Digapahandi is assembly constituency number 134 in Odisha, in Ganjam district, and one of the segments of the Berhampur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Sidhant Mohapatra of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.2% of the vote, 16,847 votes ahead of Biplab Patro (BJD).
- 01Sidhant MohapatraBJP72,90849.21%
- 02Biplab PatroBJD56,06137.84%
- 03Saka Sujit KumarINC10,0906.81%
- 04Nilamadhab MishraBSP1,5711.06%
- 05Brundaban KhataiIndependent1,1810.80%
- 8 other candidates · 5,018 votesNOTA · 1,338 (0.90%)
Margin 16,847 votes · 11.37% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,48,167 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sidhant MohapatraMale · 57 yrs | BJP | 72,908 | 49.21% |
| 2 | Biplab PatroMale · 49 yrs | BJD | 56,061 | 37.84% |
| 3 | Saka Sujit KumarMale · 50 yrs | INC | 10,090 | 6.81% |
| 4 | Nilamadhab MishraMale · 45 yrs | BSP | 1,571 | 1.06% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,338 | 0.90% |
| 5 | Brundaban KhataiMale · 72 yrs | Independent | 1,181 | 0.80% |
| 6 | Kanhu Charan PatraMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 964 | 0.65% |
| 7 | Sukant Kishore PandaMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 840 | 0.57% |
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| 8 | Simanchal DakuaMale · 60 yrs | Independent | 705 | 0.48% |
| 9 | Podal Manoj KumarMale · 42 yrs | AAP | 616 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Pintu PradhanMale · 29 yrs | AIFB | 549 | 0.37% |
| 11 | Jamuna BeheraFemale · 70 yrs · SC | Independent | 519 | 0.35% |
| 12 | Kuna DasMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 433 | 0.29% |
| 13 | Jayaram RautoMale · 35 yrs | Independent | 392 | 0.26% |
The seat changed hands: BJD won in 2019, BJP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Digapahandi result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surjya Narayan Patro | BJD | 75,016 | 54.66% |
| 2 | Pinky Pradhan | BJP | 34,564 | 25.19% |
| 3 | Prafulla Panda | INC | 17,815 | 12.98% |
| 4 | Uttam Kumar Panigrahi | Independent | 5,234 | 3.81% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,185 | 1.59% |
| 5 | Bhagaban Sahu | ANC | 1,239 | 0.90% |
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| 6 | Pabitra Kumar Tripathy | BSP | 1,179 | 0.86% |
Digapahandi result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surjya Narayan Patro | BJD | 78,949 | 61.46% |
| 2 | Saka Sujit Kumar | INC | 33,052 | 25.73% |
| 3 | Bijaya Kumar Swain | BJP | 7,771 | 6.05% |
| 4 | Bidyadhar Jena | CPI(M) | 2,399 | 1.87% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,397 | 1.87% |
| 5 | Kuresh Maharana | AAP | 1,949 | 1.52% |
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| 6 | Pratap Kumar Sethy | Independent | 1,119 | 0.87% |
| 7 | Bandana Maharana | SKD | 830 | 0.65% |
Digapahandi result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surya Narayana Patro | BJD | 65,219 | 61.75% |
| 2 | V.rabi Narayan Raju | INC | 32,456 | 30.73% |
| 3 | Shreedhar Dev | BJP | 4,119 | 3.90% |
| 4 | Saka Balaji | Independent | 2,288 | 2.17% |
| 5 | Promod Sabat | SAMO | 1,542 | 1.46% |
Digapahandi outlined in orange among the other Odisha seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Ganjam district
- Bhanjanagar
- Polasara
- Kabisuryanagar
- Khalikote
- Chhatrapur
- Aska
- Surada
- Sanakhemundi
- Hinjili
- Gopalpur
- Berhampur
- Chikiti
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Digapahandi is one of the assembly segments of Berhampur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Berhampur candidates.
- Dr. Pradeep Kumar PanigrahyBJP77,947 53.6%
- Bhrugu BaxipatraBJD52,780 36.3%
- Rasmi Ranjan PatnaikINC8,850 6.1%
- V Chandra ShekharIndependent1,723 1.2%
- Bhaskar ChaudhoryBSP642 0.4%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 25,167 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Digapahandi.
Who won the Digapahandi assembly seat in 2024?
Sidhant Mohapatra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Digapahandi in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 72,908 votes, which was 49.21% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Digapahandi?
The margin was 16,847 votes (11.37% of valid votes). The runner-up was Biplab Patro of the Biju Janata Dal with 56,061 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Digapahandi in 2024?
Turnout was 65.80%: 1,48,686 of 2,25,979 registered electors voted, across 257 polling stations. That is 1.1 points lower than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Digapahandi part of?
Digapahandi is an assembly segment of the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Digapahandi a reserved constituency?
No. Digapahandi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Digapahandi?
The Odisha assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Odisha assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Odisha districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, OdishaBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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