Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 85
Kantamal assembly constituency
Kantamal is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Boudh district and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Kanhai Charan Danga of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by 7,149 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Kanhai Charan Danga
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electors
- 1,69,070
- Turnout (2024)
- 8374%
Election results
2024
Turnout 8374% · 1,41,575 votes · Margin 7,149
| Kanhai Charan DangaWonBharatiya Janata Party | 48.28% | 68,356 | |
| Mahidhar RanaBiju Janata Dal | 43.23% | 61,207 | |
| Saroj Kumar PradhanIndian National Congress | 5.43% | 7,694 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.99% | 1,399 |
2019
Turnout 79.76% · 1,30,465 votes · Margin 3,650
| Mahidhar RanaWonBiju Janata Dal | 33.03% | 43,099 | |
| Kanhai Charan DangaBharatiya Janata Party | 30.24% | 39,449 | |
| Sesha Kumar MeherIndependent politician | 21.75% | 28,370 | |
| Prasanta Kumar SahuIndian National Congress | 10.09% | 13,166 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.84% | 1,091 |
2014
Turnout 80.71% · 1,15,436 votes · Margin 25,366
| Mahidhar RanaWonBiju Janata Dal | 42.62% | 49,202 | |
| Harinarayan PradhanIndian National Congress | 20.65% | 23,836 | |
| Kanhai Charan DangaIndependent politician | 20.52% | 23,688 | |
| Sudhansu DangaBharatiya Janata Party | 8.09% | 9,336 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.98% | 1,132 |
2009
Turnout 73.87% · 1,02,929 votes · Margin 14,453
| Bhagaban KanhorWonBiju Janata Dal | 44.67% | 45,979 | |
| Kanhai Charan DangaIndian National Congress | 30.63% | 31,526 | |
| Harinarayan PradhanBharatiya Janata Party | 19.87% | 20,448 |
Members elected since 2009
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kanhai Charan Danga | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2019 | Mahidhar Rana | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Mahidhar Rana | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Bhagaban Kanhar | Biju Janata Dal |
Area covered
Kantamal block and 10 GPs (Raxa, Manupali, Gochhapada, Baunsuni, Bohira, Talasarada, Mundipadar, Sagada, Gundulia and Ainlapali) of Boudh block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Boudh block · 9 of 23 gram panchayats
Kantamal block · 24 of 24 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.