# Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly constituency

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

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2019 | 2019 | 48.41% | 48.41% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 54.45% | 54.45% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 56.53% | 56.53% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 57.39% | 57.39% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 36.54% | 36.54% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 43.13% | 43.13% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 75.59% | 75.59% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 51.16% | 51.16% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 52.66% | 52.66% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 64.39% | 64.39% |
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Choudwar-Cuttack constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Souvic Biswal |
| 2019 | Souvic Biswal | 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
### 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.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Choudwar-Cuttack :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Souvic Biswal | 72,325 | 52.0 | −3 |
| | BJP | Nayan Kishore Mohanty | 54,509 | 39.0 | +7 |
| | INC | Meera Mallick | 5,118 | 4.0 | −7 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,816 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | gain from | gain from | gain from | gain from | gain from |

### 2019

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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 21584 | 16.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137121 | 59.54 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 41385 | 31.89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130176 | 61.96 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,05,767 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pravat Ranjan Biswal defeated Independent candidate Deepak Kumar Barik by a margin of 32,777 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Choudwar-Cuttack :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 32,777 | 31.68 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,03,479 | 53.15 | − |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,94,678 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |