Kotpad
Assembly seat no. 142 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2009
BASUDEV MAJHI
INC
Elections held
14
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 14
Margin, 2009
11,234
9.21% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
BJDGOPI NATH NAYAK
- Votes
- 34,369
- Vote share
- 28.19%
- Behind by
- 11,234
Electors
1,66,324
Total votes polled
1,21,927
Valid votes
1,21,927
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.3%
Full result, 2009
8 candidates · 1,21,927 valid votes
BASUDEV MAJHIINCwon
45,603
37.4%
GOPI NATH NAYAKBJD
34,369
28.2%
PADMANAV MAJHIBJP
20,442
16.8%
SADAN NAIKIND
9,775
8.0%
KAMALU BHATRAKS
3,276
2.7%
BALARAM NAYAKBSP
3,233
2.6%
BIDYABATI CHALLANSAMO
2,891
2.4%
TRILOCHAN DISARIRSP
2,338
1.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rupu Bhatra | BJP | 75,275 | 42.13% | Chandra Sekhar Majhi | 26,264 |
| 2019 | PADMINI DIAN | BJD | 62,248 | 37.10% | CHANDRA SEKHAR MAJHI | 2,631 |
| 2014 | CHANDRA SEKHAR MAJHI | INC | 71,018 | 48.08% | ASHOK KUMAR PANGI | 31,321 |
| 2009 | BASUDEV MAJHI | INC | 45,603 | 37.40% | GOPI NATH NAYAK | 11,234 |
| 2004 | BASUDEV MAJHI | INC | 52,702 | 47.13% | SADAN NAIK | 3,735 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
