Khalikote (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Khalikote.

Khallikote
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Ganjam
Blocks	Khallikote, Purusottampur
Electorate	1,96,972 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Khallikote, Purusottampur
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	BJD
MLA	Smt. Surjyamani Baidya
Const. No.	126
Reserved for	Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Aska

Khallikote (Sl. No.: 126) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha. ^[2]

This constituency includes Khallikote, Purusottampur, Khallikote block and 10 Gram panchayats (Achuli, Handighar, K.N Pur, Pratappur, Ranajhali, Raipur, Solaghara, Jagannathpur, Baghala, Bhatakumarada, Sunathara, Badabaragam, Bhimpur, Gangadehuni and Jamuni) of Purusottampur block. ^{[3] [4]}

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014			62.70%
2009			68.07%
2004			57.58%
2000			63.67%
1995			57.68%
1990			59.68%
1985			53.96%
1980			53.37%
1977			64.61%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Khallikote constituency are: ^{[6] [7]}

• 2014: (126): Purna Chandra Sethy (BJD)
• 2009: (126): Purna Chandra Sethy (BJD)
• 2004: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (BJD)
• 2000: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (BJD)
• 1995: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Janata Dal)
• 1990: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Janata Party)
• 1980: (72): Trinath Samantara (Congress)
• 1977: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Janata Party)
• 1974: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Utkal Congress)
• 1971: (68): Trinath Samantara (Utkal Congress)
• 1967: (68): Narayan Sahu(Samjukta Socialist Party)
• 1961: (20): Ram Chandra Mardaraj Deo(Congress)
• 1957: (15): Narayan Sahu (Independent)
• 1951: (102): Ram Chandra Mardaraj Deo (Independent)

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khalikote ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Suryamani Baidya
	INC	Bhokali Sethi
	BJP	Bharati Behera
	HND	Mina Kumari Tahal
	SKD	Sudarsan Jalli
	Independent	Mangaraj Behera
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	TBA gain from TBA		Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pandaba Jalli by a margin of 57.194 votes. ^[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khalikote ^{[10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Purna Chandra Sethy	78,845	62.7	-5.37
	INC	Pandaba Jalli	21,651	17.22	-4.33
	BJP	Sarat Chandra Behera	15,382	12.23	8.56
	CPI	Simanchal Behera	4,915	3.91
	AAP	Saroj Kumar Behera	1,387	1.1
	Kalinga Sena	Ranjan Dangua	1,168	0.93
	NOTA	None of the above	2,397	1.91	-
Majority			57,194	45.48	-1.04
Turnout			1,25,745	63.84	10.38
Registered electors			1,96,972
	BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kasinath Behera by a margin of 44,629 votes. ^[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khallikote ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Purna Chandra Sethy	65,299	68.07	10.49
	INC	Kasinath Behera	20,670	21.55	-
	Independent	Gopal Krishna Behera	3,901	4.07	-
	BJP	Mina Kumari Tahal	3,520	3.67	-
	SAMO	Ranjan Dangua	1,546	1.61	-
	RSP	Rama Chandra Behera	992	1.03	-
Majority			44,629	46.52 [lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			95,931	53.46	-
	BJD hold		Swing	-6.79 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 60.25%

References

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