Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Choudwar-Cuttack.

Choudwar-Cuttack is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha, India.^[1]

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 Souvic Biswal
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

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

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024			51.71%
2019			48.41%
2014			54.45%
2009			56.53%
2004			57.39%
2000			36.54%
1995			43.13%
1990			75.59%
1985			51.16%
1980			52.66%
1977			64.39%

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]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Choudwar-Cuttack

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]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Choudwar-Cuttack^[12]

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]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Choudwar-Cuttack

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]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Choudwar-Cuttack^[13]

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

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. %of total valid votes