| 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 | 2,36,803ab |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Chhatrapur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.1
This constituency includes Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Rambha, Chhatrapur block and Ganjam block.23
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Chhatrapur constituency are:56
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20247 | Krushna Chandra Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 20198 | Subash Chandra Behera | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 20149 | Priyanshu Pradhan | ||
| 200910 | 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
| 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 | 15.85c | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,04,507 | 55.23d | 4.21
| ||
| CPI hold | |||||
Notes
Notes
- as on 2024
- as data published by election commission
- %of total valid votes
- 2004 Voter turnout was 59.44%
References
References
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Constituency: Chhatrapur (127) District: Ganjam
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List Of Winning Candidates
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