Cuttack Sadar Assembly constituency

Cuttack Sadar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Cuttack district, Odisha.^[1]

This constituency includes Cuttack Sadar block, 3 wards of Cuttack and 14 Gram panchayats (Santapur, Isaniberhampur, Manpur, Janardanpur, Sirlo, Babujanga, Uttarkul, Manijanga, Palada, Mahammadpur, Nemalo, Tilakana, Kalamishri and Bandhupur) Nischintakoili block.^[2][3]

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected from Cuttack Sadar constituency are:^[5][6]

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.^[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prakash Chandra Sethi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera by a margin of 3,809 votes.^[7]

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Kumar Mallick by a margin of 26,126 votes.^[8]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Kumar Mallick by a margin of 25,791 votes.^[9]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kalindi Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ashima Mahananda by a margin of 49,344 votes.^[10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Cuttack Sadar^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Kalindi Behera	71,631	63.78	−
	INC	Ashima Mahananda	22,287	19.84	−
	BJP	Dilip Kumar Mallick	15,407	13.72	−
Majority			49,344	43.94[e]	−
Turnout			1,12,308	61.36	−
Registered electors			1,83,017
	BJD gain from Independent		Swing	5.93[f]

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