Chhatrapur Assembly constituency

Chhatrapur
Constituency No. 127 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Chhatrapur Assembly constituency in Ganjam district
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionSouthern Division
DistrictGanjam
Lok Sabha constituencyBerhampur
Established1951
Total electors2,36,803
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

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

This constituency includes Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Rambha, Chhatrapur block and Ganjam block.

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates
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:

Year Member Party
2024 Krushna Chandra Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[citation needed] Subash Chandra Behera Biju Janata Dal
2014 Priyanshu Pradhan
2009 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 13 May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. 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.

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Krushna Chandra Nayak 74,983 48.00 Increase7.32
BJD Subash Chandra Behera 63,545 40.68 Decrease9.51
INC Bhagirathi Behera 7,186 4.60 Decrease10.63
CPI Guru Nath Pradhan 3,963 2.54 Decrease6.05
NOTA None of the above 1,958 1.25
Majority 11,438 7.32
Turnout 1,56,217 65.97
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.[citation needed]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Subash Chandra Behera 74,594 50.19
BJP Prasanta Kumar Kar 53,543 36.02
CPI Pradeep Kumar Sethy 12,766 8.59
NOTA None of the above 1,776 1.19
Majority 21,051 14.17
Turnout 1,48,633 65.79
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.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Priyanshu Pradhan 53,221 38.33 −
CPI Krushna Chandra Nayak 31,202 22.47 Decrease21.79
BJP Dharanidhar Behera 27,511 19.81 Decrease8.61
INC Banamali Sethi 21,151 15.23 Decrease5.97
NOTA None of the above 2,211 1.59 −
Majority 22,019 15.86 Increase0.01
Turnout 1,38,855 68.08 Increase12.85
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.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Adikanda Sethi 46,244 44.26 −
BJP Bhagaban Behera 29,687 28.42 −
INC Somanath Behera 22,146 21.20 −
Majority 16,557 15.85 −
Turnout 1,04,507 55.23 Decrease4.21
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

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Chhatrapur (127) District: Ganjam
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "72 - Chatrapur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
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  10. ↑ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  11. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Odisha - Chhatrapur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Chhatrapur (127)". EmpoweringIndia.org. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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