Choudwar-Cuttack is a

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Cuttack district Cuttack district is one of the 30 districts of Odisha state in India. It is located in the coastal part of the state and its administrative headquarters are located in the city of Cuttack. As of 2011 Census, after Ganjam district, Ganjam, it is t ...

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. This constituency includes Choudwar, 19 wards of

Cuttack Cuttack (, or officially Kataka in Odia language, Odia ), is the former capital, deputy capital and the 2nd largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised f ...

, Charibatia (C.T), Choudwar (O.G), and 6 Gram panchayats (Banipada, Nakhara, Kayalpada, Indranipatna, Kayalpada and Agrahat) Tangi-Choudwar block.

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1961, 15 elections were held till date. List of members elected from Choudwar-Cuttack constituency are:

Election Results

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election,

Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and to address the unique socio-economic ...

candidate Souvic Biswal defeated

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candidate Nayan Kishore Mohanty by a margin of 17,816 votes.

2019

In 2019 election,

candidate Souvic Biswal defeated

candidate Nayan Kishore Mohanty by a margin of 21,584 votes.

2014

In 2014 election,

candidate Pravat Ranjan Biswal defeated

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candidate Suresh Mohapatra by a margin of 41,385 votes.

2009

In 2009 election,

candidate Pravat Ranjan Biswal defeated Independent candidate Deepak Kumar Barik by a margin of 32,777 votes.

Notes

References

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