Nilgiri
Assembly seat no. 40 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1961.
Winner, 2024
Santosh Khatua
BJP
Elections held
7
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 7
Margin, 2024
19,839
11.78% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJDSukanta Kumar Nayak
- Votes
- 68,089
- Vote share
- 40.42%
- Behind by
- 19,839
Electors
2,16,428
Total votes polled
1,68,447
Valid votes
1,68,447
NOTA votes
938
0.56% of votes polled
Turnout
77.8%
Full result, 2024
7 candidates · 1,68,447 valid votes
Santosh KhatuaBJPwon
87,928
52.2%
Sukanta Kumar NayakBJD
68,089
40.4%
Akshaya Kumar AcharyaINC
8,210
4.9%
Jogananda DashCPM
1,420
0.8%
Ajaya Kumar PattanayakCPI
1,358
0.8%
Gangadhar NayakNAPT
264
0.2%
Arun Kumar BarikSAMO
240
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Santosh Khatua | BJP | 87,928 | 52.20% | Sukanta Kumar Nayak | 19,839 |
| 2019 | SUKANTA KUMAR NAYAK | BJP | 69,517 | 44.34% | SANTOSH KHATUA | 1,577 |
| 2014 | SUKANTA KUMAR NAYAK | BJD | 50,514 | 35.96% | SUSHAMA BISWAL | 13,700 |
| 2009 | PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI | IND | 35,525 | 30.63% | PRADIPTA PANDA | 3,056 |
| 1971 | BANAMALI DAS | CPM | 12,277 | 29.86% | PURNA CHANDRA PANDA | 1,882 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Nilgiri assembly constituency in 2024?
Santosh Khatua (BJP) won Nilgiri in 2024, by a margin of 19,839 votes.
Which party has won Nilgiri the most times?
BJP, with 2 of the 7 wins recorded since 1961.
How many times has Nilgiri gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1961 to 2024.
Who has won Nilgiri the most times?
SUKANTA KUMAR NAYAK, with 2 wins between 2014 and 2019.
