Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency

Cuttack
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Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
Assembly constituenciesBaramba
Banki
Athagarh
Barabati-Cuttack
Choudwar-Cuttack
Cuttack Sadar
Khandapada
Established1952
Total electors15,74,979[a][b]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2024

Cuttack Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India.

Assembly Segments

Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are:[1]

# Name District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

87 Baramba Cuttack Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera IND BJP
88 Banki Devi Ranjan Tripathy BJD BJD
89 Athagarh Ranendra Pratap Swain BJP
90 Barabati-Cuttack Sofia Firdous INC
91 Choudwar-Cuttack Souvic Biswal BJD
93 Cuttack Sadar (SC) Prakash Chandra Sethi BJP
120 Khandapada Nayagarh Dusmanta Kumar Swain

Assembly Constituencies which constituted this Parliamentary Constituency, before delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 were:[2] Salepur, Cuttack Sadar, Cuttack City, Tangi-Choudwar, Banki, Athagarh and Badamba.

Elected members

Since its formation in 1952, 21 elections were held including three bypolls in 1952, 1980 and 1996.

List of members elected from Cuttack constituency are

Year Member Party
1952 Harekrushna Mahatab Indian National Congress
1952^[c] Bira Kishore Ray[d]
1957 Nityanand Kanungo
1962
1967 Srinibas Mishra Praja Socialist Party
1971 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Indian National Congress
1977 Sarat Kumar Kar Bharatiya Lok Dal
1980 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Indian National Congress (I)
1981^[e] Jayanti Patnaik
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 Srikant Kumar Jena Janata Dal
1991
1996 Biju Patnaik
1996^[f] Anadi Charan Sahu Indian National Congress
1998 Bhartruhari Mahtab Biju Janata Dal
1999
2004
2009[3]
2014[4]
2019[5]
2024[6] Bharatiya Janata Party
  • ^by-poll

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[7] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bhartruhari Mahtab defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Santrupt Mishra by a margin of 57,077 votes.[6]

2024 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bhartruhari Mahtab 531,601 47.43 Increase9.36
BJD Santrupt Mishra 4,74,524 42.34 Decrease7.17
INC Suresh Mohapatra 83,815 7.48 Decrease1.94
NOTA None of the above 8,159 0.73 Decrease0.05
Majority 57,077 5.09 Decrease6.35
Turnout 11,23,079 71.31 Increase1.50
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhartruhari Mahtab defeated Indian National Congress candidate Panchanan Kanungo by a margin of 1,21,201 votes.[5]

2019 Indian general elections: Cuttack[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bhartruhari Mahtab 524,592 49.51 Decrease4.24
BJP Prakash Mishra 4,03,391 38.07 Increase23.15
INC Panchanan Kanungo 99,847 9.42 Decrease12.99
NOTA None of the above 7,236 0.68 Decrease0.22
Independent Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo 5,899 0.56 Decrease0.02
BSP Pramod Kumar Mallick 4,408 0.42 Increase0.05
Majority 1,21,201 11.44 Decrease19.90
Turnout 10,60,459 69.81 Decrease1.68
BJD hold Swing Decrease4.24

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhartruhari Mahtab defeated Indian National Congress candidate Aparajita Mohanty by a margin of 3,06,762 votes.[4]

2014 Indian general elections: Cuttack[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bhartruhari Mahtab 526,085 53.75 Decrease3.34
INC Aparajita Mohanty 2,19,323 22.41 Decrease5.7
BJP Samir Dey 1,46,093 14.92 Increase5.62
AOP M. A. Kharabela Swain 58,246 5.95 New
NOTA None of the above 8,889 0.90
Independent Sanjay Kumar Sahu 5,733 0.58
Majority 3,06,762 31.34 Increase2.29
Turnout 9,80,556 71.49 Increase8.11
BJD hold Swing Decrease3.34

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhartruhari Mahtab defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Mishra by a margin of 2,36,292 votes.[3]

2009 Indian general elections: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Bhartruhari Mahtab 465,089 57.15
INC Bibhuti Bhusan Mishra 2,28,797 28.11
BJP Anadi Charan Sahu 75,118 9.23
Bira Oriya Party Kapila Charan Mall 25,395 3.12
Majority 2,36,292 29.05
Turnout 8,13,499 63.38
BJD hold

1991

1991 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Srikanta Jena 287,907 49.89
INC Janakiballav Patnaik 244,214 42.32
BJP Nayanranjan Bhagat 30,421 5.27
JP Mohammed Manawar 6,123 1.06
IND Chittaranjan Das 2,372 0.41
IND Basanta Kumar Puspalak 2,074 0.36
IND Balakrushna Behera 1,596 0.28
IND Dhrub Charan Sahu 858 0.15
IND Gobardhan Parida 659 0.11
IND Narayan Mallik 483 0.08
IND Gadadhar Barik 370 0.06
Majority 43,693 7.57
Turnout 586,457 59.37
JD hold Swing

