Chhendipada (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chhendipada
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Angul
Blocks	Chhendipada, Banarpal
Electorate	1,72,675
Current constituency
Created	2004
Party	BJD
MLA	Khageswar Behera
Const. No.	62
Reserved for	Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Sambalpur

Chhendipada (Sl. No.: 62) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Angul district, Odisha.^[1]

This constituency includes Chhendipada block and 12 GPs (Kandasar, Badakerajang, Jarasingha, Kanjara, Karadagadia, Kukudang, Kumand, Kurudol, Sakosingha, Sanakerajang, Tubey and Santrapur) of Banarpal block.^[2][3]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Khageswar Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Agasti Behera by a margin of 4,906 votes.^[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates
2014			44.83%
2009			45.37%

Four elections were held between 1961 and 2009 including. Elected members from the Chhendipada constituency are: ^[5][6]

• 2014: (62): Susanta Kumar Behera (BJD)
• 2009: (62): Khageswar Behera (Biju Janata Dal|BJD)
• 1971: (138): Bhajaman Behera (Utkal Congress)
• 1967: (138): Nabaghana Nayak (Jana Congress)
• 1961: (78): Pada Nayak (Congress)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Susanta Kumar Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Agasti Behera by a margin of 9,807 votes.^[7][8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhendipada [9][10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Susanta Kumar Behera	62,035	44.83
	INC	Agasti Behera	52,228	37.74
	BJP	Santosh Kumar Naik	15,791	11.41
	BSP	Gobinda Naik	3,906	2.82
	SUCI(C)	Bharat Kumar Naik	824	0.6
	Independent	Sukadeb Behera	654	0.47
	AAP	Trilochan Behera	527	0.38
	Ambedkar Party of India	Subash Naik	477	0.34
	Independent	Bhikaram Naik	419	0.3
	NOTA	None	1524	1.1	-
Majority			9,807	7.09	3.0
Turnout			1,38,385	74.43	5.0
Registered electors			1,85,931
	BJD hold

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chhendipada [11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Khageswar Behera	54,388	45.37	-
	INC	Agasti Behera	49,482	41.27	-
	BSP	Gobinda Naik	6,916	5.77	-
	BJP	Sanjaya Kumar Naik	6,904	5.76	-
	RPI(A)	Mili Naik	2,196	1.83	-
Majority			4,906	4.09[lower-alpha 1]	-
Turnout			1,19,894	69.43	-

Notes

1. %of total valid votes

References

1. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 5 March 2014. Constituency: Chhendipada (62) District : Agul
2. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. Seats of Odisha
4. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 5 March 2014. 4906
5. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
6. "Chhendipada Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
7. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
8. "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
9. "Odisha - Chhendipada". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Chhendipada (62)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
11. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf