Kendrapara Assembly constituency

Kendrapara (Sl. No.: 97) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.[2]

Kendrapara
Constituency No. 97 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKendrapara
LS constituencyKendrapara
Established1951
Total electors1,93,764[1][a]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Sasibhusan Behera
PartyBJD

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.[3][4]

Elected Members edit

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
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%

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including one By-Poll in 1952.[6]

Elected members from the Kendrapara constituency are:[7][8]

  • 2014: (97): Kishore Chandra Tarai (BJD)
  • 2009: (97): Sipra Mallick (BJD)
  • 2004: (33): Utkal Keshari Parida (Odisha Gana Parishad)
  • 2000: (33): Bed Prakash Agarwal (BJP)
  • 1995: (33): Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty (Congress)
  • 1990: (33): Bed Prakash Agarwal (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (33): Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty (Congress)
  • 1980: (33): Indramani Rout (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (33): Bed Prakash Agarwal (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (33): Bed Prakash Agarwal (Utkal Congress)
  • 1971: (31): Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty (PSP)
  • 1967: (31): Saroj Kanta Kanungo (PSP)
  • 1961: (112): Dhruba Charan Sahu (PSP)
  • 1957: (80): Prahalad Malik (Congress)
  • 1952: (By-Poll): N. Purusottam (Congress)
  • 1951: (69): Dinabandhu Sahu (Congress)
Year Member Party
2019 Shashi Bhusan Behera[9] Biju Janata Dal

Election results edit

2014 edit

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Chandra Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswara Behera by a margin of 5,431 votes.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara[11][12]
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 682 0.49 -
Majority 5,431 3.92
Turnout 1,38,583 71.52 5.51
Registered electors 1,93,764
BJD hold

2009 Election Results edit

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sipra Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswara Behera by a margin of 15,931 votes.[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara[14]
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[b] -
Turnout 1,18,678 66.01 0.86[c]
Registered electors 1,79,787
BJD gain from OGP

Notes edit

  1. ^ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ^ % of total valid votes
  3. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 65.15%

References edit

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Kendrapara (105) District: Kendrapara
  3. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ^ Seats of Odisha
  5. ^ "33 - Kendrapara Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 14 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "Kendrapara Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  9. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Odisha - Kendrapara". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kendrapara (97)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 15931
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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