Khallikote (Sl. No.: 126) is a

Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

of Ganjam district,

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

. This constituency includes

Khallikote Khallikote is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Geography Khallikote is located at . It has an average elevation of . Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically ...

Purusottampur Purusottampur (also spelt as Purushottampur) is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. Geography Purusottampur is located at . It has an average elevation of . Demographics According to the 2001 ...

, Khallikote block and 10

Gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

s (Achuli, Handighar, K.N Pur, Pratappur, Ranajhali, Raipur, Solaghara, Jagannathpur, Baghala, Bhatakumarada, Sunathara, Badabaragam, Bhimpur, Gangadehuni and Jamuni) of Purusottampur block.

Elected Members

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Khallikote constituency are: *2019: (126): Suryamani Baidya ( BJD) *2014: (126): Purna Chandra Sethy ( BJD) *2009: (126): Purna Chandra Sethy (BJD) *2004: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (BJD) *2000: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (BJD) *1995: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (

Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...

) *1990: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Janata Dal) *1985: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (

Janata Party The Janata Party ( JP, lit. ''People's Party'') was a political party that was founded as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian Nati ...

) *1980: (72): Trinath Samantara (

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) *1977: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (Janata Party) *1974: (72): V. Sugnan Kumari Deo (

Utkal Congress Utkal Congress was a political party in the Indian state of Odisha. It was formed in 1969 when Biju Patnaik left Indian National Congress. After the 1971 Odisha elections UC took part in the Bishwanath Das ministry in the state. In 1974 Utkal C ...

) *1971: (68): Trinath Samantara (Utkal Congress) *1967: (68): Narayan Sahu(Samjukta Socialist Party) *1961: (20): Ram Chandra Mardaraj Deo(Congress) *1957: (15): Narayan Sahu (Independent) *1951: (102): Ram Chandra Mardaraj Deo (Independent)

2019 Election Result

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pandaba Jalli by a margin of 57.194 votes.

Summary of results of the 2009 Election

In 2009 election,

Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (; BJD) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Odisha founded and led by Naveen Patnaik, the current Chief Minister of Odisha and the son of former Chief Minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik, after whom the party i ...

candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

candidate Kasinath Behera by a margin of 44,629 votes.

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{{Odisha elections Assembly constituencies of Odisha Politics of Ganjam district