Nilgiri Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2024
Santosh Khatua
Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results
Winner
Santosh Khatua
votes
87,928
Margin
19,839(11.8%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Santosh Khatua✓ WinnerBJP87,92852.2%
- 2Sukanta Kumar NayakBJD68,08940.42%
- 3Akshaya Kumar AcharyaINCDeposit lost8,2104.87%
- 4Jogananda DashCPI(M)Deposit lost1,4200.84%
- 5Ajaya Kumar PattanayakCPIDeposit lost1,3580.81%
- 6NOTA9380.56%
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- 7Gangadhar NayakNational Apni PartyDeposit lost2640.16%
- 8Arun Kumar BarikSamruddha OdishaDeposit lost2400.14%
Deposit lost: 5 of 7 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
- 2,16,428
- Votes cast
- 1,68,454
- Turnout
- 77.83%
- Polling stations
- 220
incl. service voters
incl. 799 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women80.5%
87,118 of 1,08,271 voted on EVMs
Men74.5%
80,536 of 1,08,150 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 7; 1 voted.
- Candidates7
- Lost deposit5
- NOTA938
- Valid votes1,67,509
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Nilgiri?
Santosh Khatua (BJP) won Nilgiri in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 87,928 votes.
What was the winning margin in Nilgiri?
Santosh Khatua defeated Sukanta Kumar Nayak (BJD) by 19,839 votes.
What was the turnout in Nilgiri in 2024?
77.83% — 1,68,454 of 2,16,428 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 80.5%, men's 74.5%.
How many voters does Nilgiri have?
2,16,428 electors at the 2024 election — 1,08,150 men, 1,08,271 women, 7 third gender (service voters included), and 220 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Nilgiri?
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.
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