Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency (Oriya: ଢେଙ୍କାନାଳ ଲୋକସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ) is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.

Assembly segments

Before delimitation in 2008, legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Birmaharajpur, Athmallik, Angul, Hindol, Dhenkanal, Gondia and Kamakhyanagar.[1]

After delimitation of Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency, the seven legislative assembly segments which constitute this parliamentary constituency are: Talcher, Parjang, Palahada, Hindol, Dhenkanal, Angul and Kamakshyanagar.[2]

Members of Parliament

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tathagat Satapathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rudra Narayan Pany by a margin of 1,37,340 votes.[3]

2014 General Election, Dhenkanal[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Tathagat Satapathy 4,53,277
BJP Rudra Narayan Pany 3,15,937
INC Sudhir Kumar Samal 2,13,794
Ambedkar Party of India Kalakar Naik 8,712
Independent Nirmal Samal 7,505
BSP Premananda Sahu 6,574
AOP Suparno Satpathy 5,447
AAP Jimuta Prasad Mishra 5,120
SUCI(C) Manasi Swain 4,275
Independent Guru Prasad Pradhan 3,918
BMP Pradyumna Kumar Naik 2,298
SKD Priyabrata Gaddnaik 2,039
NOTA None 13,205 -
Majority 1,37,340 -
BJD hold

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