Chhatrapur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Chhatrapur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[1]
| Chhatrapur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 127 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Chhatrapur Assembly constituency in Ganjam district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Ganjam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Berhampur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,36,803[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Rambha, Chhatrapur block and Ganjam block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Chhatrapur constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Krushna Chandra Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Subash Chandra Behera | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[9] | Priyanshu Pradhan | ||
| 2009[10] | 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.[11] 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.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krushna Chandra Nayak | 74,983 | 48.00 |  7.32 | |
| BJD | Subash Chandra Behera | 63,545 | 40.68 |  9.51 | |
| INC | Bhagirathi Behera | 7,186 | 4.60 | 10.63 | |
| CPI | Guru Nath Pradhan | 3,963 | 2.54 | 6.05 | |
| 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.[8]
| 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.[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 | |
| 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 | |||||
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.[10]