This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Nilagiri.
Nilgiri
SLA
StateOdisha
Constituency no40
DivisionCentral Division
DistrictBalasore
Loksabha consBalasore
Established1951
ReservationNone
MlaSantosh Khatua
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Latest election year2024
Electors2,16,428[a][b]

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

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:[4][5]

ElectionNameParty
2024[6]Santosh Khatua
2019[7]Sukanta Kumar Nayak
2014[8]
2009[9]Pratap Chandra Sarangi
2004
2000Pradipta Panda
1995Akshaya Kumar Acharya
1990Chittaranjan Sarangi
1985Sukumar Nayak
1980Akshaya Kumar Acharya
1977Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan
1974Banamali Das
1971
1967
1961Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan
1957Nilambar Das
1951[c]Chaitanya Prasad Sethi
Nilambar Das

Election results

2024

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.[10] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Santosh Khatua defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak by a margin of 19,839 votes.[6]

2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Santosh Khatua by a margin of 1,577 votes.[7][11]

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sushama Biswal by a margin of 13,700 votes.[8]

2009

In 2009 election, Independent candidate Pratap Chandra Sarangi defeated Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Pradipta Panda by a margin of 3,056 votes.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ It was a 2 member constituency

References

  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014. Constituency: Nilgiri (40) District : Balasore
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Nilgiri Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Nilgiri Assembly Election Results 2024: Nilgiri Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  7. ^ "Nilgiri Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  8. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 3056
  10. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI
  11. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014"