Assembly Constituency: Kantabanji, Odisha
Constituency Number	70
Constituency Name	Kantabanji
District	Balangir
Latest Election Year:	2019
Present MLA Name:	Shri Santosh Singh Saluja
Date of Birth:	20/06/1960
Father’s Name:	Late Indra Singh Saluja
Spouse Name:	Smt. Rabindra Kaur
Qualification:	B.Com (IGNOU),Certificate Course in Disaster management (IGNOU),B.Com (IGNOU),Certificate Course in Disaster management (IGNOU)
Address:	At/P.O.-Kantabanji, Dist.-Bolangir.
Present and Past MLAs
MLA	Party	Year
Santosh Singh Saluja	INC	2019
Ayub Khan	BJD	2014
Santosh Singh Saluja	INC	2009
HAJI MD. AYUB KHAN	IND	2004
SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA	INC	2000
SANTOSH SINGH SALUJA	INC	1995
PRASANNA PAL	JD	1990
CHAITANYA PRADHAN	IND	1985
PRASANNA KUMAR PAL	INC(I)	1980
PRASANNA KUMAR PAL	INC	1977
RAMPRASAD MISRA	SWA	1974
ACHYUTANAND MAHANAND	SWA	1971
L.RAI	SWA	1967
DEO MAHARAJA SHRI RAJENDRA NARAYAN SINGH	GP	1961

2019 Election Details:
Votes Statistics	Party	Candidate	Votes
Winner	INC	Santosh Singh Saluja	64246
Runner-Up	BJP	Laxman Bag	64118
Margin	128
Total Electors	273642
Total Voters
Polling Percentage	65.21
Number of Polling Stations
Dates	Polling	Counting	Result
	18-Apr-2019	23-May-2019	23-May-2019

2014 Election Details:
Votes Statistics	Party	Candidate	Votes
Winner	BJD	Ayub Khan	55252
Runner-Up	INC	Santosh Singh Saluja	51384
Margin	3868
Total Electors	241620
Total Voters	174601
Polling Percentage	72.26
Number of Polling Stations	331
Dates	Polling	Counting	Result
	10-Apr-2014	16-May-2014	16-May-2014