1989

1989 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Srikanta Jena 414,828 64.60
INC Jayanti Patnaik 210,143 32.72
JP Samanta Narayan Srichandan Mahapatra 7,577 1.18
BSP Banudhar Sethy 4,366 0.68
DLP[g] Dhrubananda Behra 2,646 0.41
IND Dhruba Charan Sahu 1,377 0.21
DDP Soubhagya Das 1,217 0.19
Majority 204,685 31.88
Turnout 655,187 68.02
Swing to JD from INC Swing

1984

1984 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jayanti Patnaik 263,960 55.46
JP Jogesh Chandra Rout 185,039 38.88
IND Chitaranjan Das 10,729 2.25
IND Amar Ray 7,315 1.54
IND Sunakar Behura 3,013 0.63
IND Umesh Chandra Mohapatra 2,586 0.54
IND Biakunth Charan Pattanaik 1,484 0.31
IND Binod Misra 1,029 0.22
IND Prasan Kumar Parida 822 0.17
Majority 78,921 16.58
Turnout 485,934 64.32
Swing to INC from INC(I) Swing

1981 by-election

1981 Lok Sabha by-election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Jayanti Patnaik 156,906 55.94
LKD R. Ray 107,054 38.17
IND N. Misra 6,727 2.40
IND N. C. Mallik 4,987 1.78
IND B. Nayak 3,201 1.14
IND K. M. Routray 1,599 0.57
Majority 49,852 17.77
Turnout
INC(I) hold Swing

1980

1980 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Janaki Ballav Patnaik 219,831 61.54
INC(U) Trilochan Kanugo 95,879 26.84
JP Rajendra Singh 28,224 7.90
IND Narasingh Misra 13,304 3.72
Majority 123,952 34.70
Turnout 368,514 52.28
Swing to INC(I) from JP Swing

1977

1977 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Sarat Kumar Kar 176,445 55.03
INC Janaki Ballav Patnaik 116,043 36.19
IND Narasingh Misra 13,864 4.32
IND Narayan Das 10,605 3.31
IND Sarangdhar Muduli 3,674 1.15
Majority 60,402 18.84
Turnout 330,152 52.92
Swing to JP from INC Swing

1971

1971 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Janki Ballav Patnaik 154,707 54.48
Utkal Congress Biren Mitra 74,615 26.27
PSP Biswanath Pandit 34,468 12.14
INC(O) Satyabadi Misra 11,973 4.22
IND Akshya Kumar Mohanty 8,227 2.90
Majority 80,092 28.21
Turnout 297,637 50.80
Swing to INC from PSP Swing

1967

1967 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP S. Misra 103,710 39.24
INC B. C. Mohanti 91,572 34.65
SWA G. C. Das 36,423 13.78
IND S. Patnaik 32,595 12.33
Majority 12,138 4.59
Turnout 276,875 50.56
Swing to PSP from INC Swing

1962

1962 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nityanand Kanungo 88,340 56.50
PSP Nishamani Khuntia 64,387 41.18
IND Syed Fazal Haque 3,619 2.31
Majority 23,953 15.32
Turnout 162,723 33.56
INC hold Swing

1957

1957 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nityananda Kanungo 90,779 50.88
PSP Sarangadhar Das 87,629 49.12
Majority 3,150 1.76
Turnout 178,408 41.07
INC hold Swing

1952 by-election

1952 Indian by-election election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bira Kishore Ray 0 0.00
Majority Uncontested
Turnout 0 0.00
INC hold Swing

1952

1951–52 Indian general election: Cuttack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Harekrushna Mahatab 89,387 54.46
CPI Baidyanath Rath 39,576 24.11
Socialist Lakhminarayan Sahu 25,306 15.42
KMPP Khitish Ch. Ray 9,876 6.02
Majority 49,811 30.35
Turnout 164,145 41.09
INC win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 2024
  2. ↑ as data published by election commission
  3. ↑ Resignation of Harekrushna Mahatab
  4. ↑ Won Uncontested
  5. ↑ Resignation of Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
  6. ↑ Resignation of Biju Patnaik
  7. ↑ Barat Desam Labour Party

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elections in India - A Comparative Analysis of Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) & State Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election". Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  3. 1 2 "IndiaVotes PC: Cuttack 2009". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "IndiaVotes PC: Cuttack 2014". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 "IndiaVotes PC: Cuttack 2019". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Cuttack lok sabha election results 2024: Cuttack Winning Candidates List and Vote Share". India Today. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  8. ↑ "General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India".
  9. ↑ "Election Commission of India".

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