Chhatrapur Assembly constituency

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Chhatrapur
Constituency No. 127 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
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Chhatrapur Assembly constituency in Ganjam district
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionSouthern Division
District Ganjam
Lok Sabha constituency Berhampur
Established1951
Total electors2,36,803 [a] [b]
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Chhatrapur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

This constituency includes Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Rambha, Chhatrapur block and Ganjam block. [2] [3]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
48%
2019
50.19%
2014
38.33%
2009
44.26%
2004
52.56%
2000
42.59%
1995
40.80%
1990
62.56%
1985
47.76%
1980
47.43%
1977
46.93%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Chhatrapur constituency are: [5] [6]

YearMemberParty
2024 [7] Krushna Chandra Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [8] Subash Chandra Behera Biju Janata Dal
2014 [9] Priyanshu Pradhan
2009 [10] Adikanda Sethi Communist Party of India
2004 Nagireddi Narayan Reddy
2000 Rama Chandra Panda Bharatiya Janata Party
1995 Daitari Behera Indian National Congress
1990 Parsuram Panda Communist Party of India
1985 Ashok Kumar Choudhury Indian National Congress
1980 Biswanath Sahu Communist Party of India
1977
1974 Daitari Behera Utkal Congress
1971 Lakshman Mahapatra Communist Party of India
1967
1961
1957 Yatiraj Praharaj Indian National Congress
1951 Sitaramaya V. Independent politician

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Chandra Behera by a margin of 11,438 votes. [7]

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Chhatrapur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Krushna Chandra Nayak 74,983 48.00 Increase2.svg7.32
BJD Subash Chandra Behera 63,54540.68Decrease2.svg9.51
INC Bhagirathi Behera7,1864.60
CPI Guru Nath Pradhan3,9632.54Decrease2.svg6.05
NOTA None of the above1,9581.25
Majority 11,4387.32
Turnout 1,56,21765.97
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Chandra Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prasanta Kumar Kar by a margin of 21,051 votes. [8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Subash Chandra Behera 74,594 50.19
BJP Prasanta Kumar Kar53,54336.02
CPI Pradeep Kumar Sethy12,7668.59
NOTA None of the above1,7761.19
Majority 21,05114.17
Turnout 1,48,63365.79
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Priyanshu Pradhan defeated Communist Party of India candidate Krushna Chandra Nayak by a margin of 22,019 votes. [9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Priyanshu Pradhan 53,221 38.33
CPI Krushna Chandra Nayak 31,20222.47Decrease2.svg21.79
BJP Dharanidhar Behera27,51119.81Decrease2.svg8.61
INC Banamali Sethi21,15115.23Decrease2.svg5.97
NOTA None of the above2,2111.59
Majority 22,01915.86Increase2.svg0.01
Turnout 1,38,85568.08Increase2.svg12.85
Registered electors 2,03,966
BJD gain from CPI

2009

In 2009 election, Communist Party of India candidate Adikanda Sethi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhagaban Behera by a margin of 16,557 votes. [10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Adikanda Sethi 46,244 44.26
BJP Bhagaban Behera29,68728.42
INC Somanath Behera22,14621.20
Majority 16,55715.85 [c]
Turnout 1,04,50755.23 [d] Decrease2.svg4.21
CPI hold

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. %of total valid votes
  4. 2004 Voter turnout was 59.44%

References

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  8. 1 2 Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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  10. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 16557
  11. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  12. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  13. "Odisha - Chhatrapur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Chhatrapur (127)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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