Khalikote (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Khallikote (Sl. No.: 126) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.[2]

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

Khallikote
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
DistrictGanjam
BlocksKhallikote, Purusottampur
Electorate1,96,972 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlementsKhallikote, Purusottampur
Current constituency
Created1951
PartyBJD
MLAPurna Chandra Sethy
Const. No.126
Reserved forScheduled Castes
Lok Sabha ConstituenciesAska

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
Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
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%

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Khallikote constituency are:[6][7]

  • 2014: (126): Purna Chandra Sethy (BJD)
  • 2009: (126): Purna Chandra Sethy (BJD)
  • 2004: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (BJD)
  • 2000: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (BJD)
  • 1995: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Janata Dal)
  • 1990: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Janata Party)
  • 1980: (72): Trinath Samantara (Congress)
  • 1977: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Utkal Congress)
  • 1971: (68): Trinath Samantara (Utkal Congress)
  • 1967: (68): Narayan Sahu(Samjukta Socialist Party)
  • 1961: (20): Ram Chandra Mardaraj Deo(Congress)
  • 1957: (15): Narayan Sahu (Independent)
  • 1951: (102): Ram Chandra Mardaraj Deo (Independent)

2019 Election Result
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khalikote [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Suryamani Baidya
INC Bhokali Sethi
BJP Bharati Behera
HND Mina Kumari Tahal
SKD Sudarsan Jalli
Independent Mangaraj Behera
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pandaba Jalli by a margin of 57.194 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khalikote[10][11]
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

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kasinath Behera by a margin of 44,629 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khallikote [13]
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[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 95,931 53.46 -
BJD hold Swing -6.79 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes
  1. as on 1 January 2014
  2. %of total valid votes
  3. 2004 Voter turnout was 60.25%

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: 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Khallikote Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  8. "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  9. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  10. "Odisha - Khallikote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  11. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Khallikote (126)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  12. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 44629
  13. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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