# Digapahandi Assembly constituency

Digapahandi is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Digapahandi, Digapahandi block and 17 Gram panchayats (Rohigam, Baulajholi, Kukudakhandi, Masiakhali, Jagadalpur, Ankushpur, Dakshinapur, Ballipada, Lanjia, Dengapadar, Bontapalli, Anantayi, Lathi, Mohuda, Kankia, Sahala and Baghalati) of Kukudakhandi block.
Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2004. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation and went for polls in 2009 election.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 49.21% | 49.21% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 54.66% | 54.66% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 61.46% | 61.46% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 61.75% | 61.75% |
Since its formation in 1957, 6 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
List of members elected from Digapahandi constituency are
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1957 | Mohan Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Ananga Manjari Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1961 | Raghunath Mahapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1967-2004 : Constituency did not exist ||||
| 2009 | Surjya Narayan Patro | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Surjya Narayan Patro | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Surjya Narayan Patro | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2024 | Sidhant Mohapatra | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election Results
### 2024

In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sidhant Mohapatra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Biplab Patro by a margin of 16,847 votes.
2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Digapahandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sidhant Mohapatra | 72,908 | 49.21 | 24.02 |
| | BJD | Biplab Patro | 56,061 | 37.84 | 16.82 |
| | INC | Saka Sujit Kumar | 10,090 | 6.81 | 6.17 |
| | BSP | Nilamadhab Mishra | 1,571 | 1.06 | 0.20 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,338 | 0.90 | 0.69 |
| | Independent | Brundaban Khatai | 1,181 | 0.80 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kanhu Charan Patra | 964 | 0.65 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sukanta Kishore Panda | 840 | 0.57 | N/A |
| | Independent | Simanchal Dakua | 705 | 0.48 | N/A |
| | AAP | Podal Manoj Kumar | 616 | 0.42 | N/A |
| | AIFB | Pintu Pradhan | 549 | 0.37 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jamuna Behera | 519 | 0.35 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kuna Das | 433 | 0.29 | N/A |
| | Independent | Jayaram Rauto | 392 | 0.26 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,847 | 11.37 | 18.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,48,167 | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surjya Narayan Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate V. Rabi Narayan Raju by a margin of 40,452 votes.
2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Digapahandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Surjya Narayan Patro | 75,016 | 54.66 | |
| | BJP | Pinky Pradhan | 34564 | 25.19 | |
| | INC | Prafulla Panda | 17815 | 12.98 | |
| | Independent | Uttam Kumar Panigrahy | 5234 | 3.81 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2185 | 1.59 | |
| | ANC | Bhagaban Sahoo | 1239 | 0.9 | |
| | BSP | Pabitra Kumar Tripathy | 1179 | 0.86 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40452 | 29.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137232 | 63.99 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

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.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Digapahandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Surjya Narayan Patro | 78,949 | 61.46 | −0.29 |
| | INC | Saka Sujit Kumar | 33,052 | 25.73 | −5.0 |
| | BJP | Bijaya Kumar Swain | 7,771 | 6.05 | 2.15 |
| | CPI(M) | Bidyadhar Jena | 2,399 | 1.87 | |
| | AAP | Kuresh Maharana | 1,949 | 1.52 | |
| | Independent | Pratap Kumar Sethy | 1,119 | 0.87 | |
| | SKD | Bandana Maharana | 830 | 0.65 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,397 | 1.87 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,897 | 35.73 | 4.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,466 | 68.65 | 5.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,87,134 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surjya Narayan Patro defeated Indian National Congress candidate V. Rabi Narayan Raju by a margin of 32,763 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Digapahandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Surjya Narayan Patro | 65,219 | 61.75 | − |
| | INC | V. Rabi Narayan Raju | 32,456 | 30.73 | − |
| | BJP | Shreedhar Dev | 4,119 | 3.90 | − |
| | Independent | Saka Balaji | 2,288 | 2.17 | − |
| | SAMO | Promod Sabat | 1,542 | 1.46 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,763 | 31.02 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,05,630 | 62.82 | − |
| | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) | BJD win (new seat) |