Chhatrapur Assembly constituency

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Chhatrapur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Rambha, Chhatrapur block and Ganjam block.

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
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%

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2019. Elected members from the Chhatrapur constituency are:

  • 2019: (127): Subash Chandra Behera (BJD)
  • 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

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur
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

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.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur
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

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

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur[14]
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[b] –
Turnout 1,04,507 55.23 –
CPI hold Swing -4.21 [c]