| Chhatrapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 127 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Ganjam district |
| LS constituency | Berhampur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 203,966[1][lower-alpha 1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Priyanshu Pradhan |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Chhatrapur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]
This constituency includes Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Rambha, Chhatrapur block and Ganjam block.[3][4]
Elected Members[edit | edit source]
Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Chhatrapur constituency are:[6][7]
- 2014: (127): Priyanshu Pradhan (BJD)
- 2009: (127): Adikanda Sethi (CPI)
- 2004: (72): Nagireddy Narayan Reddy (CPI)
- 2000: (72): Rama Chandra Panda (BJP)
- 1995: (72): Daitari Behera (Congress)
- 1990: (72): Parsuram Panda (CPI)
- 1985: (72): Ashok Kumar Choudhury (Congress)
- 1980: (72): Biswanath Sahu (CPI)
- 1977: (72): Biswanath Sahu (CPI)
- 1974: (72): Daitari Behera (Utkal Congress)
- 1971: (68): Lakshman Mahapatra (CPI)
- 1967: (68): Lakshman Mahapatra (CPI)
- 1961: (20): Lakshman Mahapatra (CPI)
- 1957: (15): Yatiraj Proharaj (Congress)
- 1951: (102): V . Sitaramaya (Independent)
2019 Election Result[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Prasanta Kumar Kar | 53,543 | 36.02% | ||
| CPI | Pradeep Kumar Sethy | 12,766 | 8.59% | ||
| BSP | Ramahari Behera | 1,715 | 1.15% | ||
| RIM | Natabara Behera | 1,324 | 0.89% | ||
| Independent | Chaitanya Pradhan | 982 | 0.66% | ||
| Independent | Sasmita Kar | ||||
| Independent | Surendra Behera | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,776 | 1.19% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| TBA gain from TBA | Swing | 22486 | |||
2014 Election Result[edit | edit source]
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.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Priyanshu Pradhan | 53,221 | 38.33 | ||
| CPI | Krushna Chandra Nayak | 31,202 | 22.47 | −21.79 | |
| BJP | Dharanidhar Behera | 27,511 | 19.81 | −8.61 | |
| INC | Banamali Sethi | 21,151 | 15.23 | −5.97 | |
| AAP | Ritu Kumari Sethi | 1,271 | 0.92 | ||
| Independent | E. Pramod Kumar | 1,177 | 0.85 | ||
| AITC | Natabara Behera | 1,111 | 0.8 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,211 | 1.59 | − | |
| Majority | 22,019 | 15.86 | 0.01 | ||
| Turnout | 1,38,855 | 68.08 | 12.85 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,03,966 | ||||
| BJD gain from CPI | |||||
Summary of results of the 2009 Election[edit | edit source]
In 2009 election, Communist Party of India candidate Adikanda Sethi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhagaban Behera by a margin of 16,557 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Adikanda Sethi | 46,244 | 44.26 | −8.3 | |
| BJP | Bhagaban Behera | 29,687 | 28.42 | − | |
| INC | Somanath Behera | 22,146 | 21.20 | − | |
| Independent | Dasarathi Behera | 3,789 | 3.63 | − | |
| SAMO | Natabara Behera | 2,605 | 2.49 | − | |
| Majority | 16,557 | 15.85[lower-alpha 2] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,04,507 | 55.23 | − | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | -4.21 [lower-alpha 3] | |||
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
Constituency: Chhatrapur (127) District: Ganjam
- ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ↑ Seats of Odisha
- ↑ "72 - Chatrapur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ↑ "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) - ↑ "Chhatrapur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Odisha - Chhatrapur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Chhatrapur (127)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.