Kendrapara Assembly constituency

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Kendrapara (SC)
Constituency No. 97 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKendrapara
LS constituencyKendrapara
Established1951
Total electors193,764
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Shashi Bhusan Behera
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

Kendrapara (Sl. No.: 97) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.[1]

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[edit]

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
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.[5]

List of members elected from Kendrapara constituency are:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2024
2019 Shashi Bhusan Behera[8] BJD
2014 Kishore Chandra Tarai BJD
2009 Sipra Mallick BJD
2004 Utkal Keshari Parida Odisha Gana Parisad
2000 Bed Prakash Agarwal BJP
1995 Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty INC
1990 Bed Prakash Agarwal JD
1985 Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty INC
1980 Indramani Rout INC
1977 Bed Prakash Agarwal JP
1974 Bed Prakash Agarwal Utkal Congress
1971 Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty PSP
1967 Sarojakanta Kanungo PSP
1961 Dhruba Charan Sahu INC
1957[a] Prahlad Mallik INC
Dinabandhu Sahoo INC
1955 (bypoll)[b] Purusottam Nayak INC
1951 Dinabandhu Sahoo INC

Election Results[edit]

2024[edit]

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.[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Kendrapara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Ganeshwar Behera
BJP Geetanjali Sethi
INC Sipra Mallick
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from

2019[edit]

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[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Shashi Bhusan Behera 66,132 43.69
INC Ganeswar Behera 59547 39.34
BJP Sunakar Behera 22842 15.09
NOTA None of the above 486 0.32
Majority 6,585 4.35
Turnout 1,51,367 69.59
BJD hold

2014[edit]

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Chandra Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 5,431 votes.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara[12][13]
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
BSP Akshaya Kumar Malik 1,645 1.19 0.55
AOP Jagannath Sethi 729 0.53 -
CPI(ML)L Babaji Charan Malik 372 0.27 -0.2
AAP Bijan Kumar Mallik 360 0.26 -
Independent Rabindra Sethi 171 0.12 -
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[edit]

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sipra Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 15,931 votes.[14]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara[15]
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 -
BSP Ranjan Kumar Mallick 763 0.64 -
CPI(ML)L Radhakanta Sethy 552 0.47 -
Independent Satya Ranjan Jena 507 0.43 -
SAMO Nalini Kumar Gochhayat 467 0.39 -
OCP Nityananda Behera 382 0.32 -
AITC Bhagirathi Mallick 201 0.17 -
Majority 15,931 13.42[c] -
Turnout 1,18,678 66.01 0.86[d]
Registered electors 1,79,787
BJD gain from OGP

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  2. ^ Resignation of Dinabandhu Sahoo
  3. ^ % of total valid votes
  4. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 65.15%

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Kendrapara (105) District: Kendrapara
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "33 - Kendrapara Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 14 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Kendrapara Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Odisha - Kendrapara". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kendrapara (97)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 15931
  15. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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