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Nilgiri Assembly constituency

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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Nilagiri.

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

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
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

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

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
 
 52.19%
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%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1952.

List of members elected from Nilgiri constituency are:[5][6]

Election Name Party
2024 Santosh Khatua BJP
2019 Sukanta Kumar Nayak BJP
2014 Sukanta Kumar Nayak BJD
2009 Pratap Chandra Sarangi Independent
2004 Pratap Chandra Sarangi BJP
2000 Pradipta Panda CPI(M)
1995 Akshaya Kumar Acharya INC
1990 Chittaranjan Sarangi Independent
1985 Sukumar Nayak INC
1980 Akshaya Kumar Acharya INC
1977 Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan Janata Party
1974 Banamali Das CPI(M)
1971 Banamali Das CPI(M)
1967 Banamali Das CPI(M)
1961 Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan SWA
1957 Nilambar Das INC
1951[a] Chaitanya Prasad Sethi INC
Nilambar Das INC

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7]


2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Nilgiri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Santosh Khatua 87,928
BJD Sukanta Kumar Nayak 68,089
INC Akshya Kumar Acharya 8,210
CPI(M) Jogananda Das 1,420
Majority 19839
Turnout 1,68,447
BJP gain from BJD

2019

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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 % ±%
BJP Sukanta Kumar Nayak 69,517 44.34
BJD Santosh Khatua 67,940 43.33
INC Manoj Manjari Debi 12,413 7.92
CPI(M) Jogananda Dash 3,394 2.16
NOTA None of the above 1,203 0.77
Majority 1,577 1.01
Turnout 1,56,780 77.06
Registered electors 2,03,441
BJP gain from BJD

2014

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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 32,360 23.04 3.53
CPI(M) Pradipta Panda 17,018 12.12
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

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In 2009 election, Independent candidate Pratap Chandra Sarangi defeated Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Pradipta Panda by a margin of 3,056 votes.[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nilgiri[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pratap Chandra Sarangi 35,525 30.63 -
CPI(M) 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 −
Majority 3,056 2.64[b] −
Turnout 1,15,972 68.65 −
Independent gain from BJP

Notes

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  1. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  2. ^ % of total valid votes

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014. Constituency: Nilgiri (40) District : Balasore{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "17 - Nilgiri Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  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. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  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. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 3056
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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