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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Kuchinda}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kuchinda
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 16
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Northen Division
| district = [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Sambalpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sambalpur]]
| established = 1967
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image = Rabi Narayan Naik 2024.jpg
| mla = [[Rabi Narayan Naik]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,22,709{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Kuchinda''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Sambalpur district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=15 |title=Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote=Constituency: Kuchinda (15) District : Sambalpur |accessdate=9 January 2014 |archive-date=9 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109182015/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=15 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

Area of this constituency includes [[Kuchinda]], Kuchinda block, Bamra block and Jamankira block.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf|title=Assembly Constituencies and their Extent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls|title=Seats of Odisha}}</ref>

==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}}|51.83}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|41.71}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|43.44}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|39.01}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|49.4}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|52.43}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|53.47}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|62.05}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|79.06}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|76.18}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|52.18}}
}}

Since its formation in 1967, 14 elections have been held till date.

List of members elected from Kuchinda constituency are:<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp132.htm |title= 132 - Kuchinda (ST) Assembly Constituency |work=eci.nic.in |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate=9 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004) |accessdate=February 20, 2014 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=December 17, 2013 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kuchinda Election and Results 2019, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/kuchinda.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Kuchinda Assembly Election Results 2024: Kuchinda Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/kuchinda-constituency-result-18015 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Rabi Narayan Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners" />
|Kishore Chandra Naik
|{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
|[[Rabi Narayan Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":4" />
|Rajendra Kumar Chhatria
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Rabi Narayan Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Panu Chandra Naik
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Brundaban Majhi
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| rowspan="5" |Jagateswar Mirdha
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (R)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Kanhai Singh
|{{full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting was held on 25 May 2024 in the 3rd phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 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 [[Rabi Narayan Naik]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Rajendra Kumar Chhatria by a margin of 32,220 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Kuchinda}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Rabi Narayan Naik]]
|votes = 95,716
|percentage = 51.83
|change = {{increase}} 12.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Rajendra Kumar Chhatria
|votes = 63,496
|percentage = 34.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kedarnath Bariha
|votes = 21,285
|percentage = 11.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,782
|percentage = 1.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 32,220
|percentage = 17.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,84,661
|percentage = 82.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In the 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Kishore Chandra Naik]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Rabi Narayan Naik]] by a margin of 3,508 votes.<ref name="Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners">{{cite news |last1=Zee News |date=24 May 2019 |title=Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners |url=https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108183944/https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archivedate=8 November 2022 |accessdate=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Kuchinda<ref name="TP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase3/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%283rd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf|website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=21 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Kishore Chandra Naik]]
|votes = 72,601
|percentage = 41.71
|change = {{increase}}12.28
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Rabi Narayan Naik]]|votes=69,093|percentage=39.69|change={{decrease}}3.75}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sovaram Padhan|votes=24,795|percentage=14.24|change={{decrease}}6.57}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=2,805|percentage=1.61|change={{decrease}}0.22}}
{{Election box majority||votes=3,508|percentage=2.02|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=174063|percentage=80.37|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Rabi Narayan Naik]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Bhubaneswar Kisan by a margin of 22,064 votes.<ref name=":3">{{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=15 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><ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Kuchinda<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Kuchinda|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1815.htm?ac=15|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=15 June 2014}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kuchinda (15)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998cid=15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130073443/https://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998cid=15 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=30 November 2023 |publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org |accessdate=15 June 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Rabi Narayan Naik]]
|votes = 68,409
|percentage = 43.44
|change = {{increase}}14.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Bhubaneswar Kisan
|votes = 46,345
|percentage = 29.43
|change = {{increase}}8.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rajendra Kumar Chhatria
|votes = 32,770
|percentage = 20.81
|change = {{decrease}}18.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,886
|percentage = 1.83
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22,064
|percentage = 14.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,57,495
|percentage = 81.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,93,175
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Rajendra Kumar Chhatria defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Rabi Narayan Naik]] by a margin of 12,712 votes.<ref name=":4">{{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=12712 |accessdate=5 January 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 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]]: Kuchinda<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 = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rajendra Kumar Chhatria
|votes = 49,112
|percentage = 39.01
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Rabi Narayan Naik]]
|votes = 36,400
|percentage = 28.91
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Brundaban Majhi
|votes = 26,885
|percentage = 21.35
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,712
|percentage = 10.10{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,25,916
|percentage = 67.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

Kuchinda Assembly constituency - Revision history

Dhwanika Joshi at 23:47, 15 April 2026