Cuttack Sadar Assembly constituency

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

Cuttack Sadar (SC)
Constituency No. 93 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictCuttack
LS constituencyCuttack
Established1957
Total electors196,720[1][a]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Chandra Sarathi Behera
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

Cuttack Sadar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Cuttack Sadar block, 3 wards of Cuttack and 14 Gram panchayats (Santapur, Isaniberhampur, Manpur, Janardanpur, Sirlo, Babujanga, Uttarkul, Manijanga, Palada, Mahammadpur, Nemalo, Tilakana, Kalamishri and Bandhupur) Nischintakoili block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2019
 
 55.41%
2014
 
 50.94%
2009
 
 63.78%
2004
 
 46.25%
2000
 
 35.85%
1995
 
 46.98%
1990
 
 66.04%
1985
 
 52.27%
1980
 
 47.88%
1977
 
 57.71%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

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

Year Member Party
2024 Prakash Chandra Sethi
2019 Chandra Sarathi Behera[8] BJD
2014 Chandra Sarathi Behera BJD
2009 Kalindi Behera BJD
2004 Pravat Ranjan Biswal Independent
2000 Nibedita Pradhan BJP
1995 Bijayalaxmi Sahoo INC
1990 Rajendra Singh JD
1985 Dolagobinda Pradhan INC
1980 Dolagobinda Pradhan INC
1977 Sangram Keshari Mahapatra JP
1974 Trilochan Kanungo INC
1971 Sura Sethi Congress (R)
1967 Sukadeva Jena Jana Congress
1961 Laxman Mallick INC
1957[b] Purnananda Samal INC
Raj Krushna Bose INC
1951[c] Laxman Mallick INC
Bhairab Chandra Mohanty INC

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Cuttack Sadar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Prakash Chandra Sethi 79,542 48 +9
BJD Candra Sarathi Behera 75,733 46 −9
INC Rama Chandra Gochhayat 7,010 4 0
NOTA None of the above 1,071 1 0
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Kumar Mallick by a margin of 26,126 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Cuttack Sadar[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Chandra Sarathi Behera 86,254 55.41
BJP Dilip Kumar Mallick 60128 38.67
INC Abhishek Mahananda 6214 4
SUCI(C) Paramananda Sethi 1147 0.74
Independent Rakesh Behera 688 0.45
NOTA None of the above 1148 0.74
Majority 25791 16.74
Turnout 155799 70.54
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Kumar Mallick by a margin of 25,791 votes.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Cuttack Sadar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Chandra Sarathi Behera 71,247 50.94 −
BJP Dilip Kumar Mallick 45456 32.5 −
INC Chandra Skhar Samal 18271 13.06 −
NOTA None of the above 956 0.68 −
Majority 26126 18.44
Turnout 139856 70.48
Registered electors 1,96,720
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalindi Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ashima Mahananda by a margin of 49,344 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Cuttack Sadar[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Kalindi Behera 71,631 63.78 −
INC Ashima Mahananda 22,287 19.84 −
BJP Dilip Kumar Mallick 15,407 13.72 −
SAMO Hari Gochhayat 1,660 1.48 −
BSP Minakhi Das 1,321 1.18 −
Majority 49,344 43.94[d] −
Turnout 1,12,308 61.36 −
Registered electors 1,83,017
BJD gain from Independent Swing -5.93[e]

Notes

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  3. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  4. ^ %of total valid votes
  5. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 67.29%

References

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Salepur (94) District: Cuttack{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "43 - Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 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. ^ "Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1277
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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