District Ganjam Major settlements Digapahandi Party BJD Major settlement Digapahandi | Electorate 1,87,134 Created 1967 Founded 1967 | |
Blocks Digapahandi, Kukudakhandi | ||
Digapahandi (Sl. No.: 134) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.
Contents
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:
2014 Election Result
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.
Summary of results of the 2009 Election
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.