Khandapada Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Khandapada is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nayagarh district, Odisha.[1]
| Khandapada | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 120 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Khandapada Assembly constituency in Nayagarh district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Nayagarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cuttack |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 1,85,935[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Khandapada, Khandapada block and Bhapur block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Khandapada constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Dusmanta Kumar Swain | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Soumya Ranjan Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[9] | Anubhav Patnaik | ||
| 2009[10] | Siddharth Sekhar Singh | ||
| 2004 | Bijayalaxmi Pattnaik | Independent politician | |
| 2000 | Biju Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Aruna Kumar Pattanaik | Janata Dal | |
| 1985 | Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Independent politician | ||
| 1977 | Satyasundar Mishra | ||
| 1974 | |||
| 1971 | Banshidhar Pattanaik | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Raja Saheb Harihar Singh
Mardaraj Bhramarabara Roy |
Indian National Congress | |
| 1961 | |||
| 1957 | |||
| 1951 | Independent politician | ||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dusmanta Kumar Swain defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sabitri Pradhan by a margin of 7,343 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dusmanta Kumar Swain | 75,557 | 50.72 | ||
| BJD | Sabitri Pradhan | 68,214 | 45.79 | ||
| Independent | Anubhav Patnaik | 1,817 | 1.22 | ||
| INC | Baijayanti Mala Mohanty | 1,373 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 597 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 7,343 | 4.93 | |||
| Turnout | 1,48,964 | 80.12 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Soumya Ranjan Patnaik defeated Independent candidate Dusmanta Kumar Swain by a margin of 81,430 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Soumya Ranjan Patnaik | 100,038 | 74.34 | ||
| Independent | Dusmanta Kumar Swain | 18,608 | 13.83 | ||
| BJP | Siddharth Sekhar Singh | 14,014 | 10.41 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,020 | 0.76 | ||
| Majority | 81,430 | 60.51 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,565 | 73.67 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Anubhav Patnaik defeated Aama Odisha Party candidate Soumya Ranjan Patnaik by a margin of 601 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Anubhav Patnaik | 62,257 | 47.19 |  7.52 | |
| AOP | Soumya Ranjan Patnaik | 61,656 | 46.73 | − | |
| BJP | Shiba Prasad Bhanja | 3,895 | 2.95 | 0.01 | |
| INC | Binodini Mohanty | 1,877 | 1.42 | 38.37 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 719 | 0.54 | − | |
| Majority | 601 | 0.45 | 14.47 | ||
| Turnout | 1,31,940 | 81.07 |  8.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,62,747 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 general election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Siddharth Sekhar Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Soumya Ranjan Patnaik by a margin of 16,814 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Siddharth Sekhar Singh | 61,654 | 54.71 | 27.93 | |
| INC | Soumya Ranjan Patnaik | 44,840 | 39.79 | 21.09 | |
| BJP | Bijayalaxmi Pattnaik | 3,332 | 2.96 | − | |
| Majority | 16,814 | 14.92[c] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,12,696 | 72.68[d] | 5.72 | ||
| BJD gain from Independent | |||||