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{{Infobox constituency&lt;br /&gt;
|name              = Digapahandi&lt;br /&gt;
|type              = [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|district_label    = [[List of districts of Odisha|District]]&lt;br /&gt;
|district          = [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|region            = Digapahandi, Kukudakhandi&lt;br /&gt;
|population        =&lt;br /&gt;
|electorate        = 1,87,134 &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION|url=http://ceoorissa.nic.in/docs%5CEROLL_ANALYSIS%5CFORMAT1TO8_SUP1_2014%5CFORMAT2B.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=16 March 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{efn|as on 1 January 2014}}&lt;br /&gt;
|towns             = [[Digapahandi]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|year              = 1967 &amp;lt;!-- year of establishment --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|members_label     = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]&lt;br /&gt;
|members           = Surya Narayan Patro&lt;br /&gt;
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|party             = [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]&lt;br /&gt;
|blank1_name       = Const. No.&lt;br /&gt;
|blank1_info       = 134&lt;br /&gt;
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|blank3_info       = [[Berhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Berhampur]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Digapahandi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Sl. No.: 134) is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Ganjam district]], [[Odisha]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&amp;amp;cid=134|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Digapahandi (134) District: Ganjam|accessdate= 21 March 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This constituency includes [[Digapahandi]], Digapahandi block and 16 [[Gram panchayat]]s (Rohigam, Baulajholi, Kukudakhandi, Masiakhali, Jagadalpur, Ankushpur, Dakshinapur, Ballipada, Dengapadar, Bontapalli, Anantayi, Lathi, Mohuda, Kankia, Sahala and Baghalati) of Kukudakhandi block.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Elected Members==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{bar percent|2014|{{Biju Janata Dal/meta/color}}|61.46}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{bar percent|2009|{{Biju Janata Dal/meta/color}}|61.75}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Four elections were held between 1957 and 2014.&lt;br /&gt;
Elected members from the Digapahandi constituency are:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title= Digapahandi Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/digapahandi.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 18 June 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*2014: (134): Surya Narayana Patro ([[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]) &lt;br /&gt;
*2009: (134): Surya Narayana Patro (BJD)&lt;br /&gt;
*1961: (15): Raghunath Mahapatra ([[Indian National Congress]])&lt;br /&gt;
*1957: (12): Anangamanjari Devi (Congress) and Mohana Nayak (Congress)&lt;br /&gt;
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==2019 Election Result==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin &lt;br /&gt;
| title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Digapahandi &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;FP Ass Cand&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  |party  = Biju Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Surya Narayan Patra&lt;br /&gt;
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  |party      =  Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Prafulla Panda &lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Pinky Pradhan &lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party    = Bahujan Samaj Party &lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Pabitra Kumar Tripathy&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
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  |candidate  = Bhagaban Sahoo &lt;br /&gt;
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  |candidate  = Uttam Kumar Panigrahy&lt;br /&gt;
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==2014 Election Result==&lt;br /&gt;
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.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box begin |&lt;br /&gt;
| title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Digapahandi&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Odisha - Digapahandi|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS18134.htm?ac=134|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=18 June 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Digapahandi (134)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&amp;amp;cid=134|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=18 June 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Biju Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Surjya Narayan Patro&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 78,949&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 61.46&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = -0.29&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Saka Sujit Kumar&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 33,052&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 25.73&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = -5.0&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Bijaya Kumar Swain&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 7,771&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 6.05&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = 2.15&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Bidyadhar Jena&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 2,399&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 1.87&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Aam Aadmi Party&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Kuresh Maharana&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 1,949&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 1.52&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Independent politician&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Pratap Kumar Sethy&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 1,119&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 0.87&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Samata Kranti Dal&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Bandana Maharana&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 830&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 0.65&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 2,397&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 1.87&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;-&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box majority|&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 45,897&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 35.73&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = 4.71&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 1,28,466&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 68.65&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = 5.83&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box Registered electors&lt;br /&gt;
|reg. electors = 1,87,134&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|&lt;br /&gt;
|winner  = Biju Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Summary of results of the 2009 Election==&lt;br /&gt;
In [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]], [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Surya Narayana Patro defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate V. Rabi Narayan Raju by a margin of 32,763 votes.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Election box begin |&lt;br /&gt;
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Digapahandi&amp;lt;ref name=election2009&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Biju Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Surya Narayana Patro&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 65,219&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 61.75&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;-&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = V. Rabi Narayan Raju&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 32,456&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 30.73&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;-&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Shreedhar Dev&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 4,119&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 3.90&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;-&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Saka Balaji&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 2,288&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 2.17&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;-&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
|party      = Samruddha Odisha&lt;br /&gt;
|candidate  = Promod Sabat&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 1,542&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 1.46&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;-&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority|&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 32,763&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;31.02&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{efn|%of total valid votes}}&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;-&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
|votes      = 1,05,630&lt;br /&gt;
|percentage = 62.82&lt;br /&gt;
|change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;-&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Notelist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Odisha elections}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of Ganjam district]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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