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Kaptipada
Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictMayurbhanj
Lok Sabha constituencyMayurbhanj
Established1951
Abolished1956
Total electors46,244

Kaptipada was a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, of the Mayurbhanj district, Odisha state in India.[1] It was established in 1951 and abolished in 1957.[2] It was replaced and subsumed by the constituencies of Baisinga and Udala. It was reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.

The extent of Kaptipada constituency comprised Kaptipada sub-division excluding Khunta police station.[1]

Elected Member[edit | edit source]

Vote share of Winning candidate
1951
72.78%

One election was held between 1951 and 1952. Member elected:[3]

Election Portrait Name Party
1951[4][5] Harachand Hasada Socialist Party

Election results[edit | edit source]

1951[edit | edit source]

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1952 Orissa Legislative Assembly election: Kaptipada[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Margin of victory 4,145 45.56% Steady
Socialist Party (India, 1948) win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies (Orissa) Order (1951)". p. 9 (214).
  2. "S.R.O. 2827. Notification of the Delimitation Commission of India". New Delhi. 30 August 1954. p. 366 (376).
  3. "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013.
  4. Vision: Journal of the Institute of Economic & Social Studies. The Institute. 1993. p. 44.
  5. Repport On The First General Elections In India 1951-52. Vol. II (statistical). Election Commission of India. p. 417.
  6. "Orissa 1951". Election Commission of India. August 16, 2018. pp. 5, 53, 123.

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