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{{Short description|Former legislative assembly constituency in Odisha, India}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Padua
| type = SLA
| state = [[Odisha]]
| district = [[Koraput district|Koraput]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| abolished = 1964
| electors = 67,470
}}

'''Padua''', also known as '''Padwa''', was a constituency of the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]] of the [[Koraput district]], Odisha state in India. It was established in 1951 and abolished in 1964.<ref name=dpaco1951>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3968-dpaco-1951/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951)|page=5 (210)}}</ref><ref name=dpaco1953-55>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3962-final-order-dc-1953-1955/ |title=S.R.O. 2827. Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India |date=30 August 1954|place=New Delhi |page=354 (364)}}</ref><ref name=dpaco1956>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3956-dpaco-1956/ |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 1956 |page=528 (535)}}</ref><ref name=dpaco1961>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3950-dpaco-1961/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order (1961)|page=5 (406)}}</ref> It was replaced and subsumed by the constituencies of [[Nandapur Assembly constituency|Nandapur]], [[Jeypore Assembly constituency|Jeypore]] and [[Kotpad Assembly constituency|Kotpad]].<ref name=dpaco1964>{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3947-delimitation-commission-1964/ |title=S.O. 2813 Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India |date=17 August 1964|place=New Delhi |page=705 (450)}}</ref>

==Historical Extent==
*1961: Padwa and Machkund police stations in Koraput sub-division; and Boipariguda police station in Nowrangpur sub-division.<ref name=dpaco1961/>
*1956: Padwa and Machkond police stations in Koraput sub-division; and Boipariguda police station in Nowrangpur sub-division.<ref name=dpaco1956/>
*1955: Padwa police station in Koraput sub-division; and Boipariguda police station in Nowrangpur sub-division.<ref name=dpaco1953-55/>
*1951: Kundra and Boipariguda police stations of Nowrangpur sub-division and Padua police station of Koraput sub-division.<ref name=dpaco1951/>

==Elected members==
{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of Winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=270px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|1961|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|43.33}}
{{bar percent|1957|{{party color|All India Ganatantra Parishad}}|46.86}}
{{bar percent|1951|{{party color|All India Ganatantra Parishad}}|60.46}}
}}

3 elections were held between 1951 and 1964.

List of elected members:<ref name="prevMLAs">{{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) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| [[1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
| Ganeswar Mohapatra
| {{full party name with color|All India Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Laxman Gouda
| {{full party name with color|All India Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
| [[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
| Ganeswar Mohapatra
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

==Election results==
===1961===
{{Election box begin |title=[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]: Padwa<ref name="OdishaECI1961">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3619-orissa-1961/ |pages=4, 17, 151|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1961 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa | publisher=Election Commission of India | date=August 16, 2018}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mahapatra Ganeswar
|votes = 3,434
|percentage = 43.33%
|change = {{increase}} 12.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Ganatantra Parishad
|candidate = Goudo Laxman
|votes = 2,819
|percentage = 35.57%
|change = {{decrease}} 11.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Nayak Sadasibo
|votes = 1,672
|percentage = 21.10%
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box total valid no change
|votes = 7,925
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 544
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 8,469
|percentage = 12.55%
|change = {{decrease}} 3.65
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 67,470
|change = {{increase}}
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 615
|percentage = 7.76%
|change = {{DecreaseNeutral}} 8.25
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = All India Ganatantra Parishad
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1957===
{{Election box begin |title=[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]: Padwa<ref name="OdishaECI1957">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3618-orissa-1957/ |pages=4, 15, 112|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa | publisher=Election Commission of India | date=August 16, 2018}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = All India Ganatantra Parishad
|candidate = Laxmana Goudo
|votes = 4,486
|percentage = 46.86%
|change = {{decrease}} 13.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mohammad Kanna Saheb
|votes = 2,953
|percentage = 30.84%
|change = {{decrease}} 5.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Bhagwan Khemundu Naiko
|votes = 1,379
|percentage = 14.40%
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Muddi Naik
|votes = 412
|percentage = 4.30%
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Praja Socialist Party
|candidate = Rajendra Dondasensa
|votes = 344
|percentage = 3.59%
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 9,574
|percentage = 16.20%
|change = {{decrease}} 11.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 59,088
|change = {{decrease}}
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 1,533
|percentage = 16.01%
|change = {{decreaseNeutral}} 8.29
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Ganatantra Parishad
|swing = {{decrease}} 13.6
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1951===
{{Election box begin |title=[[1952 Odisha Legislative Assembly election]]: Padua<ref name="OdishaECI1951">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3617-orissa-1951/ |pages=4, 11, 117 |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa | publisher=Election Commission of India | date=August 16, 2018}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |
|party = All India Ganatantra Parishad
|candidate = Ganeswar Mahapatra
|votes = 9,982
|percentage = 60.46%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kailash Ch. Nanda
|votes = 5,970
|percentage = 36.16%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Raghunath Mohanty
|votes = 559
|percentage = 3.39%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
|votes = 16,511
|percentage = 27.57%
}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|
|reg. electors = 59,886
}}
{{Election box margin of victory no change
|votes = 4,012
|percentage = 24.30%
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = All India Ganatantra Parishad
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Koraput district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha}}
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[[Category:Koraput district]]
[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 1964]]
[[Category:1964 disestablishments in India]]

Padua Assembly constituency - Revision history

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