Kendrapara (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kendrapara
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Kendrapara
Blocks Kendrapara, Pattamundai
Electorate 1,93,764 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Kendrapara
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party BJD
MLA Kishore Chandra Tarai
Const. No. 97
Reserved for Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies Kendrapara

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

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 Bye-Poll in 1952.[6]

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

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Chandra Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswara Behera by a margin of 5,431 votes.[9]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara[10][11]
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) Liberation 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

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sipra Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswara Behera by a margin of 15,931 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara[13]
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) Liberation 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 -
AITMC Bhagirathi Mallick 201 0.17 -
Majority 15,931 13.42[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,18,678 66.01 0.86[lower-alpha 3]
Registered electors 1,79,787
BJD gain from OGP

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. 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. ↑ "BY-ELECTIONS OF ODISHA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  8. ↑ "Kendrapara Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Odisha - Kendrapara". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kendrapara (97)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 15931
  13. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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