NILGIRI
Assembly seat no. 17 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1974.
Winner, 1980
AKSHAYA KUMAR ACHARYA
INC(I)
Elections held
8
1974–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 2 of 8
Margin, 1980
4,684
8.79% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
CPMBANAMALI DAS
- Votes
- 18,455
- Vote share
- 34.65%
- Behind by
- 4,684
Electors
98,801
Total votes polled
53,265
Valid votes
53,265
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.9%
Full result, 1980
7 candidates · 53,265 valid votes
AKSHAYA KUMAR ACHARYAINC(I)won
23,139
43.4%
BANAMALI DASCPM
18,455
34.6%
HEMENDRANATH DASJNPSC
4,170
7.8%
CHITTARANJAN SARANGIINC(U)
3,808
7.2%
MANGALA HEMBRAMJKD
1,783
3.4%
PURNA CHANDRA PANDAIND
1,385
2.6%
BAISHNAB CHARAN BAGUDAIIND
525
1.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI | BJP | 65,530 | 48.49% | PRADIPTA PANDA | 18,752 |
| 2000 | PRADIPTA PANDA | CPM | 49,137 | 41.61% | DAMODAR MAHAPATRA | 17,735 |
| 1995 | AKSHAYA KUMAR ACHARYA | INC | 38,303 | 30.33% | PRADIPTA PANDA | 2,516 |
| 1990 | CHITTARANJAN SADANGI | IND | 31,977 | 34.38% | PRADIPTA KUMAR PANDA | 60 |
| 1985 | SUKUMAR NAYAK | INC | 27,299 | 41.83% | PRADIPTA KUMAR PANDA | 8,503 |
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 2004?
PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI (BJP) won NILGIRI in 2004, by a margin of 18,752 votes.
Which party has won NILGIRI the most times?
CPM, with 2 of the 8 wins recorded since 1974.
How many times has NILGIRI gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1974 to 2004.
Who has won NILGIRI the most times?
AKSHAYA KUMAR ACHARYA, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1995.
