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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Kantamal}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kantamal
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 85
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Boudh district|Boudh]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Kandhamal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kandhamal]]
| established = 2009
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Kanhai Charan Danga]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 1,69,070{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}
'''Kantamal''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Boudh district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=85|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225152717/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=85|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 February 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Kantamal (85) District : Boudh|accessdate= 22 February 2014}}</ref>

This constituency includes Kantamal block and 10 [[Gram Panchayat|GP]]s (Raxa, Manupali, Gochhapada, Baunsuni, Bohira, Talasarada, Mundipadar, Sagada, Gundulia and Ainlapali) of Boudh 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>

The constituency was formed 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]] }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp105.htm|title= 105 - Kantamal Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 27 March 2014}}</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janta Party}}|48.28}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|33.03}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|42.62}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|44.68}}
}}

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date

List of members elected from the Kantamal constituency are:<ref>{{cite web|title=Boudh Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/kantamal.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kantamal Assembly Election Results 2024: Kantamal Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/kantamal-constituency-result-18085 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Kanhai Charan Danga]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janta Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="election2019">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Mahidhar Rana
|{{party name with color|rowspan=3|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|Bhagaban Kanhar
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th 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 [[Kanhai Charan Danga]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Mahidhar Rana]] by a margin of 7,149 votes.<ref name=":0" />
{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]],Kantamal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Kanhai Charan Danga]]
|votes = 68,356
|percentage = 48.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Mahidhar Rana]]
|votes = 61,207
|percentage = 43.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Saroj Kumar Pradhan
|votes = 7,694
|percentage = 5.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,399
|percentage = 0.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,149
|percentage = 5.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,41,575
|percentage = 83,74
|change =
}}
{{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 [[Mahidhar Rana]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Kanhai Charan Danga]] by a margin of 3,650 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin
|title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Kantamal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Mahidhar Rana]]
|votes = 43,099
|percentage = 33.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Kanhai Charan Danga]]
|votes = 39,449
|percentage = 30.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Sesha Kumar Meher
|votes = 28,370
|percentage = 21.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Prasanta Kumar Sahu
|votes = 13,166
|percentage = 21.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,091
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,650
|percentage = 2.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,30,465
|percentage = 79.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Mahidhar Rana]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Harinarayan Pradhan by a margin of 25,366 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=29 May 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]], Kantamal<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Kantamal|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1885.htm?ac=85|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=16 June 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Kantamal|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=85|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615172220/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=85|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 June 2014|work=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kantamal (85)|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=16 June 2014}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Mahidhar Rana]]
|votes = 49,202
|percentage = 42.62
|change = {{down}}2.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Harinarayan Pradhan|votes=23,836|percentage=20.65|change={{down}}9.99}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=[[Kanhai Charan Danga]]|votes=23,688|percentage=20.52|change=''-''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sudhansu Danga|votes=9,336|percentage=8.09|change={{down}}11.78}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,132|percentage=0.98|change=''-''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=25,366|percentage=21.97|change={{up}}7.92}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,15,436|percentage=80.71|change={{up}}6.84}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,43,026
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Bhagaban Kanhor defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Kanhai Charan Danga]] by a margin of 14,453 votes.<ref name=":2">{{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=14453 |accessdate=22 February 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]], Kantamal<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 = Bhagaban Kanhor
|votes = 45,979
|percentage = 44.68
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Kanhai Charan Danga]]
|votes = 31,526
|percentage = 30.64
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Harinarayan Pradhan
|votes = 20,448
|percentage = 19.87
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,453
|percentage = 14.05{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,02,929
|percentage = 73.87
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
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{{Boudh district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Boudh district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2004]]

Kantamal Assembly constituency - Revision history

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