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Chhatrapur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chhatrapur
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Ganjam
Blocks Chhatrapur, Ganjam
Electorate 2,03,966
Major settlements Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Rambha
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Priyanshu Pradhan
Const. No. 127
Reserved for Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies Berhampur

Chhatrapur (Sl. No.: 127) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Ganjam district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Chhatrapur, Ganjam, Rambha, Chhatrapur block and Ganjam block.

Fifteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Chhatrapur constituency are:

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Priyanshu Pradhan defeated Communist Party of India candidate Krushna Chandra Nayak by a margin of 22,019 votes.

In 2009 election, Communist Party of India candidate Adikanda Sethi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhagaban Behera by a margin of 16,557 votes.


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