Nandapur Assembly constituency
| Nandapur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Koraput |
| Established | 1951–1954, Reestablished 1964 |
| Abolished | 1954–1964, Re-abolished 1973 |
| Total electors | 69,729 |
| Reservation | ST |
Nandapur was a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly of the Koraput district, Odisha state in India. It was established in 1951, abolished first in 1954, then reestablished in 1964, finally abolished in 1973.[1][2][3][4] It was replaced and subsumed by the constituencies of Pottangi and Koraput.[5] It was unreserved in 1951; then 1964 onwards it was reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
Historical Extent
[edit]- 1964: Semiliguda, Pottangi and Padwa police stations and Nandapur police station (excluding Petta and Bonomaliput grama panchayats) in Koraput sub-division.[3]
- 1954–1964: [Abolished][Subsumed by Pottangi and Koraput][2]
- 1951: Nandapur, Potangi and Similiguda police stations of Koraput sub-division.[1]
Elected Members
[edit]1 election was held in 1951, 2 elections were held between 1964 and 1973. List of elected members:[6]
- 1971 (80): Disari Sanu (U. Congress)
- 1967 (80): Malu Santa (Congress)
- 1957, 1961: [Abolished]
- 1951 (6): Bhagaban Khemundu Naik (Congress)
Election results
[edit]1971
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utkal Congress | Disari Sanu | 3,898 | 34.42% | New | |
| INC | Pangi Musari Santa | 2,738 | 24.18% |  30.2
| |
| SWA | Sanu Majhi | 2,264 | 19.99% | New | |
| INC(O) | Balaram Pangi | 1,619 | 14.30% | New | |
| Jana Congress | Malu Santa | 805 | 7.11% | New | |
| Total valid votes | 11,324 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,016 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,340 | 17.70% |  3.13
| ||
| Registered electors | 69,729 |
| |||
| Margin of victory | 1,160 | 10.24% |  1.45
| ||
| Utkal Congress gain from INC | |||||
1967
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Santa | 4,042 | 54.39% | 5.54
| |
| SWA | B. Alayya | 3,389 | 45.61% | New | |
| Turnout | 8742 | 14.57% | 21.4
| ||
| Registered electors | 60,001 |
| |||
| Margin of victory | 653 | 8.79% |  8.29
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.54
|
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1951
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhagaban Khemundu Naik | 8,132 | 48.85% | ||
| AIGP | Biswanath Uttarkabat | 5,887 | 35.36% | ||
| Independent | Nikantho Sahu | 2,629 | 15.79% | ||
| Turnout | 16,648 | 36.05% | |||
| Registered electors | 46,183 | ||||
| Margin of victory | 2,245 | 13.49% | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951)". p. 5 (210 of the PDF).
- ^ a b "S.R.O. 2827. Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 30 August 1954. p. 354 (364 of the PDF).
- ^ a b "S.O. 2813 Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 17 August 1964. p. 700 (445).
- ^ "S.O. 2916. Notification of the Delimitation Commission". New Delhi. 16 September 1965. p. 862 (336).
- ^ "S.O. 801(E) Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 31 December 1973. p. 2968 (267).
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 14, 150.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 14, 151.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 11, 117.
