Kendrapara Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 20°29′N 86°25′E / 20.49°N 86.42°E / 20.49; 86.42
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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

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.

20°29′N 86°25′E / 20.49°N 86.42°E / 20.49; 86.42