Dhenkanal (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Dhenkanal
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Dhenkanal
Blocks Dhenkanal, Gondia
Electorate 2,28,498[1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Dhenkanal
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Saroj Kumar Samal
Const. No. 55
Reserved for None
Lok Sabha Constituencies Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal (Sl. No.: 55) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Dhenkanal, Gondia block and 9 GPs (Baladiabandha, Baliamba, Beltikiri, Bhaliabolkateni, Bhapur, Chandrasekhar Prasad, Dhirapatana, Gobindpur, Kaimati, Kakudibhag, Kankadahad, Kankadpal, Madhusahupatna, Mangalpur, Manipur, Nadiali, Nagiapasi, Sankarpur, Saptasajya and Talabarkote) of Dhenkanal block. [3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 39.39%
2009
  
 35.28%
2004
  
 49.17%
2000
  
 34.59%
1995
  
 52.61%
1990
  
 47.49%
1985
  
 64.09%
1980
  
 59.11%
1977
  
 80.07%

Fifteen elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Dhenkanal constituency are: [6] [7]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Samal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Patra by a margin of 3,294 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Saroj Kumar Samal 69,083 39.39
BJP Krushna Chandra Patra 65,789 37.52 9.2
INC Sidheswari Prasad Mishra 30,571 17.43 -13.07
BSP Kamaksha Prasad Bihari 2,028 1.16 -0.09
RPI(A) Saikh Abdul Wali 1,731 0.99
AAP Shishira Kumar Satapathy 1,098 0.63
AOP Sadashiv Mohapatra 757 0.43
Independent Bibhuprada Sahoo 696 0.4
Independent Ranjan Kumar Nayak 688 0.4
Independent Aruna Kumar Sahoo 499 0.28
SKD Saroj Kumar Satapathy 376 0.21
NOTA None 2,036 1.16
Majority 3,294 1.88
Turnout 1,75,360 76.74 12.16
Registered electors 2,28,498
BJD gain from NCP

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Nabin Nanda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal by a margin of 6,933 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Nabin Nanda 51,118 35.28 -
INC Sudhir Kumar Samal 44,185 30.50 -
BJP Krushna Chandra Patra 41,032 28.32 -
SAMO Anupama Baral 1,936 1.34 -
BSP Niroj Nalini Mahalik 1,815 1.25 -
RPI Saikh Abdul Wali 1,203 0.83 -
Kalinga Sena Chakradhar Nayak 946 0.65 -
Independent Madhusudan Naik 945 0.65 -
RPD Utkal Khatua 871 0.60 -
Independent Bana Maharana 837 0.58 -
Majority 6,933 4.79[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,44,914 64.58 -
NCP gain from INC Swing
Registered electors 2,24,399

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Constituency: Dhenkanal (55) District : Dhenkanal
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "118 - Dhenkanal Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Dhenkanal Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Dhenkanal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Dhenkanal (55)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 3 March 2014. 6933
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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