| Kamakhyanagar | |
| State: | Odisha |
| Constituency No: | 57 |
| Type: | SLA |
| Incumbent Image: | SatrughnaJena.jpg |
| Mla: | Satrughan Jena |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| District: | Dhenkanal |
| Loksabha Cons: | Dhenkanal |
| Established: | 1957 |
| Reservation: | None |
Kamakhyanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency includes Kamakhyanagar, Bhuban, 15 GPs (Badasuanlo, Jagannathpur, Bhairapur, Baruan(K), Baunspal, Kanapura, Baisinga, Baligorad, Mahulapal, Kadua, Rainarasinghpur, Sogar, Budhibilli, Bankual and Kotagara) of Kamakshyanagar block and 7 GPs (Barada, Gengutia, Sankulei, Tarva, Chaulia, Sogarpasi and Bansingh) of Dhenkanal block, and Bhuban block.[2] [3]
In 1985 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prasanna Pattnaik was elected from Kamakhyanagar to become the first BJP MLA from Odisha.
Since its formation in 1957, 17 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1997.
List of members elected from Kamakshyanagar constituency are:[4] [5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Satrughan Jena | ||
| 2019 | Prafulla Kumar Mallik[6] | ||
| 2014 | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | ||
| 2009 | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | ||
| 2004 | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | ||
| 2000 | Brahmananda Biswal | ||
| 1997 (bypoll) | Premalata Mohapatra | ||
| 1995 | Kailash Chandra Mohapatra | ||
| 1990 | Prasanna Patanayak | ||
| 1985 | Prasanna Patanayak | ||
| 1980 | Kailash Chandra Mohapatra | ||
| 1977 | Prasanna Patanayak | ||
| 1974 | Brahmananda Biswal | ||
| 1971 | Brahmananda Biswal | ||
| 1967 | Brundaban Tripathy | ||
| 1961 | Brundaban Tripathy | ||
| 1957 | Ratnaprava Devi | ||
In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Satrughna Jena defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik by a margin of 4,662 votes.[7]
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Satrughna Jena by a margin of 16,509 votes.
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bhabani Sankar Mohaptra by a margin of 16,881 votes.[8]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Satrughan Jena by a margin of 20,594 votes.[9]