Assembly constituency 142, reserved (ST), Odisha
Kotpad
Rupa Bhatra (BJP) won the 2024 election by 26,264 votes, taking 42.13% of the vote to Chandra Sekhar Majhi (BJD)'s 27.43%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerBJPRupa Bhatra, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202442.13%runner-up 27.43%
Winning margin, 202426,26414.70% of votes cast
Elections on record4INC 2, BJP 1, BJD 1
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Assembly | Kotpad (ST) Seat 142 | Rupa Bhatra BJP | 75,275 42.1% | Chandra Sekhar Majhi BJD | 49,011 27.4% | 26,264 votes 14.70% |
| 2019 | Assembly | Kotpad Seat 142 | Padmini Dian BJD | 62,248 37.1% | Chandra Sekhar Majhi INC | 59,617 36.3% | 2,631 votes 1.57% |
| 2014 | Assembly | Kotpad Seat 142 | Chandra Sekhar Majhi INC | 71,018 48.1% | Ashok Kumar Pangi BJD | 39,697 27.8% | 31,321 votes 21.21% |
| 2009 | Assembly | Kotpad Seat 142 | Basudev Majhi INC | 45,603 37.4% | Gopi Nath Nayak BJD | 34,369 28.1% | 11,234 votes 9.21% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.