Chikiti (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chikiti
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Ganjam
Blocks	Chikiti, Patrapur
Electorate	1,86,643 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements	Chikiti
Current constituency
Created	1967
Party	BJD
MLA	Usha Devi
Const. No.	135
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Berhampur

Chikiti (Sl. No.: 135) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.^[2]

This constituency includes Chikiti, Chikiti block and Patrapur block.^[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014			58.76%
2009			52.79%
2004			49.85%
2000			55.63%
1995			46.03%
1990			59.93%
1985			61.74%
1980			35.91%
1977			52.14%

Twelve elections were held between 1967 and 2014. Elected members from the Chikiti constituency are: ^[6][7]

• 2014: (135): Usha Devi (BJD)
• 2009: (135): Usha Devi (BJD)
• 2004: (76): Usha Devi (BJD)
• 2000: (76): Usha Devi (BJD)
• 1995: (76): Chintamani Dyan Samantara (Independent)
• 1990: (76): Usha Devi (Janata Dal)
• 1985: (76): Chintamani Dyan Samantara (Congress)
• 1980: (76): Chintamani Dyan Samantara (Independent)
• 1977: (76): Jagannath Pati (Janata Party)
• 1974: (76): Satchidananda Deo (Congress)
• 1971: (72): Satchidananda Deo (Orissa Jana Congress)
• 1967: (72): Dibakar Patanik (Congress)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Usha Devi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Mano Ranjan Dyana Samantara by a margin of 32,148 votes. ^[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chikiti[9][10]
	BJD	Usha Devi	74,849	58.76	5.97
	INC	Mano Ranjan Dyana Samantara	42,701	33.52	-5.64
	SKD	Amulya Kumar Sahu	1,058	0.83
	BJP	Udaya Nath Pradhan	4,590	3.6	0.17
	AAP	Salina Umashankar	770
	OJM	Rama Prasad Mohanty	626	0.49
	Independent	Ashok Kumar Panda	625	0.49
	Independent	Bibhudhendra Padhy	500	0.39
	Independent	Surendra Mandal	451	0.35
	NOTA	None	1,203	0.94	-
Majority			32,148	25.24	11.61
Turnout			1,27,373	68.24	7.56
Registered electors			1,86,643
	BJD hold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Usha Devi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Chintamani Dyan Samantara by a margin of 14,229 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chikiti [12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Usha Devi	55,099	52.79	2.94
	INC	Chintamani Dyan Samantara	40,870	39.16	-
	BJP	Kanhu Charan Pati	3,580	3.43	-
	BSP	Bibhudhendra Padhi	957	0.92	-
	Independent	Surendra Mandal	857	0.82	-
	LJP	Gouri Prasad Patnaik	697	0.67	-
	SAMO	Rama Prasad Mahanty	664	0.64	-
	Independent	Prafulla Chandra Pati	640	0.61	-
	Independent	Rajanee Kanta Pradhan	601	0.58	-
	Independent	Rabindra Kumar Das	400	0.38	-
Majority			14,229	13.63[lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,04,367	60.68	-
	BJD hold		Swing	-4.81 [lower-alpha 3]

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. 2004 Voter turnout was 65.49%

References

1. "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Chikiti (135) District: Ganjam
3. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
4. Seats of Odisha
5. "76 - Chikiti Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
6. http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
7. "Chikiti Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
8. "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
9. "Odisha - Chikiti". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
10. "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Chikiti (135)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
11. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 14229
12. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf