Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 145 · reserved for ST
Pottangi assembly constituency
Pottangi is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Koraput district and the Koraput Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Rama Chandra Kadam of the Indian National Congress, by 1,919 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Rama Chandra Kadam
- Party
- Indian National Congress
- Electors
- 1,87,219
- Turnout (2024)
- 82.75%
Election results
2024
Turnout 82.75% · 1,54,922 votes · Margin 1,919
| Rama Chandra KadamWonIndian National Congress | 33.7% | 52,202 | |
| Prafulla Kumar PangiBiju Janata Dal | 32.46% | 50,283 | |
| Nandibali ChaitanyaBharatiya Janata Party | 22.89% | 35,461 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 4.14% | 6,420 |
2019
Turnout 76.26% · 1,45,812 votes · Margin 4,255
| Pitam PadhiWonBiju Janata Dal | 35.14% | 51,244 | |
| Rama Chandra KadamIndian National Congress | 32.23% | 46,989 | |
| Rama Chandra PangiBharatiya Janata Party | 17.8% | 25,956 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 3.92% | 5,715 |
2014
Turnout 71% · 1,22,966 votes · Margin 12,564
| Prafulla Chandra PangiWonBiju Janata Dal | 38.09% | 46,839 | |
| Rama Chandra KadamIndian National Congress | 29.34% | 36,075 | |
| Krushna Chandra JaniBharatiya Janata Party | 7.65% | 9,401 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 4.06% | 4,995 |
2009
Turnout 59.96% · 99,646 votes · Margin 5,436
| Rama Chandra KadamWonIndian National Congress | 41.6% | 41,451 | |
| Prafulla Kumar PangiBiju Janata Dal | 36.14% | 36,015 | |
| Dhanpati EadingBharatiya Janata Party | 9.29% | 9,257 |
Members elected since 1957
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rama Chandra Kadam | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | Pitam Padhi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Prafulla Kumar Pangi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Rama Chandra Kadam | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Jayaram Pangi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Jayaram Pangi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Rama Chandra Kadam | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Jayaram Pangi | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Chandrama Santha | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Chandrama Santha | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1977 | Jayaram Pangi | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Dissari Sannu | Utkal Congress |
| 1961 | Pangi Musuri Santa | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Malu Santha | Indian National Congress |
Area covered
Damanjodi, Pottangi block, Nandapur block, Semiliguda block and 3 Gram panchayats (Litiguda, Dumuripadar and Mathalput) of Koraput block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Koraput block · 3 of 14 gram panchayats
Nandapur block · 23 of 23 gram panchayats
Pottangi block · 14 of 14 gram panchayats
Semiliguda block · 17 of 17 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.