Chilika Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Chilika.

Chilika is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.^[1]

Chilika
Constituency No. 118 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Chilika Assembly constituency in Khordha district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Khordha
Lok Sabha constituency	Puri
Established	1974
Total electors	2,34,073[a][b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Prithviraj Harichandan
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

This constituency includes Banapur, Balugaon, and Chilika block.^[2][3]

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			49.51%
2019			50.29%
2014			46.70%
2009			45.59%
2004			52.81%
2000			57.40%
1995			51.33%
1990			68.72%
1985			54.80%
1980			50.14%
1977			41.61%

Since its formation in 1951, 12 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Chilika constituency are:^[5][6]

Year	Member	Party
2024[7]	Prithviraj Harichandan		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[8]	Prasanta Kumar Jagadev		Biju Janata Dal
2014[6]	Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan		Bharatiya Janata Party
2009[9]	Raghunath Sahu		Biju Janata Dal
2004	Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan		Bharatiya Janata Party
2000
1995	Debendranath Mansingh		Indian National Congress
1990	Biswabhusan Harichandan		Janata Dal
1985	Debendranath Mansingh		Indian National Congress
1980			Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Biswabhusan Harichandan		Janata Party
1974 (Bypoll)[c]	Raghunath Ray		Indian National Congress

Election results

2024

Voting was held on 25 May 2024 in the 3rd phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.^[10] In 2024 assembly election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prithiviraj Harichandan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Sahu by a margin of 4,566 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Chilika

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Prithviraj Harichandan	83,264	49.51
	BJD	Raghunath Sahu	78,698	46.8
	INC	Pradeep Kumar Swain	3,082	1.83
	NOTA	None of the above	1,048	0.62
Majority			4,566	2.71
Turnout			1,68,161	71.84
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In the 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prasanta Kumar Jagadev defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prithviraj Harichandan by a margin of 10,856 votes.^[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chilika^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Prasanta Kumar Jagadev	80,133	50.29
	BJP	Prithviraj Harichandan	69,277	43.48
	INC	Pradip Kumar Swain	4,939	3.1
	NOTA	None of the above	881	0.55
Majority			10856	6.81
Turnout			1,59,340	70.84
	BJD gain from BJP

2014

In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Sahu by a margin of 541 votes.^[6]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chilika

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan	69,433	46.7	−
	BJD	Raghunath Sahu	68,892	46.34	−
	INC	Manasi Pradhan	5,182	3.49	−
	NOTA	None of the above	1,310	0.88	−
Majority			541	0.36
Turnout			1,48,671	73.3
Registered electors			2,00,341
	BJP gain from BJD

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janta Dal candidate Raghunath Sahu defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan by a margin of 3,066 votes.^[9]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Chilika^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Raghunath Sahu	57,216	45.59	−
	BJP	Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan	54,150	43.15	−
	INC	Manas Ranjan Mangaraj	11,204	8.93	−
Majority			3,066	2.44[d]	−
Turnout			1,25,512	66.04[e]	2.08
Registered electors			1,90,062
	BJD gain from BJP

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. In 1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, no nomination was filed, thus no election was held.
4. %of total valid votes
5. 2004 Voter turnout was 68.12%