Chilika (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Chilika
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Khordha
Blocks Chilika, Banapur
Electorate2,00,341 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Banapur, Balugaon
Current constituency
Created1977
Party BJP
MLA Bibhutibhusan Harichandan
Const. No.118
Lok Sabha Constituencies Puri

Chilika (Sl. No.: 118) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India. [2]

Khordha district District in Odisha, India

Khordha is an administrative division of the state of Odisha, India. It was formed on April 1, 1993, by the division of former Puri District into Puri, Khordha and Nayagarh districts. In the year 2000 the district name was changed to Khordha. The district headquarters is Khordha Town. The capital city of Bhubaneswar is located in this district. Khordha is the most urbanized of all the districts of Odisha. Khordha Road, the railway station that serves the town is also the divisional headquarters of the East Coast Railway of the Indian Railways. Khordha is known for its brass utensils, cottage industries, railway coach manufacturing, and cable manufacturing unit.

Odisha State in Eastern India

Odisha is one of the 29 states of India. Located in eastern India, it is surrounded by the states of West Bengal to the northeast, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and northwest, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Ganjam. It is the 9th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state also has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. Odia is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 36.6 million according to the 2016 Census.

India Country in South Asia

India, official name, the Republic of India,, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

Contents

This constituency includes Banapur, Balugaon, Chilika block and Banapur block. [3] [4]

Banapur city in Odisha, India

Banpur is a town and a Notified Area Council in Khordha district in the state of Odisha, India. The town is named after the King Banasura of Lord Krishna age.

Balugaon Town in Odisha, India

Balugaon is a town (NAC) in Khordha district in the state of Odisha, India. It is situated very close to Chilika lake about 90 km away from the state capital Bhubaneswar and 76 km from the Berhampur, Ganjam. It is a major economy center of Khordha district due it prawn and fish business.

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2009
 
45.59%
2004
 
52.81%
2000
 
57.40%
1995
 
51.33%
1990
 
68.72%
1985
 
54.80%
1980
 
50.14%
1977
 
41.61%

Nine elections were held between 1977 and 2014. Elected members from the Chilika constituency are: [6] [7]

Bharatiya Janata Party Major right-wing political party in India

The Bharatiya Janata Party is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress. As of 2018, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies, and it is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership. BJP is a right-wing party, and its policy has historically reflected Hindu nationalist positions. It has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Biju Janata Dal Political party of India

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is a state political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief minister Biju Patnaik, after whom the party was named. It was founded on 26 December 1997.

Indian National Congress Major political party in India

The Indian National Congress(pronunciation ) is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. Congress led India to independence from Great Britain, and powerfully influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire.

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chilika [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BJD Prasanta Kumar Jagadev
INC Pradip Kumar Swain
BJP Prithiviraj Harichandan
BSP Basanta Behera
HND Subrat Kumar Habadasingh
CPI (ML) Liberation
Independent Shashank Sekhar Mahapatra
IndependentSisira Kumar Mishra
IndependentLalatendu Satapathy
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chilika [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
AAP Binod Panda-
AOP Subrat Kumar Habadasingh-
BJD Raghunath Sahu-
BJP Bibhutibhusan Harichandan-
CPI (ML) Liberation Narayan Behera-
INC Manasi Pradhan-
Independent Muralidhar Ghadei-
IndependentPradip Kumar Swain-
NOTA None-
Registered electors 2,00,341

2014 Election Results

In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan defeated Biju Janta Dal candidate Raghu NAth Sahu by a margin of 3,066 votes. [9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chilika [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
BJD Raghunath Sahu57,21645.59-
BJP Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan7,8126.73-
INC Manas Ranjan Mangaraj11,2048.93-
Independent Sukanta Srichandan1,1020.88-
CPI (ML) Liberation Muralidhar Behera9300.74-
BSP Basanta Behera9020.72-
Majority3,0662.44 [lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,25,51266.04-2.08 [lower-alpha 3]
Registered electors 1,90,062
BJD gain from BJP

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 68.12%

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References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 22 April 2014. Constituency: Jatni (115) District: Khordha
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "58 - Chilika Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
  7. 1 2 "Chilika Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 3066
  10. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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