Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly constituency
| Choudwar-Cuttack | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 91 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Cuttack |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cuttack |
| Established | 1961 |
| Total electors | 2,33,928[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Choudwar-Cuttack is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha, India.[1]
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.[2][3]
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.[5]
List of members elected from Choudwar-Cuttack constituency are:[6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Souvic Biswal | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8] | |||
| 2014[9] | Pravat Ranjan Biswal | ||
| 2009[10] | |||
| 2004 | Dharmananda Behera | ||
| 2000 | Bidhubhusan Praharaj | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Kanhu Charan Lenka | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Raj Kishore Ram | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Rasananda Sahoo | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Kanhu Charan Lenka | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Raj Kishore Ram | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Kanhu Charan Lenka | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Indian National Congress (R) | ||
| 1967 | Akulananda Behera | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1961 | Biju Patnaik | Indian National Congress | |
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.[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Souvic Biswal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Nayan Kishore Mohanty by a margin of 17,816 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Souvic Biswal | 72,325 | 51.71 | ||
| BJP | Nayan Kishore Mohanty | 54,509 | 38.97 | ||
| INC | Meera Mallick | 5,118 | 3.66 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,040 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 17,816 | 12.74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,878 | 59.8 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
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.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Souvic Biswal | 64,686 | 48.41 | ||
| BJP | Nayan Kishore Mohanty | 43,102 | 32.29 | ||
| Independent | Deepak Kumar Barik | 14,652 | 10.99 | ||
| INC | Jagdish Chandra Mohanty | 6,761 | 5.07 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,190 | 0.89 | ||
| Majority | 21,584 | 16.12 | |||
| Turnout | 1,37,121 | 59.54 | |||
| 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.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pravat Ranjan Biswal | 70,880 | 54.45 | − | |
| INC | Suresh Mohapatra | 29,495 | 22.66 | − | |
| BJP | Nayan Kishore Mohanty | 24,651 | 18.94 | − | |
| None of the above | None of the above | 1,365 | − | ||
| Majority | 41,385 | 31.89 | |||
| Turnout | 1,30,176 | 61.96 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,05,767 | ||||
| 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.[10]
| 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 | − | |
| Majority | 32,777 | 31.68[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,03,479 | 53.15 | − | ||
| Registered electors | 1,94,678 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org.
Constituency: Choudwar-Cuttack (91) District: Cuttack
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "45 - Choudwar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "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) - ^ "Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly Election Results 2024: Choudwar-Cuttack Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Choudwar-cuttack Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.