NILGIRI
Assembly seat no. 17 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1974.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BJPPRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI | CPMPRADIPTA PANDA | 18,752 | 13.87% | 7 | 70.4% |
| 2000 | CPMPRADIPTA PANDA | INDDAMODAR MAHAPATRA | 17,735 | 15.02% | 6 | 67.2% |
| 1995 | INCAKSHAYA KUMAR ACHARYA | CPMPRADIPTA PANDA | 2,516 | 1.99% | 10 | 78.3% |
| 1990 | INDCHITTARANJAN SADANGI | CPMPRADIPTA KUMAR PANDA | 60 | 0.06% | 10 | 65.9% |
| 1985 | INCSUKUMAR NAYAK | CPMPRADIPTA KUMAR PANDA | 8,503 | 13.03% | 6 | 59.4% |
| 1980 | INC(I)AKSHAYA KUMAR ACHARYA | CPMBANAMALI DAS | 4,684 | 8.79% | 7 | 53.9% |
| 1977 | JNPRAJENDRA CHANDRA MARDARAJ | CPMBANAMALI DAS | 2,318 | 5.63% | 4 | 44.8% |
| 1974 | CPMBANAMALI DAS | UTCRAJENDA CANDRA MARDARAJ HARICHANDAN | 49 | 0.09% | 6 | 61.6% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
