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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Khalikote}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Khallikote
| state = Odisha
| constituency_no = 126
| type = SLA
| map_image = 126-Khalikote.svg
| map_caption = Khalikote Assembly constituency in [[Ganjam district]]
| map_alt =
| division = Southern Division
| district = [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Aska (Lok Sabha constituency)|Aska]]
| established = 1951
| reservation = SC
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Purna Chandra Sethy]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,33,062{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Khallikote''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha|state legislative]] constituency of [[Ganjam district]], Odisha, India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=126|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212744/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=126|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 March 2016|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Khallikote (126) District: Ganjam|accessdate= 21 March 2014}}</ref>

This constituency includes [[Khallikote]], [[Purusottampur]], Khallikote block and ten [[Gram panchayat]]s (Achuli, Handighar, K.N Pur, Pratappur, Ranajhali, Raipur, Solaghara, Jagannathpur, Baghala, Bhatakumarada, Sunathara, Badabaragam, Bhimpur, Gangadehuni and Jamuni) of Purusottampur 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==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp71.htm|title= 71 - Khallikote Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |year=2006 |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 21 March 2014}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|53.82}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|59.95}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|62.70}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|68.07}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|57.58}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|63.67}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|57.68}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|59.68}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Janata Party}}|53.96}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|53.37}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|64.61}}
}}

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1963.

List of members elected from Khallikote constituency are:<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><ref>{{cite web|title= Khallikote Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/khallikote.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 19 June 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Khalikote Assembly Election Results 2024: Khalikote Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/khalikote-constituency-result-18126 |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Purna Chandra Sethy]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners">{{cite news |last1=Zee News |date=24 May 2019 |title=Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners |url=https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108183944/https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/odisha-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205899.html |archivedate=8 November 2022 |accessdate=8 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Suryamani Baidya]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=5|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
| rowspan="2" |[[Purna Chandra Sethy]]
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| rowspan="5" |[[V. Sugnana Kumari Deo]]
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Trinath Samantray
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="2" |[[V. Sugnana Kumari Deo]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Utkal Congress}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|Trinath Samantray
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Narayan Sahu
|{{full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
|1963 (bypoll){{efn|Death of Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev}}
|[[V. Sugnana Kumari Deo]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev
|-
|[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Narayan Sahu
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Independent}}
|-
|[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]
|Ramchandra Mardaraj Dev
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
Voting were held on 20 May 2024 in 2nd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 5th 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, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Purna Chandra Sethy]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Suryamani Baidya]] by a margin of 23,057 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Khalikote}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Purna Chandra Sethy]]
|votes = 80,230
|percentage = 53.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Suryamani Baidya]]
|votes = 57,173
|percentage = 38.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Chitra Sen Behera
|votes = 7,857
|percentage = 5.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,798
|percentage = 2.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,057
|percentage = 15.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,49,058
|percentage = 63.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Suryamani Baidya
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Suryamani Baidya]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Bharati Behera by a margin of 41,545 votes.<ref name="Odisha Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners" />

{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Khalikote<ref name="SP Ass Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase2/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%282nd%20Phase-AC%20Wise%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Suryamani Baidya]]
|votes = 86,105
|percentage = 59.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bharati Behera
|votes = 44,560
|percentage = 31.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bhokali Sethi
|votes = 6,301
|percentage = 4.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,312
|percentage = 1.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 41,545
|percentage = 28.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,43,629
|percentage = 65.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
In 2014 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Purna Chandra Sethy]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Pandaba Jalli by a margin of 57.194 votes.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=19 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
| title=[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Vidhan Sabha Election]], Khalikote<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Khallikote|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS18126.htm?ac=126|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=19 June 2014|archive-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518222709/http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS18126.htm?ac=126|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Khallikote (126)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=126|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121041509/https://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=126|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 November 2023|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=19 June 2014}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Purna Chandra Sethy]]
|votes = 78,845
|percentage = 62.7
|change = {{down}}5.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pandaba Jalli
|votes = 21,651
|percentage = 17.22
|change = {{down}}4.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sarat Chandra Behera
|votes = 15,382
|percentage = 12.23
|change = {{up}}8.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,397
|percentage = 1.91
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 57,194
|percentage = 45.48
|change = {{down}}1.04
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,25,745
|percentage = 63.84
|change = {{up}}10.38
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,96,972
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
In 2009 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Purna Chandra Sethy]] defeated [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Kasinath Behera by a margin of 44,629 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=44629 |accessdate=17 March 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]], Khallikote<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 = [[Purna Chandra Sethy]]
|votes = 65,299
|percentage = 68.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kasinath Behera
|votes = 20,670
|percentage = 21.55
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Gopal Krishna Behera
|votes = 3,901
|percentage = 4.07
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mina Kumari Tahal
|votes = 3,520
|percentage = 3.67
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 44,629
|percentage = 46.52{{efn|% of total valid votes}}
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 95,931
|percentage = 53.46{{efn|2004 Voter turnout was 60.25%}}
|change = {{down}}6.79
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Ganjam district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Politics of Ganjam district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Orissa]]

Khalikote Assembly constituency - Revision history

Tanwarpal Singh at 03:27, 14 April 2026