# Chhatrapur Assembly constituency

Chhatrapur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Rambha, Chhatrapur block and Ganjam block.

## Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 48% | 48% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 50.19% | 50.19% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 38.33% | 38.33% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 44.26% | 44.26% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 52.56% | 52.56% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 42.59% | 42.59% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 40.80% | 40.80% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 62.56% | 62.56% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 47.76% | 47.76% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 47.43% | 47.43% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 46.93% | 46.93% |
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Chhatrapur constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Krushna Chandra Nayak | BJP |
| 2019 | Subash Chandra Behera | BJD |
| 2014 | Priyanshu Pradhan | BJD |
| 2009 | Adikanda Sethi | CPI |
| 2004 | Nagireddi Narayan Reddy | CPI |
| 2000 | Rama Chandra Panda | BJP |
| 1995 | Daitari Behera | INC |
| 1990 | Parsuram Panda | CPI |
| 1985 | Ashok Kumar Choudhury | INC |
| 1980 | Biswanath Sahu | CPI |
| 1977 | Biswanath Sahu | CPI |
| 1974 | Daitari Behera | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Lakshman Mahapatra | CPI |
| 1967 | Lakshman Mahapatra | CPI |
| 1961 | Lakshman Mahapatra | CPI |
| 1957 | Yatiraj Praharaj | INC |
| 1951 | Sitaramaya V. | Independent |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Chhatrapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Krushna Chandra Nayak | 74,983 | 48.00 | 7.32 |
| | BJD | Subhash Chandra Behara | 63,545 | 40.68 | 9.51 |
| | INC | Bhagirathi Behera | 7,186 | 4.60 | |
| | CPI | Guru Nath Pradhan | 3,963 | 2.54 | 6.05 |
| | AAP | Ritu Kumari Sethi | 795 | 0.51 | |
| | BSP | Lingaraj Behera | 614 | 0.39 | |
| | KS | Santhosh Kumar Sethi | 650 | 0.42 | |
| | Independent | Samrat Raj | 1,115 | 0.71 | |
| | Independent | Ch.Mamini | 625 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Saroj Kumar Behera | 783 | 0.5 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,958 | 1.25 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,438 | 7.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,56,217 | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subhash Chandra Behara defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prasanta Kumar Kar by a margin of 21,051 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Subhash Chandra Behara | 74,594 | 50.19 | |
| | BJP | Prasanta Kumar Kar | 53,543 | 36.02 | |
| | CPI | Pradeep Kumar Sethy | 12,766 | 8.59 | |
| | BSP | Ramahari Behera | 1,715 | 1.15 | |
| | RIM | Natabara Behera | 1,324 | 0.89 | |
| | Independent | Chaitanya Pradhan | 982 | 0.66 | |
| | Independent | Sasmita Kar | 955 | 0.64 | |
| | Independent | Surendra Behera | 978 | 0.66 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,776 | 1.19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,051 | 14.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148633 | 65.79 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Priyanshu Pradhan defeated Communist Party of India candidate Krushna Chandra Nayak by a margin of 22,019 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Priyanshu Pradhan | 53,221 | 38.33 | |
| | CPI | Krushna Chandra Nayak | 31,202 | 22.47 | −21.79 |
| | BJP | Dharanidhar Behera | 27,511 | 19.81 | −8.61 |
| | INC | Banamali Sethi | 21,151 | 15.23 | −5.97 |
| | AAP | Ritu Kumari Sethi | 1,271 | 0.92 | |
| | Independent | E. Pramod Kumar | 1,177 | 0.85 | |
| | AITC | Natabara Behera | 1,111 | 0.8 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,211 | 1.59 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,019 | 15.86 | 0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,38,855 | 68.08 | 12.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,03,966 | | |
| | BJD gain from CPI | BJD gain from CPI | BJD gain from CPI | BJD gain from CPI | BJD gain from CPI |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Communist Party of India candidate Adikanda Sethi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhagaban Behera by a margin of 16,557 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhatrapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Adikanda Sethi | 46,244 | 44.26 | −8.3 |
| | BJP | Bhagaban Behera | 29,687 | 28.42 | − |
| | INC | Somanath Behera | 22,146 | 21.20 | − |
| | Independent | Dasarathi Behera | 3,789 | 3.63 | − |
| | SAMO | Natabara Behera | 2,605 | 2.49 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,557 | 15.85 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,04,507 | 55.23 | − |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | -4.21 | |