Kendrapara Assembly constituency

Kendrapara
Constituency No. 97 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DivisionCentral Division
DistrictKendrapara
Lok Sabha constituencyKendrapara
Established1951
Total electors2,30,413
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

Kendrapara (Sl. No.: 97) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Kendrapara, Kendrapara block and 12 Gram panchayats (Alapua, Taradipal, Penthapal, Andara, Baluria, Amrutamanohi, Nilakanthapur, Balipatana, Narasinghpur, Badamulabasanta, Dihapada and Singhagan) of Pattamundai block.

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
 
 58.49%
2019
 
 43.69%
2014
 
 46.93%
2009
 
 52.61%
2004
 
 50.96%
2000
 
 47.90%
1995
 
 52.68%
1990
 
 60.80%
1985
 
 48.28%
1980
 
 52.15%
1977
 
 62.51%

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1955.

List of members elected from Kendrapara constituency are:

Year Member Party
2024 Ganeswar Behera Biju Janata Dal
2019 Shashi Bhusan Behera
2014 Kishore Chandra Tarai
2009 Sipra Mallick
2004 Utkal Keshari Parida Odisha Gana Parisad
2000 Bed Prakash Agarwal Bharatiya Janata Party
1995 Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty Indian National Congress
1990 Bed Prakash Agarwal Janata Dal
1985 Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty Indian National Congress
1980 Indramani Rout Indian National Congress (I)
1977 Bed Prakash Agarwal Janata Party
1974 Utkal Congress
1971 Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty Praja Socialist Party
1967 Sarojakanta Kanungo
1961 Dhruba Charan Sahu Indian National Congress
1957 Prahlad Mallik
Dinabandhu Sahoo
1955 (bypoll) Purusottam Nayak
1951 Dinabandhu Sahoo

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ganeswar Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Geetanjali Sethi by a margin of 35,418 votes.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ganeswar Behera 90,173 58.49 Increase14.80
BJP Geetanjali Sethi 54,755 35.52 Increase20.43
INC Sipra Mallick 7,478 4.85 Decrease34.49
NOTA None of the above 638 0.41 Increase0.09
Majority 35,418 22.97
Turnout 1,54,166 66.91
BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Shashi Bhusan Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 6,585 votes.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Shashi Bhusan Behera 66,132 43.69
INC Ganeswar Behera 59,547 39.34
BJP Sunakar Behera 22,842 15.09
NOTA None of the above 486 0.32
Majority 6,585 4.35
Turnout 1,51,367 69.59
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Chandra Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 5,431 votes.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Kishore Chandra Tarai 65,037 46.93 Increase5.68
INC Ganeswar Behera 59,606 43.01 Increase3.82
BJP Sunakar Behera 9,981 7.2 Increase1.42
NOTA None of the above 682 0.49 −
Majority 5,431 3.92
Turnout 1,38,583 71.52 Increase5.51
Registered electors 1,93,764
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sipra Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 15,931 votes.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Sipra Mallick 62,436 52.61 Increase3.92
INC Ganeswar Behera 46,505 39.19 Increase4.28
BJP Bijay Kumar Mallick 6,861 5.78 −
Majority 15,931 13.42 −
Turnout 1,18,678 66.01 Increase0.86'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000004C−QINU`"'
Registered electors 1,79,787
BJD gain from OGP

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 2024
  2. ↑ as data published by election commission
  3. ↑ It was a 2 member constituency
  4. ↑ Resignation of Dinabandhu Sahoo
  5. ↑ % of total valid votes

References

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  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ↑ Seats of Odisha
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  13. ↑ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "Odisha - Kendrapara". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
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