Dhenkanal
Constituency No. 55 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictDhenkanal
LS constituencyDhenkanal
Established1951
Total electors228,498[1][a]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Sudhir Kumar Samal
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

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

This constituency includes Dhenkanal, Gondia block and 20 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]

Year Member Party
2019 Sudhir Kumar Samal[9] Biju Janata Dal

Election Results

2019

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Dhenkanal[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Independent Meghanada 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.[11]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal[12][13]
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 of the above 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.[14]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal[15]
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[b] -
Turnout 1,44,914 64.58 -
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

References

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  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. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Dhenkanal Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1977". Elections.in. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  9. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Odisha - Dhenkanal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Dhenkanal (55)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014. 6933
  15. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Dhenkanal Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency".

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