Malkangiri

Malkangiri is a town and a Notified Area Council (NAC) in Malkangiri district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Malkangiri district. Malkangiri is the new home of the Bangladeshi refugees, who were rehabilitated since 1965 under the Dandakaranya Project. Also some Sri Lankan Tamil refugees were rehabilitated in Malkangiri town, following the armed struggle of LTTE in the early 1990s (most of them have returned, baring a couple of house holds). Currently it is one of the most naxalite-affected areas of the state and is a part of the Red Corridor.

Geography

Malkangiri is located at 18°21′N 81°54′E / 18.35°N 81.90°E / 18.35; 81.90. It has an average elevation of 170 m (560 ft).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Malkangiri had a population of 31,007. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Malkangiri has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 48%. In Malkangiri, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Malkangiri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Malkangiri (Sl. No.: 146) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Malkangiri district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Malkangiri, Malkangiri block, Kalimela block, Podia block and 7 Gram panchayats (Tandiki, Chalanguda, Matapaka, Tandapalli, Gorakhunta, Sikhapalli, Badili, Korukonda and Tumusapali) of Korukunda block.

Elected Members

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including one Bye election in 1992. Elected members from the Malkangiri constituency are: