Assembly constituency 40, Odisha

Nilgiri

Sukanta Kumar Nayak (BJP) won the 2019 election by 1,577 votes, taking 44.34% of the vote to Santosh Khatua (BJD)'s 43.70%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerBJPSukanta Kumar Nayak, 2019
Winner's vote share, 201944.34%runner-up 43.70%
Winning margin, 20191,5771.01% of votes cast
Elections on record3BJP 1, BJD 1, IND 1

Result by result

2009 IND 35,525 30.6% vs 28.0%2014 BJD 50,514 36.0% vs 26.4%2019 BJP 69,517 44.3% vs 43.7%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2019AssemblyNilgiri
Seat 40
Sukanta Kumar Nayak
BJP
69,517
44.3%
Santosh Khatua
BJD
67,940
43.7%
1,577 votes
1.01%
77.1%
2014AssemblyNilgiri
Seat 40
Sukanta Kumar Nayak
BJD
50,514
36.0%
Sushama Biswal
BJP
36,814
26.4%
13,700 votes
9.75%
77.6%
2009AssemblyNilgiri
Seat 40
Pratap Chandra Sarangi
IND
35,525
30.6%
Pradipta Panda
CPM
32,469
28.0%
3,056 votes
2.64%
68.7%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.