Puri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2009 Election Result

Puri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Section Title: 2009 Election Result
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

BJD	Maheswar Mohanty	61,328	51.58	2.03

BJP	Uma Ballav Rath	47,934	40.32

INC	Uttam Kumar Acharya	6,832	5.75

BSP	Kashinath Bhoi	1,161	0.98

Independent	Rama Chandra Pradhan	634	0.53

SP	Narayan Khuntia	633	0.53

Kalinga Sena	Sarada Devi Panda	367	0.31

Majority	13,394	11.27

Turnout	1,18,889	57.67	2.71

BJD hold

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Uma Ballav Rath by a margin of 13,394 votes.

final_sentence: In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Maheswar Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Uma Ballav Rath by a margin of 13,394 votes.