Khalikote Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Khallikote is a state legislative constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha, India.[1]
| 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 | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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
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 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 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]
| 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]
| 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]
| 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]
| 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 | |||||