Kendrapara Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Kendrapara (Sl. No.: 97) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.[1]
| Kendrapara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 97 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Kendrapara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kendrapara |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,30,413[a][b] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1955.[5]
List of members elected from Kendrapara constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Ganeswar Behera | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[9] | Shashi Bhusan Behera | ||
| 2014[10] | Kishore Chandra Tarai | ||
| 2009[11] | 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[c] | Prahlad Mallik | ||
| Dinabandhu Sahoo | |||
| 1955 (bypoll)[d] | 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.[12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Ganeswar Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Geetanjali Sethi by a margin of 35,418 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Ganeswar Behera | 90,173 | 58.49 |  14.80 | |
| BJP | Geetanjali Sethi | 54,755 | 35.52 | 20.43 | |
| INC | Sipra Mallick | 7,478 | 4.85 |  34.49 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 638 | 0.41 | 0.09 | |
| 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.[9]
| 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.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Kishore Chandra Tarai | 65,037 | 46.93 | 5.68 | |
| INC | Ganeswar Behera | 59,606 | 43.01 | 3.82 | |
| BJP | Sunakar Behera | 9,981 | 7.2 | 1.42 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 682 | 0.49 | − | |
| Majority | 5,431 | 3.92 | |||
| Turnout | 1,38,583 | 71.52 | 5.51 | ||
| 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.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Sipra Mallick | 62,436 | 52.61 | 3.92 | |
| INC | Ganeswar Behera | 46,505 | 39.19 | 4.28 | |
| BJP | Bijay Kumar Mallick | 6,861 | 5.78 | − | |
| Majority | 15,931 | 13.42[e] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,18,678 | 66.01 | 0.86'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000004C−QINU`"' | ||
| Registered electors | 1,79,787 | ||||
| BJD gain from OGP | |||||