Khallikote is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]

Khallikote (SC)
Constituency No. 126 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictGanjam
LS constituencyAska
Established1951
Total electors1,96,972[1][a]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Suryamani Baidya
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

This constituency includes Khallikote, Purusottampur, Khallikote block and 10 Gram panchayats (Achuli, Handighar, K.N Pur, Pratappur, Ranajhali, Raipur, Solaghara, Jagannathpur, Baghala, Bhatakumarada, Sunathara, Badabaragam, Bhimpur, Gangadehuni and Jamuni) of Purusottampur block.[3][4]

Elected Members edit

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2019
59.95%
2014
62.70%
2009
68.07%
2004
57.58%
2000
63.67%
1995
57.68%
1990
59.68%
1985
53.96%
1980
53.37%
1977
64.61%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1963.

List of members elected from Khallikote constituency are:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2024
2019 Suryamani Baidya[8][9] BJD
2014 Purna Chandra Sethy BJD
2009 Purna Chandra Sethy BJD
2004 V. Sugnana Kumari Deo BJD
2000 V. Sugnana Kumari Deo BJD
1995 V. Sugnana Kumari Deo JD
1990 V. Sugnana Kumari Deo JD
1985 V. Sugnana Kumari Deo JP
1980 Trinath Samantray INC
1977 V. Sugnana Kumari Deo JP
1974 V. Sugnana Kumari Deo Utkal Congress
1971 Trinath Samantray Utkal Congress
1967 Narayan Sahu SSP
1963 (bypoll)[b] V. Sugnana Kumari Deo INC
1961 Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev INC
1957 Narayan Sahu Independent
1951 Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev Independent

Election results edit

2024 edit

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[10]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Khalikote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Suryamani Baidya
BJP Purna Chandra Sethi
INC Chitra Sen Behera
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019 edit

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khalikote[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Suryamani Baidya 86,105 59.95
BJP Bharati Behera 44560 31.02
INC Bhokali Sethi 6301 4.39
NOTA None of the above 2312 1.61
HND Mina Kumari Tahal 1689 1.18
SKD Sudarsan Jalli 1412 0.98
Independent Mangaraj Behera 1250 0.87
Majority 41545 28.93
Turnout 143629 65.92
BJD hold

2014 edit

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pandaba Jalli by a margin of 57.194 votes.[12]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khalikote[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Purna Chandra Sethy 78,845 62.7 -5.37
INC Pandaba Jalli 21,651 17.22 -4.33
BJP Sarat Chandra Behera 15,382 12.23 8.56
CPI Simanchal Behera 4,915 3.91
AAP Saroj Kumar Behera 1,387 1.1
Kalinga Sena Ranjan Dangua 1,168 0.93
NOTA None of the above 2,397 1.91 -
Majority 57,194 45.48 -1.04
Turnout 1,25,745 63.84 10.38
Registered electors 1,96,972
BJD hold

2009 edit

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kasinath Behera by a margin of 44,629 votes.[15]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khallikote[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Purna Chandra Sethy 65,299 68.07 10.49
INC Kasinath Behera 20,670 21.55 -
Independent Gopal Krishna Behera 3,901 4.07 -
BJP Mina Kumari Tahal 3,520 3.67 -
SAMO Ranjan Dangua 1,546 1.61 -
RSP Rama Chandra Behera 992 1.03 -
Majority 44,629 46.52[c] -
Turnout 95,931 53.46 -
BJD hold Swing -6.79[d]

Notes edit

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ Death of Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev
  3. ^ % of total valid votes
  4. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 60.25%

References edit

  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: Khallikote (126) District: Ganjam
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "71 - Khallikote Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Khallikote Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  10. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  11. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Odisha - Khallikote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Khallikote (126)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 44629
  16. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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