Mahakalapada (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Mahakalapada.

Mahakalapada
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Kendrapara
Blocks	Mahakalapada, Marsaghai
Electorate	2,14,942 [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Current constituency
Created	2009
Party	BJD
MLA	Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak
Const. No.	100
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Kendrapara

Mahakalapada (Sl. No.: 100) is an unreserved Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha. ^{[2] [3]}

This constituency includes Mahakalapada block and 16 Gram panchayats (Silipur, Dasipur, Dumuka, Marshaghai, Garajanga, Talasanga, Parakula, Akhuadakhin, Raghabapur, Antei, Batira, Beruhan, Manikunda, Angulai, Kuhudi and Mangarajpur) of Marsaghai block. ^{[4] [5]}

Elected members

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Vote share of Winning candidates
2019			51.29%
2014			47.62%
2009			48.69%

Elected member from the Mahakalapada constituency is: ^[6]

• 2019: (100): Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak (BJD)
• 2014: (100): Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak (BJD)
• 2009: (100): Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak (BJD)

2019 Election Results

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahakalapada ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak	93197	51.29	3.67
	BJP	Bijay Pradhan	77534	42.67	7.64
	INC	Bibhransu Sekhar Lenka	8318	4.58	-11.28
	BSP	Adhir Nath Sarma	886	0.49	-0.14
	SP	Ranjita Kanungo	142	0.08	-
	Independent	Padmanav Choudhury	317	0.17	-
	Independent	Mamata Samantaray	214	0.12	-
	Independent	Bhima Sen Sethy	196	0.11	-
	Independent	Debendra Rout	154	0.08	-
	NOTA		531	0.31	0
Majority			19,595	13.55 [lower-alpha 2]	-
Turnout			1,77,443	75.92	-2.02
Registered electors			2,33,724

2014 Election Results

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahakalapada ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AAP	Babrubahan Routray	414	0.24	-
	AITC	Sikhansu Lenka	351	0.21	-
	BJD	Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak	81,050	47.62	-
	BJP	Bijoy Mohapatra	57,804	33.96	-
	BSP	Ranjan Kumar Mallik	1,071	0.63	-
	INC	Balaram Parida	27,001	15.86	-
	CPI	Golekha Naury	744	0.44	-
	Kalinga Sena	Nalinikanta Behera	486	0.29	-
	Independent	Bikram Keshari Routray	179	0.11	-
	Independent	Siba Prasad Singh	561	0.33	-
	NOTA		532	0.33	-
Majority			19,595	13.55 [lower-alpha 3]	-
Turnout			1,82,164	77.94	5.02
Registered electors			2,14,942

2009 election results

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Balaram Parida by a margin of 19,595 votes. ^{[7] [3]}

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahakalapada ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak	70,433	48.69	-
	INC	Balaram Parida	50,838	35.14	-
	BJP	Gandharb Chandra Nayak	18,633	12.88	-
	Independent	Alaka Rath	1,650	1.14	-
	AITC	Renubala Samal	1,096	0.76	-
	BSP	Ashok Kumar Sethy	744	0.51	-
	SAMO	Saudamini Samantray	551	0.38	-
	Independent	Suvendu Kumar Swain	480	0.33	-
	Independent	Chitaranjan Nayak	232	0.16	-
Majority			19,595	13.55 [lower-alpha 4]	-
Turnout			1,44,673	72.92	-
Registered electors			1,98,390

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. %of total valid votes
3. %of total valid votes
4. %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 17 April 2014. Constituency: Mahakalapada (100) District: Kendrapara
3. "Mahakalapada Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Mahakalapada Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
4. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
5. Seats of Odisha
6. "Aul Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
7. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 19595
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.