Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 40
Nilgiri assembly constituency
Nilgiri is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Balasore district and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Santosh Khatua of the Bharatiya Janata Party, by 19,839 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Santosh Khatua
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electors
- 2,16,428
- Turnout (2024)
- 77.83%
Election results
2024
Turnout 77.83% · 1,68,447 votes · Margin 19,839
| Santosh KhatuaWonBharatiya Janata Party | 52.2% | 87,928 | |
| Sukanta Kumar NayakBiju Janata Dal | 40.42% | 68,089 | |
| Akshya Kumar AcharyaIndian National Congress | 4.87% | 8,210 |
2019
Turnout 77.06% · 1,56,780 votes · Margin 1,577
| Sukanta Kumar NayakWonBharatiya Janata Party | 44.34% | 69,517 | |
| Santosh KhatuaBiju Janata Dal | 43.33% | 67,940 | |
| Manoj Manjari DebiIndian National Congress | 7.92% | 12,413 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.77% | 1,203 |
2014
Turnout 78.82% · 1,40,456 votes · Margin 13,700
| Sukanta Kumar NayakWonBiju Janata Dal | 35.96% | 50,514 | |
| Sushama BiswalBharatiya Janata Party | 26.21% | 36,814 | |
| Kartik MohapatraIndian National Congress | 23.04% | 32,360 | |
| Pradipta PandaCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 12.12% | 17,018 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.8% | 1,127 |
2009
Turnout 68.65% · 1,15,972 votes · Margin 3,056
| Pradipta PandaWonCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 28% | 32,469 | |
| Diptikanta MahapatraIndian National Congress | 19.51% | 22,627 |
Members elected since 1951
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Santosh Khatua | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Sukanta Kumar Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Sukanta Kumar Nayak | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | Independent politician |
| 2004 | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Pradipta Panda | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1995 | Akshaya Kumar Acharya | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Chittaranjan Sarangi | Independent politician |
| 1985 | Sukumar Nayak | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Akshaya Kumar Acharya | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1977 | Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Banamali Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1971 | Banamali Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1967 | Banamali Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1961 | Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan | Swatantra Party |
| 1957 | Nilambar Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1951 | Chaitanya Prasad Sethi | Indian National Congress |
| 1951 | Nilambar Das | Indian National Congress |
Area covered
Nilagiri, Nilgiri block, Oupada block and 4 GPs (Kasabajayapur, Khantapada, Panapana and Patharpentha) of Bahanaga block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Towns: Nilagiri
Bahanaga block · 4 of 24 gram panchayats
Nilgiri block · 25 of 25 gram panchayats
Oupada block · 11 of 11 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.