Kakatpur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Kakatpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.[1]
| Kakatpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 105 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Kakatpur Assembly constituency in Puri district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Puri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jagatsinghpur |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 2,44,399[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Konark, Kakatpur block, Astarang block and 13 Gram panchayats (Jangalbori, Birtung, Baulanga, Desthali, Dhumala, Sorava, Mahalapada, Achutapur, Banakhandi, Simmili, Sutan, Tarakora and Badagaon) of Gop block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1995. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected Kakatpur constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Tusharkanti Behera | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8] | |||
| 2014[9] | Surendra Sethi | ||
| 2009[10] | Rabi Mallick | ||
| 2004 | Surendra Nath Naik | ||
| 2000 | |||
| 1996 (bypoll)[c][11] | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Baikunthanath Swain | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Surendra Nath Naik | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Baikunthanath Swain | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1977 | Surendra Nath Naik | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Brundaban Patra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Surendra Nath Naik | Utkal Congress | |
| 1967 | Gatikrushna Swain | Communist Party of India | |
| 1961 | Upendra Mohanty | Orissa Jana Congress | |
| 1957[d] | Bharat Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Mohan Das | |||
As Kakatpur-Nimapara Constituency | |||
| 1951[e] | Gobinda Chandra Sethi | Indian National Congress | |
| Upendra Mohanty | |||
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.[12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tusharkanti Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Baidhar Malik by a margin of 45,691 votes.[7]
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tusharkanti Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswa Bhusan Das by a margin of 45,691 votes.[8][12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Tusharkanti Behera | 91,897 | 53.68 |  3.74 | |
| INC | Biswa Bhusan Das | 46,206 | 26.99 | 4.24 | |
| BJP | Rabi Mallick | 30,771 | 17.98 |  10.26 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 736 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 45,691 | 26.69 | |||
| Turnout | 1,70,889 | 70.6 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surendra Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rabindra Kumar Sethy by a margin of 41,030 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Surendra Sethi | 89,963 | 57.42 | 4.85 | |
| INC | Rabindra Kumar Sethy | 48,933 | 31.23 | 3.67 | |
| BJP | Tusharkanti Behera | 12,093 | 7.72 | 4.69 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 838 | 0.53 | − | |
| Majority | 41,030 | 26.19 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,671 | 71.05 | 5.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,20,522 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswa Bhusan Das by a margin of 15,221 votes.[10]