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: (127): Priyanshu Pradhan (BJD)
• 2009: (127): Adikanda Sethi (CPI)
• 2004: (72): Nagireddy Narayan Reddy (CPI)
• 2000: (72): Rama Chandra Panda (BJP)
• 1995: (72): Daitari Behara (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)

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