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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Choudwar-Cuttack}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Choudwar-Cuttack
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 91
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Cuttack (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuttack]]
| established = 1961
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Souvic Biswal]]
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|electors = 2,33,928{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Choudwar-Cuttack''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Cuttack district]], [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news |title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Choudwar-Cuttack (91) District: Cuttack}}</ref>

This constituency includes [[Choudwar]], 19 wards of [[Cuttack]], [[Charibatia]] (C.T), Choudwar (O.G), and 6 [[Gram panchayat]]s (Banipada, Nakhara, Kayalpada, Indranipatna, Kayalpada and Agrahat) Tangi-Choudwar block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

==Elected Members ==

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|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp45.htm|title= 45 - Choudwar Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 20 March 2014}}</ref>
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|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|51.71}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|48.41}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|54.45}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|56.53}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|57.39}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|36.54}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|43.13}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|75.59}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|51.16}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|52.66}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|64.39}}
}}

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004) |accessdate=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}</ref>

List of members elected from Choudwar-Cuttack constituency are:<ref name=Candidate>{{cite web|title= Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/choudwar-cuttack.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 20 March 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly Election Results 2024: Choudwar-Cuttack Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/choudwar-cuttack-constituency-result-18091 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Souvic Biswal]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=5|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="election2019">{{cite web |title=State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11679-odisha-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 October 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Choudwar-cuttack Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/choudwar-cuttack-odisha-assembly-constituency |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Pravat Ranjan Biswal
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|Dharmananda Behera
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|Bidhubhusan Praharaj
|{{full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Kanhu Charan Lenka
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Raj Kishore Ram
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Rasananda Sahoo
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Kanhu Charan Lenka
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Raj Kishore Ram
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
| rowspan="2" |Kanhu Charan Lenka
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (R)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Akulananda Behera
|{{full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|[[Biju Patnaik]]
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]]}}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Souvic Biswal]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Nayan Kishore Mohanty by a margin of 17,816 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Choudwar-Cuttack}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Biju Janata Dal|candidate=[[Souvic Biswal]]|votes=72,325|percentage=51.71|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Nayan Kishore Mohanty|votes=54,509|percentage=38.97|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Meera Mallick|votes=5,118|percentage=3.66|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,040|percentage=0.74|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=17,816|percentage=12.74|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,39,878|percentage=59.8|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Souvic Biswal]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Nayan Kishore Mohanty by a margin of 21,584 votes.<ref name="election2019" />

{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Choudwar-Cuttack<ref name="TP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase3/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%283rd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf|website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=20 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Souvic Biswal]]
|votes = 64,686
|percentage = 48.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Nayan Kishore Mohanty
|votes = 43,102
|percentage = 32.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Deepak Kumar Barik
|votes = 14,652
|percentage = 10.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Jagdish Chandra Mohanty
|votes = 6,761
|percentage = 5.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,190
|percentage = 0.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,584
|percentage = 16.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,37,121
|percentage = 59.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Pravat Ranjan Biswal defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Suresh Mohapatra by a margin of 41,385 votes.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Choudwar-Cuttack}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Pravat Ranjan Biswal
|votes = 70,880
|percentage = 54.45
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Suresh Mohapatra
|votes = 29,495
|percentage = 22.66
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Nayan Kishore Mohanty
|votes = 24,651
|percentage = 18.94
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,365
|percentage =
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 41,385
|percentage = 31.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,30,176
|percentage = 61.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,05,767
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Pravat Ranjan Biswal defeated Independent candidate Deepak Kumar Barik by a margin of 32,777 votes.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=32777 |accessdate=16 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election |2009 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Choudwar-Cuttack<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Pravat Ranjan Biswal
|votes = 58,495
|percentage = 56.53
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Deepak Kumar Barik
|votes = 25,718
|percentage = 24.85
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Nayan Kishore Mohanty
|votes = 8,988
|percentage = 8.69
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sabitri Chowdhury
|votes = 8,498
|percentage = 8.21
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 32,777
|percentage = 31.68{{efn|%of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,03,479
|percentage = 53.15
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,94,678
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{Cuttack district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Politics of Cuttack district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1961]]
[[Category:1961 establishments in Orissa]]

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