[1] It was earlier part of Midnapore (Lok Sabha constituency).

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.

Janmejoy Ojha of Janata Party defeated Barendra Nath Patra of Congress in 1977.

K.D.Mahapatra (Kamakhya Nandan Das Mahapatra) of CPI won in 1969 and 1967.

In independent India's first election in 1951 Janardan Sahu of BJS won the Pataspur assembly seat.