Prithiviraj Harichandan — MLA, Chilika (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Prithiviraj Harichandan
Prithiviraj Harichandan is the MLA from the Chilika assembly constituency in Odisha, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly (elected 2024).
Member identity and party: Odisha Legislative Assembly, member profile (NeVA), cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 17 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified. Photo: PRS Legislative Research, CC BY 4.0.
Chilika constituency
Chilika is seat number 118 of the 147 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly and lies in Khurda district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 230,801 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Chilika votes as part of the Puri Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the Odisha assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 79 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 74. Prithiviraj Harichandan was returned from Chilika in 2024.
Other MLAs in Khurda district
Khurda district returns 8 members to the Odisha assembly. The others are:
- Naba Kishor Mallick — Jayadev, Biju Janata Dal
- Ananta Narayan Jena — Bhubaneswar Central, Biju Janata Dal
- Susant Kumar Rout — Bhubaneswar North, Biju Janata Dal
- Babu Singh — Ekamra Bhubaneswar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray — Jatani, Biju Janata Dal
- Pradip Kumar Sahu — Begunia, Biju Janata Dal
- Prasanta Kumar Jagadev — Khurda, Bharatiya Janata Party
The Odisha Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 147 seats and was last elected in 2024. The next election is expected in April–May 2029.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Chilika?
- Prithiviraj Harichandan of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Chilika, elected in 2024.
- Which party does Prithiviraj Harichandan belong to?
- Prithiviraj Harichandan represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 79 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Chilika constituency in?
- Chilika is seat number 118 and lies in Khurda district of Odisha.
- Is Chilika a reserved constituency?
- Chilika is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Chilika fall under?
- Chilika is one of the assembly segments of the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Chilika?
- Chilika had about 230,801 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Prithiviraj Harichandan, Odisha की Chilika विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2024 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Chilika सीट Khurda ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,30,801 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Chilika विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।