Kendrapara Assembly constituency explained

Kendrapara (SC)
State:	Odisha
District:	Kendrapara
Loksabha Cons:	Kendrapara
Constituency No:	97
Type:	SLA
Established:	1951
Reservation:	SC
Mla:	Ganeswar Behera
Party:	Biju Janata Dal
Latest Election Year:	2024

Kendrapara (Sl. No.: 97) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.^[1]

This constituency includes Kendrapara, Kendrapara block and 12 Gram panchayats (Alapua, Taradipal, Penthapal, Andara, Baluria, Amrutamanohi, Nilakanthapur, Balipatana, Narasinghpur, Badamulabasanta, Dihapada and Singhagan) of Pattamundai block.^{[2] [3]}

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1955.^[4]

List of members elected from Kendrapara constituency are:^{[5] [6]}

Year	Member	Party
2024	Ganeswar Behera
2019	Shashi Bhusan Behera^[7]
2014	Kishore Chandra Tarai
2009	Sipra Mallick
2004	Utkal Keshari Parida
2000	Bed Prakash Agarwal
1995	Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty
1990	Bed Prakash Agarwal
1985	Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty
1980	Indramani Rout
1977	Bed Prakash Agarwal
1974	Bed Prakash Agarwal
1971	Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty
1967	Sarojakanta Kanungo
1961	Dhruba Charan Sahu
1957	Prahlad Mallik
	Dinabandhu Sahoo
1955 (bypoll)	Purusottam Nayak
1951	Dinabandhu Sahoo

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.^[8]

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Shashi Bhusan Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 6,585 votes.

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Chandra Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 5,431 votes.^[9]

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sipra Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 15,931 votes.^[10]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Orissa Assembly Election 2009. empoweringindia.org. Constituency: Kendrapara (105) District: Kendrapara. 14 April 2014. 16 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416180510/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=97. dead.
2. http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
3. http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha
4. Web site: Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 (Year-Wise) . . 22 December 2021.
5. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf . 2013-12-17 .
6. Web site: Kendrapara Assembly Constituency, Orissa. Compare Infobase Limited. 14 April 2014.
7. Web site: State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha . . 7 October 2021 . limited.
8. Web site: General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 . ECI.
9. Web site: Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014. Leadtech.in. 31 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html#. 2014-08-18. dead.
10. Web site: Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin . leadtech.in . 15931 . 12 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html# . 2013-05-27 . dead .