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Nandapur Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 21°54′N 85°44′E / 21.90°N 85.74°E / 21.90; 85.74
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Nandapur
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKoraput
Established1951–1954,
Reestablished 1964
Abolished1954–1964,
Re-abolished 1973
Total electors69,729
ReservationST

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

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  • 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

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Vote share of Winning candidates
1971
34.42%
1967
54.39%
1951
48.85%

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

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1971

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1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Nandapur (ST)[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Utkal Congress Disari Sanu 3,898 34.42% New
INC Pangi Musari Santa 2,738 24.18% Decrease 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% Increase 3.13
Registered electors 69,729 Increase
Margin of victory 1,160 10.24% Neutral increase 1.45
Utkal Congress gain from INC

1967

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1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Nandapur (ST)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Santa 4,042 54.39% Increase 5.54
SWA B. Alayya 3,389 45.61% New
Turnout 8742 14.57% Decrease 21.4
Registered electors 60,001 Increase
Margin of victory 653 8.79% Neutral decrease 8.29
INC hold Swing Increase 5.54

1951

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1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Nandapur[9]
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

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  1. ^ a b "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951)". p. 5 (210 of the PDF).
  2. ^ a b "S.R.O. 2827. Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 30 August 1954. p. 354 (364 of the PDF).
  3. ^ a b "S.O. 2813 Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 17 August 1964. p. 700 (445).
  4. ^ "S.O. 2916. Notification of the Delimitation Commission". New Delhi. 16 September 1965. p. 862 (336).
  5. ^ "S.O. 801(E) Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 31 December 1973. p. 2968 (267).
  6. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1971 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 14, 150.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 14, 151.
  9. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 4, 11, 117.

21°54′N 85°44′E / 21.90°N 85.74°E / 21.90; 85.74