Khalikote Assembly constituency

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

Khallikote
Constituency No. 126 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Khalikote Assembly constituency in Ganjam district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Southern Division
District	Ganjam
Lok Sabha constituency	Aska
Established	1951
Total electors	2,33,062 [a] [b]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Purna Chandra Sethy
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Khallikote is a state legislative constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha, India. ^[1]

This constituency includes Khallikote, Purusottampur, Khallikote block and ten Gram panchayats (Achuli, Handighar, K.N Pur, Pratappur, Ranajhali, Raipur, Solaghara, Jagannathpur, Baghala, Bhatakumarada, Sunathara, Badabaragam, Bhimpur, Gangadehuni and Jamuni) of Purusottampur block. ^{[2] [3]}

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024			53.82%
2019			59.95%
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%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1963.

List of members elected from Khallikote constituency are: ^{[5] [6]}

Year	Member	Party
2024 [7]	Purna Chandra Sethy		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [8]	Suryamani Baidya		Biju Janata Dal
2014 [9]	Purna Chandra Sethy
2009 [10]
2004	V. Sugnana Kumari Deo
2000
1995			Janata Dal
1990
1985			Janata Party
1980	Trinath Samantray		Indian National Congress (I)
1977	V. Sugnana Kumari Deo		Janata Party
1974			Utkal Congress
1971	Trinath Samantray
1967	Narayan Sahu		Samyukta Socialist Party
1963 (bypoll) [c]	V. Sugnana Kumari Deo		Indian National Congress
1961	Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev
1957	Narayan Sahu		Independent politician
1951	Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. ^[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Suryamani Baidya by a margin of 23,057 votes. ^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Khalikote

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Purna Chandra Sethy	80,230	53.82
	BJD	Suryamani Baidya	57,173	38.36
	INC	Chitra Sen Behera	7,857	5.27
	NOTA	None of the above	3,798	2.55
Majority			23,057	15.46
Turnout			1,49,058	63.96
	BJP gain from Suryamani Baidya

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Suryamani Baidya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bharati Behera by a margin of 41,545 votes. ^[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khalikote ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Suryamani Baidya	86,105	59.95
	BJP	Bharati Behera	44,560	31.02
	INC	Bhokali Sethi	6,301	4.39
	NOTA	None of the above	2,312	1.61
Majority			41,545	28.93
Turnout			1,43,629	65.92
	BJD hold

2014

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 ^{[13] [14]}

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
	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

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kasinath Behera by a margin of 44,629 votes. ^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khallikote ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Purna Chandra Sethy	65,299	68.07
	INC	Kasinath Behera	20,670	21.55	−
	Independent	Gopal Krishna Behera	3,901	4.07	−
	BJP	Mina Kumari Tahal	3,520	3.67	−
Majority			44,629	46.52 [d]	−
Turnout			95,931	53.46 [e]	6.79
	BJD hold

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Death of Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev
4. % of total valid votes
5. 2004 Voter turnout was 60.25%

References

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