| Nilgiri | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Odisha |
| District: | Balasore |
| Constituency No: | 40 |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Loksabha Cons: | Balasore |
| Reservation: | None |
| Mla: | Santosh Khatua |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| Electors: | 1,68,934 |
Nilgiri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Nilagiri, Nilgiri block, Oupada block and 4 GPs (Kasabajayapur, Khantapada, Panapana and Patharpentha) of Bahanaga block.[2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1952.
List of members elected from Nilgiri constituency are:[4] [5]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Santosh Khatua | ||
| 2019 | Sukanta Kumar Nayak | ||
| 2014 | Sukanta Kumar Nayak | ||
| 2009 | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | ||
| 2004 | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | ||
| 2000 | Pradipta Panda | ||
| 1995 | Akshaya Kumar Acharya | ||
| 1990 | Chittaranjan Sarangi | ||
| 1985 | Sukumar Nayak | ||
| 1980 | Akshaya Kumar Acharya | ||
| 1977 | Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan | ||
| 1974 | Banamali Das | ||
| 1971 | Banamali Das | ||
| 1967 | Banamali Das | ||
| 1961 | Rajendra Chandra Mardaraj Harichandan | ||
| 1957 | Nilambar Das | ||
| 1951 | Chaitanya Prasad Sethi | ||
| Nilambar Das | |||
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[6]
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Santosh Khatua by a margin of 1577 votes.[7]
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sushama Biswal by a margin of 13,700 votes.[8]
In 2009 election, Independent candidate Pratap Chandra Sarangi defeated Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Pradipta Panda by a margin of 3,056 votes.[9]