| Padua | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Koraput |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1964 |
| Total electors | 67,470 |
| Reservation | None |
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. It was replaced and subsumed by the constituencies of Nandapur, Jeypore and Kotpad.
3 elections were held between 1951 and 1964.
List of elected members:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ganeswar Mohapatra | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 1957 | Laxman Gouda | All India Ganatantra Parishad | |
| 1961 | Ganeswar Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mahapatra Ganeswar | 3,434 | 43.33% | ||
| AIGP | Goudo Laxman | 2,819 | 35.57% | ||
| Independent | Nayak Sadasibo | 1,672 | 21.10% | New | |
| Total valid votes | 7,925 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 544 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,469 | 12.55% | |||
| Registered electors | 67,470 | ||||
| Margin of victory | 615 | 7.76% | |||
| INC gain from AIGP | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIGP | Laxmana Goudo | 4,486 | 46.86% | ||
| INC | Mohammad Kanna Saheb | 2,953 | 30.84% | ||
| CPI | Bhagwan Khemundu Naiko | 1,379 | 14.40% | New | |
| Independent | Muddi Naik | 412 | 4.30% | New | |
| PSP | Rajendra Dondasensa | 344 | 3.59% | New | |
| Turnout | 9,574 | 16.20% | |||
| Registered electors | 59,088 | ||||
| Margin of victory | 1,533 | 16.01% | |||
| AIGP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIGP | Ganeswar Mahapatra | 9,982 | 60.46% | ||
| INC | Kailash Ch. Nanda | 5,970 | 36.16% | ||
| Socialist Party (India) | Raghunath Mohanty | 559 | 3.39% | ||
| Turnout | 16,511 | 27.57% | |||
| Registered electors | 59,886 | ||||
| Margin of victory | 4,012 | 24.30% | |||
| AIGP win (new seat) | |||||