Pottangi
Assembly seat no. 145 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1974.
Winner, 2024
Rama Chandra Kadam
INC
Elections held
12
1974–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2024
1,919
1.24% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJDPrafulla Kumar Pangi
- Votes
- 50,283
- Vote share
- 32.46%
- Behind by
- 1,919
Electors
1,87,219
Total votes polled
1,54,922
Valid votes
1,54,922
NOTA votes
6,420
4.14% of votes polled
Turnout
82.7%
Full result, 2024
8 candidates · 1,54,922 valid votes
Rama Chandra KadamINCwon
52,202
33.7%
Prafulla Kumar PangiBJD
50,283
32.5%
Nandibali ChaitanyaBJP
35,461
22.9%
Phulomani PangiIND
2,770
1.8%
Gangamma MajhiIND
2,185
1.4%
Snehopatro SantaRPIA
2,022
1.3%
Murali Dhara GunthaBSP
1,831
1.2%
Ambika Kumari PangiIND
1,748
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rama Chandra Kadam | INC | 52,202 | 33.70% | Prafulla Kumar Pangi | 1,919 |
| 2019 | PITAM PADHI | BJD | 51,244 | 35.14% | RAMA CHANDRA KADAM | 4,255 |
| 2014 | PRAFULLA KUMAR PANGI | BJD | 46,839 | 38.10% | RAMA CHANDRA KADAM | 10,764 |
| 2009 | RAMA CHANDRA KADAM | INC | 41,451 | 41.60% | PRAFULLA KUMAR PANGI | 5,436 |
| 2004 | JAYARAM PANGI | BJD | 52,208 | 47.12% | RAMACHANDRA KADAM | 23,602 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
