Pottangi (Sl. No.: 145) is a

Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

Koraput district Koraput is a district of India in southern Odisha, with headquarters at Koraput. The district is located in the Eastern Ghats and is known for its hilly terrain, rich and diverse types of mineral deposits and its tribal culture and traditions. Th ...

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

, India. This constituency includes

Damanjodi Damanjodi is a town located in the Koraput district of Odisha, India. census, its population was 8,469. The town was founded as a residential area for employees of the National Aluminium Company (NALCO), a company that was established to harne ...

, Pottangi block, Nandapur block, Semiliguda block and 3

Gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

s (Litiguda, Dumuripadar and Mathalput) of Koraput block. In 2019 election,

Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...

candidate Pitam Padhi won from this constituency.

Elected Members

Twelve elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected members from the Pottangi constituency are: *2019: (145): Shri Pitam Padhi( BJD) *2014: (145): Prafulla Kumar Pangi ( BJD) *2009: (145): Rama Chandra Kadam (

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...

) *2004: (84):

Jayaram Pangi Jayaram Pangi (born 16 August 1955) is an Indian politician of Biju Janata Dal. He was a member of the Indian Parliament, representing the Koraput (Lok Sabha constituency). On 9 May 2017 he left BJD and joined hands with Bharatiya Janta Party. ...

( BJD) *2000: (84): Jayaram Pangi (BJD) *1995: (84): Rama Chandra Kadam (Congress) *1990: (84): Jayaram Pangi (

Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...

*1985: (84): Chandrama Santa (Congress) *1980: (84): Chandrama Santa (Congress-I) *1977: (84): Jayaram Pangi (

Janata Party The Janata Party ( JP, lit. ''People's Party'') was a political party that was founded as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian Nati ...

) *1974: (84): Disari Sannu (

Utkal Congress Utkal Congress was a political party in the Indian state of Odisha. It was formed in 1969 when Biju Patnaik left Indian National Congress. After the 1971 Odisha elections UC took part in the Bishwanath Das ministry in the state. In 1974 Utkal C ...

Elected Members

2019 Election Result

2014 Election

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

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