Dhenkanal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Dhenkanal
Constituency No. 55 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
State Odisha
District Dhenkanal
LS constituency Dhenkanal
Established1951
Total electors228,498 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA Sudhir Kumar Samal
Party Biju Janata Dal
Elected year 2019

Dhenkanal is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha. [2]

Contents

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]

Vidhan Sabha 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]

Election Results

2019 Election Result

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Sudhir Kumar Samal
BJP Krushna Chandra Patra
INC Nabin Nanda
BSP Ganeswar Pradhan
SKD Akshaya Rout
AAP Ashish Kumar Mishra
AIFB Patitapaban Mishra
HND Bikash Nayak
SUCI(C) Bhajaman Rout
Independent Gudia Sharma
IndependentMeghanada Nanda
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
TBA gain from TBA Swing

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. [10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Saroj Kumar Samal69,08339.39
BJP Krushna Chandra Patra65,78937.529.2
INC Sidheswari Prasad Mishra30,57117.43-13.07
BSP Kamaksha Prasad Bihari2,0281.16-0.09
RPI(A) Saikh Abdul Wali1,7310.99
AAP Shishira Kumar Satapathy1,0980.63
AOP Sadashiv Mohapatra7570.43
Independent Bibhuprada Sahoo6960.4
IndependentRanjan Kumar Nayak6880.4
IndependentAruna Kumar Sahoo4990.28
SKD Saroj Kumar Satapathy3760.21
NOTA None of the above2,0361.16
Majority3,2941.88
Turnout 1,75,36076.7412.16
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. [13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCP Nabin Nanda51,11835.28-
INC Sudhir Kumar Samal44,18530.50-
BJP Krushna Chandra Patra41,03228.32-
SAMO Anupama Baral1,9361.34-
BSP Niroj Nalini Mahalik1,8151.25-
RPI Saikh Abdul Wali1,2030.83-
Kalinga SenaChakradhar Nayak9460.65-
Independent Madhusudan Naik9450.65-
RPD Utkal Khatua8710.60-
IndependentBana Maharana8370.58-
Majority6,9334.79 [lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,44,91464.58-
NCP gain from INC Swing
Registered electors 2,24,399

1977 Election Result

Notes

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

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