Mahakalapada Assembly constituency

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

Mahakalapada
Constituency No. 100 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Mahakalapada Assembly constituency in Kendrapara district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Kendrapara
Lok Sabha constituency	Kendrapara
Established	2009
Total electors	2,53,626 [a] [b]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Durga Prasan Nayak
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2024

Mahakalapada (Sl. No.: 100) is an unreserved Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha. ^{[1] [2]}

This constituency includes Mahakalapada block and 17 Gram panchayats (Silipur, Dasipur, Dumuka, Marshaghai, Garajanga, Talasanga, Parakula, Akhuadakhin, Raghabapur, Antei, Batira, Beruhan, Manikunda, Angulai, Tikarpanga, Kuhudi and Mangarajpur) of Marsaghai block. ^{[3] [4]}

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation ^[5] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024			57.23%
2019			51.29%
2014			47.62%
2009			48.69%

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Mahakalapada constituency is :- ^[6]

Election	Name	Party
2024 [7]	Durga Prasan Nayak		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 [8]	Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak		Biju Janata Dal
2014 [9]
2009 [10]

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. ^[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Durga Prasan Nayak defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak by a margin of 33,526 votes. ^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahakalapada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Durga Prasan Nayak	109,653	57.23
	BJD	Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak	76,127	39.73
	INC	Lokanath Moharathy	3,042	1.59
	NOTA	None of the above	578	0.3
Majority			33,526	17.5
Turnout			1,91,611	75.55
	gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bijay Pradhan by a margin of 15,663 votes. ^[2]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahakalapada ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak	93,197	51.29	3.67
	BJP	Bijay Pradhan	77534	42.67	7.64
	INC	Bibhransu Sekhar Lenka	8318	4.58	11.28
	NOTA	None of the above	531	0.31	−
Majority			15,663	8.62	−
Turnout			1,81,714	76.1	−
Registered electors			2,33,724
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bijoy Mohapatra by a margin of 23,246 votes. ^[9]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahakalapada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak	81,050	47.62	−
	BJP	Bijoy Mohapatra	57,804	33.96	−
	INC	Balaram Parida	27,001	15.86	−
Majority			23,246	13.66	−
Turnout			1,70,193	77.94
Registered electors			2,14,942
	BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Balaram Parida by a margin of 19,595 votes. ^[10]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahakalapada ^[12]

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	−
Majority			19,595	13.55	−
Turnout			1,44,673	72.92	−
Registered electors			1,98,390
	BJD win (new seat)

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission

References

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7. "Mahakalapada Assembly Election Results 2024: Mahakalapada Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
8. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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10. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 19595
11. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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