Rupu Bhatra — MLA, Kotpad (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Rupu Bhatra
Rupu Bhatra is the MLA from the Kotpad assembly constituency in Odisha, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly (elected 2024).
Member identity and party: Odisha Legislative Assembly, member profile (NeVA), cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 17 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified. Photo: PRS Legislative Research, CC BY 4.0.
Kotpad constituency
Kotpad is seat number 142 of the 147 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly and lies in Koraput district. It is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. The seat had about 208,283 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Kotpad votes as part of the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the Odisha assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 79 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 74. Rupu Bhatra was returned from Kotpad in 2024.
Other MLAs in Koraput district
Koraput district returns 5 members to the Odisha assembly. The others are:
- Pabitra Saunta — Laxmipur, Indian National Congress
- Tara Prsada Bahinipati — Jeypore, Indian National Congress
- Raghuram Machha — Koraput, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Rama Chandra Kadam — Pottangi, Indian National Congress
The Odisha Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 147 seats and was last elected in 2024. The next election is expected in April–May 2029.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Kotpad?
- Rupu Bhatra of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Kotpad, elected in 2024.
- Which party does Rupu Bhatra belong to?
- Rupu Bhatra represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 79 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Kotpad constituency in?
- Kotpad is seat number 142 and lies in Koraput district of Odisha.
- Is Kotpad a reserved constituency?
- Kotpad is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Kotpad fall under?
- Kotpad is one of the assembly segments of the Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Kotpad?
- Kotpad had about 208,283 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Rupu Bhatra, Odisha की Kotpad विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2024 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Kotpad सीट Koraput ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,08,283 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Kotpad विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।