Mahakalapada Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mahakalapada (Sl. No.: 100) is an unreserved Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.[1][2]
| Mahakalapada | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 100 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Mahakalapada Assembly constituency in Kendrapara district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Kendrapara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kendrapara |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 2,53,626[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency includes Mahakalapada block and 17 Gram panchayats (Silipur, Dasipur, Dumuka, Marshaghai, Garajanga, Talasanga, Parakula, Akhuadakhin, Raghabapur, Antei, Batira, Beruhan, Manikunda, Angulai, Tikarpanga, Kuhudi and Mangarajpur) of Marsaghai block.[3][4]
The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[5] and went for polls in 2009 election.
Elected members
Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Mahakalapada constituency is :- [6]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Durga Prasan Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[8] | Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014[9] | |||
| 2009[10] | |||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Durga Prasan Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak by a margin of 33,526 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Durga Prasan Nayak | 109,653 | 57.23 | ||
| BJD | Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak | 76,127 | 39.73 | ||
| INC | Lokanath Moharathy | 3,042 | 1.59 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 578 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 33,526 | 17.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,91,611 | 75.55 | |||
| gain from BJD | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bijay Pradhan by a margin of 15,663 votes.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak | 93,197 | 51.29 |  3.67 | |
| BJP | Bijay Pradhan | 77534 | 42.67 | 7.64 | |
| INC | Bibhransu Sekhar Lenka | 8318 | 4.58 |  11.28 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 531 | 0.31 | − | |
| Majority | 15,663 | 8.62 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,81,714 | 76.1 | − | ||
| Registered electors | 2,33,724 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bijoy Mohapatra by a margin of 23,246 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak | 81,050 | 47.62 | − | |
| BJP | Bijoy Mohapatra | 57,804 | 33.96 | − | |
| INC | Balaram Parida | 27,001 | 15.86 | − | |
| Majority | 23,246 | 13.66 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,70,193 | 77.94 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,14,942 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Balaram Parida by a margin of 19,595 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak | 70,433 | 48.69 | − | |
| INC | Balaram Parida | 50,838 | 35.14 | − | |
| BJP | Gandharb Chandra Nayak | 18,633 | 12.88 | − | |
| Majority | 19,595 | 13.55 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,673 | 72.92 | − | ||
| Registered electors | 1,98,390 | ||||
| BJD win (new seat) | |||||