Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly constituency

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Choudwar-Cuttack
Constituency No. 91 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictCuttack
LS constituencyCuttack
Established1961
Total electors205,767[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Souvic Biswal
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

Choudwar-Cuttack is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha, India.[2]

This constituency includes Choudwar, 19 wards of Cuttack, Charibatia (C.T), Choudwar (O.G), and 6 Gram panchayats (Banipada, Nakhara, Kayalpada, Indranipatna, Kayalpada and Agrahat) Tangi-Choudwar block.[3][4]

Elected Members[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2019
48.41%
2014
54.45%
2009
56.53%
2004
57.39%
2000
36.54%
1995
43.13%
1990
75.59%
1985
51.16%
1980
52.66%
1977
64.39%

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.[6]

List of members elected from Choudwar-Cuttack constituency are:[7]

Year Member Party
2024
2019 Souvic Biswal[8] BJD
2014 Pravat Ranjan Biswal BJD
2009 Pravat Ranjan Biswal BJD
2004 Dharmananda Behera BJD
2000 Bidhubhusan Praharaj Independent
1995 Kanhu Charan Lenka INC
1990 Raj Kishore Ram JD
1985 Rasananda Sahoo INC
1980 Kanhu Charan Lenka INC
1977 Raj Kishore Ram JP
1974 Kanhu Charan Lenka INC
1971 Kanhu Charan Lenka Congress (R)
1967 Akulananda Behera PSP
1961 Biju Patnaik INC

Election Results[edit]

2024[edit]

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,Choudwar-Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Souvic Biswal
BJP Nayan Kishore Mohanty
INC Meera Mallick
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019[edit]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Souvic Biswal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nayan Kishore Mohanty by a margin of 21,584 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Choudwar-Cuttack[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Souvic Biswal 64,686 48.41
BJP Nayan Kishore Mohanty 43102 32.29
Independent Deepak Kumar Barik 14652 10.99
INC Jagdish Chandra Mohanty 6761 5.07
NOTA None of the above 1190 0.89
Majority 21584 16.12
Turnout 137121 59.54
BJD hold

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pravat Ranjan Biswal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suresh Mohapatra by a margin of 41,385 votes.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Choudwar-Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pravat Ranjan Biswal 70,880 54.45 -
INC Suresh Mohapatra 29495 22.66 -
BJP Nayan Kishore Mohanty 24651 18.94 -
None of the above None of the above 1365 -
Majority 41385 31.89
Turnout 130176 61.96
Registered electors 2,05,767
BJD hold

2009[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pravat Ranjan Biswal defeated Independent candidate Deepak Kumar Barik by a margin of 32,777 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Choudwar-Cuttack[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pravat Ranjan Biswal 58,495 56.53 -
Independent Deepak Kumar Barik 25,718 24.85 -
BJP Nayan Kishore Mohanty 8,988 8.69 -
INC Sabitri Chowdhury 8,498 8.21 -
Independent Sakuntala Barik 441 0.43 -
BSP Dr. Niranjan Tripathy 407 0.39 -
RPD Sanjay Kumar Samal 294 0.28 -
Bira Oriya Party Padmini Jena 266 0.26 -
JD(U) Satyanarayan Mohanty 200 0.19 -
Kalinga Sena Laxmikanta Behera 166 0.16 -
Majority 32,777 31.68[b] -
Turnout 1,03,479 53.15 -
Registered electors 1,94,678
BJD hold

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ %of total valid votes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Choudwar-Cuttack (91) District: Cuttack
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "45 - Choudwar 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. ^ "Choudwar-Cuttack 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. 32777
  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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