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Chilika Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Chilika? — Prithiviraj Harichandan (BJP), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 4,566 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Prithiviraj Harichandan

BJP
Margin: 4,566Tight race

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Prithiviraj Harichandan

BJPTight race

votes

83,264

Margin

4,566(2.7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Prithiviraj Harichandan · BJPRaghunath Sahu · BJD
83,26478,698
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Prithiviraj Harichandan✓ WinnerBJP83,26449.51%
  2. 2Raghunath SahuBJD78,69846.8%
  3. 3Pradip Kumar SwainINCDeposit lost3,0821.83%
  4. 4NOTA1,0480.62%
  5. 5Sangram Keshari ParidaAAPDeposit lost6580.39%
  6. 6Manmath Kumar SinghINDDeposit lost4350.26%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Subrat Kumar HabadasinghINDDeposit lost4020.24%
  2. 8Saktipada NathINDDeposit lost3150.19%
  3. 9Sk KausarJanta Darbar PartyDeposit lost2590.15%
Total votes1,68,161

Deposit lost: 6 of 8 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,34,073

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,68,234

incl. 965 postal

Turnout
71.87%
Polling stations
247

Turnout of men and women

Women80%

89,517 of 1,11,829 voted on EVMs

Men63.6%

77,751 of 1,22,235 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 9; 1 voted.

  • Candidates8
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA1,048
  • Valid votes1,67,113

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Chilika?

Prithiviraj Harichandan (BJP) won Chilika in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 83,264 votes.

What was the winning margin in Chilika?

Prithiviraj Harichandan defeated Raghunath Sahu (BJD) by 4,566 votes.

What was the turnout in Chilika in 2024?

71.87% — 1,68,234 of 2,34,073 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 80%, men's 63.6%.

How many voters does Chilika have?

2,34,073 electors at the 2024 election — 1,22,235 men, 1,11,829 women, 9 third gender (service voters included), and 247 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Chilika?

The last general election was completed in June 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer