Nilgiri
Constituency No. 40 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBalasore
LS constituencyBalasore
Established1951
Total electors1,68,934
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Sukanta Kumar Nayak
PartyBJP
Elected year2019

Nilgiri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]

Area of this constituency includes Nilagiri, Nilgiri block, Oupada block and 4 GPs (Kasabajayapur, Khantapada, Panapana and Patharpentha) of Bahanaga block.[2][3]

In 2009 election, Independent candidate Pratap Chandra Sarangi defeated Communist Party of India candidate Pradipta Panda by a margin of 3,056 votes.[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly

16 elections held during 1951 to 2019. Elected members from the Nilgiri constituency are:[5][6]

Election Name Party
1951 Chaitanya Sethi Indian National Congress
1957 Nilambar Das
1961 Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan Ganatantra Parishad
1967 Banamali Das Communist Party of India
1971 Banamali Das
1974 Banamali Das
1977 Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan Janata Party
1980 Akshaya Kumar Acharya Indian National Congress
1985 Sukumar Nayak Indian National Congress
1990 Chittaranjan Sarangi Independent politician
1995 Akshaya Kumar Acharya Indian National Congress
2000 Pradipta Panda Communist Party of India
2004 Pratap Chandra Sarangi Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 Pratap Chandra Sarangi Independent politician
2014 Sukanta Kumar Nayak Biju Janata Dal
2019 Sukanta Kumar Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates [7]
2019
 
 44.34%
2014
 
 35.96%
2009
 
 40.95%
2004
 
 48.49%
2000
 
 41.61%
1995
 
 30.33%
1990
 
 34.38%
1985
 
 49.07%
1980
 
 43.44%
1977
 
 41.91%

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Santosh Khatua by a margin of 1577 votes.[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nilgiri[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC MANOJ MANJARI DEBI 12,413 7.92
CPI(M) JOGANANDA DASH 3,394 2.16
BJD SANTOSH KHATUA 67,940 43.33
BJP SUKANTA KUMAR NAYAK 69,517 44.34
Ambedkar National Congress Dr. KAMALA KANTA BEHERA 496 0.32
BMP PRAPHULLA KUMAR SING 460 0.29
Purvanchal Janta Party (Secular) SANJAY KUMAR BARIK 352 0.22
Independent RAGUNATH SINGH 551 0.35
Independent SUBHASHIS DAS MOHAPATRA 454 0.29
NOTA None 1,203 0.77
Majority 1,577 1.01
Turnout 1,56,780
Registered electors
BJP gain from BJD

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sushama Biswal by a margin of 13,700 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nilgiri[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sukanta Kumar Nayak 50,514 35.96
BJP Sushama Biswal 36,814 26.21
INC Kartik Mohapatra 3,2360 23.04 3.53
CPI(M) Pradipta Panda 17,018 12.12
Odisha Janmorcha Anil Kumar Mohapatra 768 0.55
AITC Laxman Singh 607 0.43
AAP Sharat Mahakud 489 0.35
Kalinga Sena Bitendra Das 390 0.28
SP Pratap Chandra Mohanty 369 0.26
NOTA None 1,127 0.8 -
Majority 13,700 9.75 7.11
Turnout 1,40,456 78.82 10.17
Registered electors 1,78,193
BJD gain from Independent

2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nilgiri[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pratap Chandra Sarangi 35,525 30.63 -
CPI Pradipta Panda 32,469 28.00 -
INC Diptikanta Mahapatra 22,627 19.51 -
Independent Kartik Mohapatra 16,726 14.42 -
JMM Chitta Ranjan Sadangi 5,609 4.84 -
Independent Ardhendu Bhusan Barik 1,554 1.34 -
BSP Laxman Singh 1,460 1.26 -
Majority 3,056 2.64[lower-alpha 1] -
Turnout 1,15,972 68.65 -

Notes

  1. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 22 February 2014. Constituency: Nilgiri (40) District : Balasore
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  4. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 3056
  5. ↑ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Nilgiri Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "17 - Nilgiri Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014".
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Nilgiri".
  10. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Odisha - Nilgiri". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Nilgiri (40)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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