Khalikote Assembly constituency

Khallikote
Khallikote
Constituency No. 126 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Khalikote Assembly constituency in Ganjam district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Southern Division
District	Ganjam
Lok Sabha constituency	Aska
Established	1951
Total electors	2,33,062
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Purna Chandra Sethy
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024
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Khallikote is a state legislative constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha, India.^[1]

This constituency includes Khallikote, Purusottampur, Khallikote block and ten Gram panchayats (Achuli, Handighar, K.N Pur, Pratappur, Ranajhali, Raipur, Solaghara, Jagannathpur, Baghala, Bhatakumarada, Sunathara, Badabaragam, Bhimpur, Gangadehuni and Jamuni) of Purusottampur block.^[2]^[3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[4]

2024			53.82%
2019			59.95%
2014			62.70%
2009			68.07%
2004			57.58%
2000			63.67%
1995			57.68%
1990			59.68%
1985			53.96%
1980			53.37%
1977			64.61%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1963.

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

Year	Member
2024^[7]	Purna Chandra Sethy	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^[8]	Suryamani Baidya	Biju Janata Dal
2014^[9]	Purna Chandra Sethy
2009^[10]	Purna Chandra Sethy
2004	V. Sugnana Kumari Deo
2000
1995		Janata Dal
1990		Janata Dal
1985		Janata Party
1980	Trinath Samantray	Indian National Congress (I)
1977	V. Sugnana Kumari Deo	Janata Party
1974	V. Sugnana Kumari Deo	Utkal Congress
1971	Trinath Samantray	Utkal Congress
1967	Narayan Sahu	Samyukta Socialist Party
1963 (bypoll)^[c]	V. Sugnana Kumari Deo	Indian National Congress
1961	Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev	Indian National Congress
1957	Narayan Sahu	Independent politician
1951	Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev	Independent politician

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.^[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Suryamani Baidya by a margin of 23,057 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Khalikote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Purna Chandra Sethy	80,230	53.82
	BJD	Suryamani Baidya	57,173	38.36
	INC	Chitra Sen Behera	7,857	5.27
	NOTA	None of the above	3,798	2.55
Majority			23,057	15.46
Turnout			1,49,058	63.96
	BJP gain from Suryamani Baidya

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Suryamani Baidya defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bharati Behera by a margin of 41,545 votes.^[8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khalikote^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Suryamani Baidya	86,105	59.95
	BJP	Bharati Behera	44,560	31.02
	INC	Bhokali Sethi	6,301	4.39
	NOTA	None of the above	2,312	1.61
Majority			41,545	28.93
Turnout			1,43,629	65.92
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Pandaba Jalli by a margin of 57.194 votes.^[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khalikote^[13]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Purna Chandra Sethy	78,845	62.7	5.37
	INC	Pandaba Jalli	21,651	17.22	4.33
	BJP	Sarat Chandra Behera	15,382	12.23	8.56
	NOTA	None of the above	2,397	1.91	−
Majority			57,194	45.48	1.04
Turnout			1,25,745	63.84	10.38
Registered electors			1,96,972
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kasinath Behera by a margin of 44,629 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Khallikote^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Purna Chandra Sethy	65,299	68.07
	INC	Kasinath Behera	20,670	21.55	−
	Independent	Gopal Krishna Behera	3,901	4.07	−
	BJP	Mina Kumari Tahal	3,520	3.67	−
Majority			44,629	46.52^[d]	−
Turnout			95,931	53.46^[e]	6.79
	BJD hold

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ Death of Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev
^ % of total valid votes
^ 2004 Voter turnout was 60.25%

References

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Khallikote (126) District: Ganjam
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "71 - Khallikote Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Khallikote Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Khalikote Assembly Election Results 2024: Khalikote Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 44629
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^ "Odisha - Khallikote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Khallikote (126)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
^ "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] Death of Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev

[19] % of total valid votes

[20] 2004 Voter turnout was 60.25%

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2014. Constituency: Khallikote (126) District: Ganjam

[4] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[5] Seats of Odisha

[6] "71 - Khallikote Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Khallikote Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[:0-9] "Khalikote Assembly Election Results 2024: Khalikote Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

[Odisha_Assembly_election_results_2019:_Full_list_of_winners-10] Zee News (24 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

[:1-11] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[:2-12] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 44629

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

[SP_Ass_Cand-15] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

[16] "Odisha - Khallikote". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[17] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Khallikote (126)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2014.

[election2009-18] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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