Purna Chandra Sethy — MLA, Khalikote (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Purna Chandra Sethy
Purna Chandra Sethy is the MLA from the Khalikote 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.
Khalikote constituency
Khalikote is seat number 126 of the 147 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly and lies in Ganjam district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. The seat had about 230,361 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Khalikote votes as part of the Aska 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. Purna Chandra Sethy was returned from Khalikote in 2024.
Other MLAs in Ganjam district
Ganjam district returns 13 members to the Odisha assembly. The others are:
- Pradyumna Kumar Nayak — Bhanjanagar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Gokulananda Mallik — Polasara, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Pratap Chandra Nayak — Kabisuryanagar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Krushna Chandra Nayak — Chhatrapur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Saroj Kumar Padhi — Aska, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Nilamani Bisoyi — Surada, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Ramesh Chandra Jena — Sanakhemundi, Indian National Congress
- Naveen Patnaik — Hinjili, Biju Janata Dal
- Bibhuti Bhushan Jena — Gopalpur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Kundala Anil Kumar — Berhampur, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Sidhant Mohapatra — Digapahandi, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Manoranjan Dyan Samantara — Chikiti, 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 Khalikote?
- Purna Chandra Sethy of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Khalikote, elected in 2024.
- Which party does Purna Chandra Sethy belong to?
- Purna Chandra Sethy represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 79 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Khalikote constituency in?
- Khalikote is seat number 126 and lies in Ganjam district of Odisha.
- Is Khalikote a reserved constituency?
- Khalikote is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Khalikote fall under?
- Khalikote is one of the assembly segments of the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Khalikote?
- Khalikote had about 230,361 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Purna Chandra Sethy, Odisha की Khalikote विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2024 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Khalikote सीट Ganjam ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,30,361 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Khalikote 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।