumar Dora	1,676	1.48
	SAMO	Jagabandhu Godangi	1,643	1.45	−1.62
	Independent	Ghana Nayak	1,593	1.4
	AOP	Dhanurjay Madkami	1,569	1.38
	Kalinga Sena	Rama Chandra Mademi	1,403	1.24
	NOTA	None of the above	3,591	2.45	−
Majority			24,730	21.80	21.48
Turnout			1,13,414	69.79	18.54
Registered electors			1,62,511
	BJD gain from INC

2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Mamata Madhi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Dambaru Sisa by a margin of 260 votes.^[13]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election: Chitrakonda^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mamata Madhi	22,822	27.86	−
	BJD	Dambaru Sisa	22,562	27.55	−
	BJP	Sukra Muduli	11,874	14.50	−
	Independent	Prahlad Dora	6,983	8.53	−
	Independent	Mukunda Padiami	5,555	6.78	−
	BSP	Jagabandhu Gadangi	4,496	5.49	−
	SAMO	Nanda Kishore Muduli	2,517	3.07	−
	Odisha Mukti Morcha	Sukra Muduli	1,818	2.22	−
	RSP	Gangadhar Jani	1,691	2.06	−
	Independetnt	Damba Golari	1,587	1.94	−
Majority			260	0.32^[b]	−
Turnout			81,907	51.25	−
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	7.81^[c]

Notes

^ as on 1 January 2014
^ %of total valid votes
^ 2004 Voter turnout was 59.06%

References

^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Chitrakonda (147) District: Malkangiri
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "87 - Chitrakonda (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951-2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ "Chitrakonda Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
^ "Chitrakonda Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Chitrakonda, Orissa". Elections in India.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Chitrakonda (147)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 260
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[2] s on 1 January 2014

[16] %of total valid votes

[17] 2004 Voter turnout was 59.06%

[1] "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Chitrakonda (147) District: Malkangiri

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "87 - Chitrakonda (ST) Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951-2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

[8] "Chitrakonda Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

[9] "Chitrakonda Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Chitrakonda, Orissa". Elections in India.

[10] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[election2019-11] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[FP_Ass_Cand-12] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

[13] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Chitrakonda (147)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

[14] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 260

[election2009-15] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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