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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Digapahandi}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Digapahandi
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 134
| type = SLA
| map_image = 134-Digapahandi.svg
| map_caption = Digapahandi assembly constituency in [[Ganjam district]]
| district = [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Berhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Berhampur]]
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = Siddhanta Mahapatra (cropped).jpg
| mla = [[Sidhant Mohapatra]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,25,979{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Digapahandi''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Ganjam district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=134|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322001524/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=134|url-status=usurped|archive-date=22 March 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Digapahandi (134) District: Ganjam|accessdate= 21 March 2014}}</ref>

This constituency includes [[Digapahandi]], Digapahandi block and 17 [[Gram panchayat]]s (Rohigam, Baulajholi, Kukudakhandi, Masiakhali, Jagadalpur, Ankushpur, Dakshinapur, Ballipada, Lanjia, Dengapadar, Bontapalli, Anantayi, Lathi, Mohuda, Kankia, Sahala and Baghalati) of Kukudakhandi block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

Constituency didn't existed in between 1967 & 2008. It was revived in 2008 Delimitation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delimitation 2008 |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/forms/int1.pdf |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> and went for polls in [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]].

== Elected members ==
{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|49.21}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|54.66}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|61.46}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|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
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Digapahandi Assembly Election Results 2024: Digapahandi Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/digapahandi-constituency-result-18134 |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Sidhant Mohapatra]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Digapahandi Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/digapahandi-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |[[Surjya Narayan Patro]]
|{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":0" />
|-
| colspan="4" |{{center|''1967-2009 : Constituency did not exist''}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Raghunath Mahapatra
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}
|Mohan Naik
|-
|Ananga Manjari Devi
|}

==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Sidhant Mohapatra]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Biplab Patro by a margin of 16,847 votes.<ref name=":3" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Vidhan Sabha Election]],Digapahandi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Sidhant Mohapatra]]
|votes = 72,908
|percentage = 49.21
|change = {{up}}24.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Biplab Patro
|votes = 56,061
|percentage = 37.84
|change = {{down}}16.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Saka Sujit Kumar
|votes = 10,090
|percentage = 6.81
|change = {{down}}6.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,338
|percentage = 0.90
|change = {{down}}0.69
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,847
|percentage = 11.37
|change = {{down}}18.10
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,48,167
|percentage = 65.57
|change = {{up}}1.58
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Surjya Narayan Patro]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Pinky Pradhan by a margin of 40,452 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin|
| title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]: Digapahandi<ref name="FP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) (AC/ PC) |url=http://ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase%201/Form%207%20A%20to%20English%28Phase-I%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=14 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="Digapahandi Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Digapahandi Constituency (Seat) Election Results">{{cite news |last1=News18 |title=Digapahandi Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Digapahandi Constituency (Seat) Election Results |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/digapahandi-election-result-s18a134/ |accessdate=8 November 2022 |date=2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108124554/https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/digapahandi-election-result-s18a134/ |archivedate=8 November 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Surjya Narayan Patro]]
|votes = 75,016
|percentage = 54.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Pinky Pradhan
|votes = 34,564
|percentage = 25.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Prafulla Panda
|votes = 17,815
|percentage = 12.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,185
|percentage = 1.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 40,452
|percentage = 29.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,37,232
|percentage = 63.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===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.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=18 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
| title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Digapahandi<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Digapahandi|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS18134.htm?ac=134|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=18 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Digapahandi (134)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=134|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116053410/https://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=134|url-status=usurped|archive-date=16 November 2023|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=18 June 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Surjya Narayan Patro]]
|votes = 78,949
|percentage = 61.46
|change = {{down}}0.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Saka Sujit Kumar
|votes = 33,052
|percentage = 25.73
|change = {{down}}5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bijaya Kumar Swain
|votes = 7,771
|percentage = 6.05
|change = {{up}}2.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,397
|percentage = 1.87
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 45,897
|percentage = 35.73
|change = {{up}}4.71
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,28,466
|percentage = 68.65
|change = {{up}}5.83
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,87,134
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

===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.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=32763 |accessdate=17 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Digapahandi<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Surjya Narayan Patro]]
|votes = 65,219
|percentage = 61.75
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = V. Rabi Narayan Raju
|votes = 32,456
|percentage = 30.73
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Shreedhar Dev
|votes = 4,119
|percentage = 3.90
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 32,763
|percentage = 31.02{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,05,630
|percentage = 62.82
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Ganjam district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Politics of Ganjam district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Orissa]]

Digapahandi Assembly constituency - Revision history

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