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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Nilagiri}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Nilgiri
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 40
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Balasore district|Balasore]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Balasore Lok Sabha constituency|Balasore]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Santosh Khatua]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,16,428{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Nilgiri''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|constituency]] of [[Balasore district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=40|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000650/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=40|url-status=usurped|archive-date=24 September 2015|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Nilgiri (40) District : Balasore|accessdate= 22 February 2014}}</ref>

Area of this constituency includes '''[[Nilagiri]], Nilgiri block, Oupada block''' and 4 [[Gram panchayat|GP]]s (Kasabajayapur, Khantapada, Panapana and Patharpentha) of Bahanaga block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

== Elected members ==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp17.htm |title= 17 - Nilgiri Assembly Constituency |work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate=23 February 2014}}</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|52.19}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|44.34}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|35.96}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Independent}}|40.95}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|48.49}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|41.61}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|30.33}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Independent}}|34.38}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|49.07}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|43.44}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|41.91}}
}}

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

List of members elected from Nilgiri constituency are:<ref name=prevMLAs>{{cite web|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004) |access-date=6 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nilgiri Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/nilgiri.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate=23 February 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Election
!Name
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nilgiri Assembly Election Results 2024: Nilgiri Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/nilgiri-constituency-result-18040 |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Santosh Khatua]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Nilgiri Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/nilgiri-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Sukanta Kumar Nayak
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":2" />
|{{full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":3" />
| rowspan="2" |[[Pratap Chandra Sarangi]]
|{{full party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|Pradipta Panda
|{{full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Akshaya Kumar Acharya
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Chittaranjan Sarangi
|{{full party name with color|Independent politician}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Sukumar Nayak
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Akshaya Kumar Acharya
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
| rowspan="3" |Banamali Das
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan
|{{full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Nilambar Das
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}
|Chaitanya Prasad Sethi
|-
|Nilambar Das
|}
==Election results==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Santosh Khatua]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak by a margin of 19,839 votes.<ref name=":0" />{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Nilgiri}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Santosh Khatua]]
|votes = 87,928
|percentage = 52.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Sukanta Kumar Nayak
|votes = 68,089
|percentage = 40.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Akshya Kumar Acharya
|votes = 8,210
|percentage = 4.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,839
|percentage = 11.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,68,447
|percentage = 77.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = BJP
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019===
In 2019 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Santosh Khatua]] by a margin of 1,577 votes.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1840.htm?ac=40}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Nilgiri<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Nilgiri|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS1840.htm?ac=40}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sukanta Kumar Nayak
|votes = 69,517
|percentage = 44.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Santosh Khatua]]
|votes = 67,940
|percentage = 43.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Manoj Manjari Debi
|votes = 12,413
|percentage = 7.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,203
|percentage = 0.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,577
|percentage = 1.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,56,780
|percentage = 77.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,03,441
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Sushama Biswal by a margin of 13,700 votes.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=29 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Nilgiri<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Nilgiri|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1840.htm?ac=40|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=29 May 2014|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714172411/http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS1840.htm?ac=40|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Nilgiri (40)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=40|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150255/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=40|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 July 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Sukanta Kumar Nayak
|votes = 50,514
|percentage = 35.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sushama Biswal
|votes = 36,814
|percentage = 26.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Kartik Mohapatra]]
|votes = 32,360
|percentage = 23.04
|change = 3.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Pradipta Panda
|votes = 17,018
|percentage = 12.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,127
|percentage = 0.8
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13,700
|percentage = 9.75
|change = 7.11
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,40,456
|percentage = 78.82
|change = 10.17
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,78,193
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 election]], [[Independent politician|Independent]] candidate [[Pratap Chandra Sarangi]] defeated [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] candidate Pradipta Panda by a margin of 3,056 votes.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=3056 |accessdate=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Nilgiri<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate minor party|
|party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|candidate = [[Pratap Chandra Sarangi]]
|votes = 35,525
|percentage = 30.63
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Pradipta Panda
|votes = 32,469
|percentage = 28.00
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Diptikanta Mahapatra
|votes = 22,627
|percentage = 19.51
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate minor party|
|party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|candidate = [[Kartik Mohapatra]]
|votes = 16,726
|percentage = 14.42
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,056
|percentage = 2.64{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,15,972
|percentage = 68.65
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Balasore district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Balasore district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Nilgiri Assembly constituency - Revision history

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