Cuttack Sadar Assembly constituency

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Cuttack Sadar
Constituency No. 93 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionCentral Division
District Cuttack
Lok Sabha constituency Cuttack
Established1957
Total electors2,29,006 [a] [b]
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

Cuttack Sadar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

This constituency includes Cuttack Sadar block, 3 wards of Cuttack and 14 Gram panchayats (Santapur, Isaniberhampur, Manpur, Janardanpur, Sirlo, Babujanga, Uttarkul, Manijanga, Palada, Mahammadpur, Nemalo, Tilakana, Kalamishri and Bandhupur) Nischintakoili block. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
48.49%
2019
55.41%
2014
50.94%
2009
63.78%
2004
46.25%
2000
35.85%
1995
46.98%
1990
66.04%
1985
52.27%
1980
47.88%
1977
57.71%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

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

YearMemberParty
2024 [7] Prakash Chandra Sethi Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [8] Chandra Sarathi Behera Biju Janata Dal
2014 [9]
2009 [10] Kalindi Behera
2004 Pravat Ranjan Biswal Independent politician
2000 Nibedita Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party
1995 Bijayalaxmi Sahoo Indian National Congress
1990 Rajendra Singh Janata Dal
1985 Dolagobinda Pradhan Indian National Congress
1980 Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Sangram Keshari Mahapatra Janata Party
1974 Trilochan Kanungo Indian National Congress
1971 Sura Sethi Indian National Congress (R)
1967 Sukadeva Jena Orissa Jana Congress
1961 Laxman Mallick Indian National Congress
1957 [c] Purnananda Samal
Raj Krushna Bose
1951 [d] Laxman Mallick
Bhairab Chandra Mohanty

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prakash Chandra Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera by a margin of 3,809 votes. [7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Cuttack Sadar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Prakash Chandra Sethi 79,542 48.49
BJD Chandra Sarathi Behera 75,73346.17
INC Rama Chandra Gochhayat7,0104.27
NOTA None of the above1,0710.650
Majority 3,8092.32
Turnout 1,64,03471.63
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Kumar Mallick by a margin of 26,126 votes. [8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Cuttack Sadar [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Chandra Sarathi Behera 86,254 55.41
BJP Dilip Kumar Mallick60,12838.67
INC Abhishek Mahananda 6,2144
NOTA None of the above1,1480.74
Majority 25,79116.74
Turnout 1,55,79970.54
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Kumar Mallick by a margin of 25,791 votes. [9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Cuttack Sadar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Chandra Sarathi Behera 71,247 50.94
BJP Dilip Kumar Mallick4545632.5
INC Chandra Skhar Samal1827113.06
NOTA None of the above9560.68
Majority 2612618.44
Turnout 13985670.48
Registered electors 1,96,720
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalindi Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ashima Mahananda by a margin of 49,344 votes. [10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Cuttack Sadar [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Kalindi Behera 71,631 63.78
INC Ashima Mahananda22,28719.84
BJP Dilip Kumar Mallick15,40713.72
Majority 49,34443.94 [e]
Turnout 1,12,30861.36
Registered electors 1,83,017
BJD gain from Independent Swing Decrease2.svg5.93 [f]

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. It was a 2 member constituency
  4. It was a 2 member constituency
  5. %of total valid votes
  6. 2004 Voter turnout was 67.29%

References

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  2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. Seats of Odisha
  4. "43 - Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Cuttack Sadar Assembly Election Results 2024: Cuttack Sadar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1277
  11. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
  12. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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