Cuttack Sadar Assembly constituency

Cuttack Sadar
Cuttack Sadar
Constituency No. 93 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Cuttack
Lok Sabha constituency	Cuttack
Established	1957
Total electors	2,29,006
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Prakash Chandra Sethi
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024
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Cuttack Sadar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.^[1]

This constituency includes Cuttack Sadar block, 3 wards of Cuttack and 14 Gram panchayats (Santapur, Isaniberhampur, Manpur, Janardanpur, Sirlo, Babujanga, Uttarkul, Manijanga, Palada, Mahammadpur, Nemalo, Tilakana, Kalamishri and Bandhupur) Nischintakoili block.^[2]^[3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			48.49%
2019			55.41%
2014			50.94%
2009			63.78%
2004			46.25%
2000			35.85%
1995			46.98%
1990			66.04%
1985			52.27%
1980			47.88%
1977			57.71%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

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

Year	Member
2024^[7]	Prakash Chandra Sethi	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^[8]	Chandra Sarathi Behera	Biju Janata Dal
2014^[9]	Chandra Sarathi Behera
2009^[10]	Kalindi Behera
2004	Pravat Ranjan Biswal	Independent politician
2000	Nibedita Pradhan	Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Bijayalaxmi Sahoo	Indian National Congress
1990	Rajendra Singh	Janata Dal
1985	Dolagobinda Pradhan	Indian National Congress
1980	Dolagobinda Pradhan	Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Sangram Keshari Mahapatra	Janata Party
1974	Trilochan Kanungo	Indian National Congress
1971	Sura Sethi	Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Sukadeva Jena	Orissa Jana Congress
1961	Laxman Mallick	Indian National Congress
1957^[c]	Purnananda Samal
1957^[c]	Raj Krushna Bose
1951^[d]	Laxman Mallick
1951^[d]	Bhairab Chandra Mohanty

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.^[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prakash Chandra Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera by a margin of 3,809 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Cuttack Sadar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Prakash Chandra Sethi	79,542	48.49
	BJD	Chandra Sarathi Behera	75,733	46.17
	INC	Rama Chandra Gochhayat	7,010	4.27
	NOTA	None of the above	1,071	0.65	0
Majority			3,809	2.32
Turnout			1,64,034	71.63
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Kumar Mallick by a margin of 26,126 votes.^[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Cuttack Sadar^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Chandra Sarathi Behera	86,254	55.41
	BJP	Dilip Kumar Mallick	60,128	38.67
	INC	Abhishek Mahananda	6,214	4
	NOTA	None of the above	1,148	0.74
Majority			25,791	16.74
Turnout			1,55,799	70.54
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Kumar Mallick by a margin of 25,791 votes.^[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Cuttack Sadar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Chandra Sarathi Behera	71,247	50.94	−
	BJP	Dilip Kumar Mallick	45456	32.5	−
	INC	Chandra Skhar Samal	18271	13.06	−
	NOTA	None of the above	956	0.68	−
Majority			26126	18.44
Turnout			139856	70.48
Registered electors			1,96,720
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalindi Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ashima Mahananda by a margin of 49,344 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Cuttack Sadar^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Kalindi Behera	71,631	63.78	−
	INC	Ashima Mahananda	22,287	19.84	−
	BJP	Dilip Kumar Mallick	15,407	13.72	−
Majority			49,344	43.94^[e]	−
Turnout			1,12,308	61.36	−
Registered electors			1,83,017
	BJD gain from Independent		Swing	5.93^[f]

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ %of total valid votes
^ 2004 Voter turnout was 67.29%

References

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Salepur (94) District: Cuttack
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "43 - Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^ "Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Cuttack Sadar Assembly Election Results 2024: Cuttack Sadar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1277
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[1] s on 2024

[2] s data published by election commission

[13] It was a 2 member constituency

[14] It was a 2 member constituency

[18] %of total valid votes

[19] 2004 Voter turnout was 67.29%

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Salepur (94) District: Cuttack

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "43 - Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

[Candidate-8] "Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 March 2014.

[:2-9] "Cuttack Sadar Assembly Election Results 2024: Cuttack Sadar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

[election2019-10] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[:0-11] "Cuttack Sadar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

[:1-12] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 1277

[15] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[TP_Ass_Cand-16] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[election2009-17] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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v t e Cuttack district
Constituencies	Athagad Banki Barabati-Cuttack Baramba Choudwar-Cuttack Cuttack Sadar Niali Mahanga Salepur
Towns and villages	Adheigundi Athagad Banki Belagachhia Bherasalepur Charibatia Choudwar Cuttack Dadhapatna Jhajia Kadampara Kusupur Mahanga Nageshpur Nuapatna Salepur Sarobarpur
Other districts	Angul Balangir Balasore Bargarh Bhadrak Boudh Debagarh Dhenkanal Gajapati Ganjam Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jharsuguda Kalahandi Kandhamal Kendrapara Kendujhar Khordha Koraput Malkangiri Mayurbhanj Nabarangpur Nayagarh Nuapada Puri Rayagada Sambalpur Subarnapur Sundergarh

v t e Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Current constituencies	A Anandapur Angul Aska Athagarh Athmallik Attabira Aul B Badasahi Balasore Baliguda Balikuda-Erasama Bangriposi Banki Barabati-Cuttack Baramba Barchana Bargarh Bari Baripada Basta Basudevpur Begunia Berhampur Bhadrak Bhandaripokhari Bhanjanagar Bhatli Bhawanipatna Bhograi Bhubaneswar Central Bhubaneswar North Bijepur Binjharpur Biramitrapur Birmaharajpur Bissam Cuttack Bolangir Bonai Boudh Brahmagiri Brajarajnagar C Champua Chandabali Chhatrapur Chhendipada Chikiti Chilika Chitrakonda Choudwar-Cuttack Cuttack Sadar D Dabugam Daspalla Deogarh Dhamnagar Dharmagarh Dharmasala Dhenkanal Digapahandi E Ekamra-Bhubaneswar G G. Udayagiri Ghasipura Gopalpur Gunupur H Hindol Hinjili J Jagatsinghpur Jajpur Jaleswar Jashipur Jatani Jayadev Jeypore Jharigam Jharsuguda Junagarh K Kabisuryanagar Kakatpur Kamakhyanagar Kantabanji Kantamal Karanjia Kendrapara Keonjhar Khalikote Khandapada Khariar Khurda Koraput Korei Kotpad Kuchinda L Lanjigarh Laxmipur Loisingha M Mahakalapada Mahanga Malkangiri Mohana Morada N Nabarangpur Narla Nayagarh Niali Nilgiri Nimapara Nuapada P Padampur Pallahara Paradeep Paralakhemundi Parjanga Patkura Patna Patnagarh Phulbani Pipili Polasara Pottangi Puri R Raghunathpali Rairakhol Rairangpur Rajanagar Rajgangpur Ranpur Rayagada Remuna Rengali Rourkela S Salipur Sambalpur Sanakhemundi Saraskana Satyabadi Simulia Sonepur Soro Sukinda Sundargarh Surada T Talcher Talsara Telkoi Tirtol Titlagarh U Udala Umerkote
Former constituencies	B Bahalda Baisinga Balipatna Bamra Bhubaneswar Binka Bisra C Cuttack City E Ersama G Gobindpur Gondia J Jaganathprasad K Kaptipada Kesinga Khunta Kissannagar Kodala Kodinga Koksara Kuliana L Laikera M Melchhamunda N Nandapur P Padua Panchpir Patamundai R Ramagiri Ramchandrapur S Saintala
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