Kotpad
Assembly seat no. 142 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1967.
Winner, 2019
PADMINI DIAN
BJD
Elections held
14
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 14
Margin, 2019
2,631
1.57% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
INCCHANDRA SEKHAR MAJHI
- Votes
- 59,617
- Vote share
- 35.53%
- Behind by
- 2,631
Electors
2,04,073
Total votes polled
1,67,786
Valid votes
1,67,786
NOTA votes
3,564
2.12% of votes polled
Turnout
82.2%
Full result, 2019
5 candidates · 1,67,786 valid votes
PADMINI DIANBJDwon
62,248
37.1%
CHANDRA SEKHAR MAJHIINC
59,617
35.5%
KHAGESWAR PUJARIBJP
35,366
21.1%
MANGALSAI MAJHIBSP
3,766
2.2%
NEELAKANTHA PUJARIIND
3,225
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
