Nilgiri Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India

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

Nilgiri

Constituency No. 40 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| Odisha
District| Balasore
LS constituency| Balasore
Established| 1951
Total electors| 1,68,934
Reservation| None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Santosh Khatua

Party| Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year| 2024

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]

## 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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* Balasore
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