Chhatrapur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chhatrapur
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Ganjam
Blocks Chhatrapur, Ganjam
Electorate 2,03,966 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Rambha
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Priyanshu Pradhan
Const. No. 127
Reserved for Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies Berhampur

Chhatrapur (Sl. No.: 127) 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

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 38.33%
2009
  
 44.26%
2004
  
 52.56%
2000
  
 42.59%
1995
  
 40.80%
1990
  
 62.56%
1985
  
 47.76%
1980
  
 47.43%
1977
  
 46.93%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Chhatrapur constituency are: [6][7]

2014 Election Result

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. [8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur[9][10]
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
Trinamool Congress Natabara Behera 1,111 0.8
NOTA None 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

In 2009 election, Communist Party of India candidate Adikanda Sethi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhagaban Behera by a margin of 16,557 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur [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

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 59.44%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Chhatrapur (127) District: Ganjam
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "72 - Chatrapur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Chhatrapur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Chhatrapur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Chhatrapur (127)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 16557
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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