Bargarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2009 Election Result

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
INC
Sadhu Nepak
46,762
40.38
-
-
BJD
Ananda Acharya
44,793
38.68
N/A
-
BJP
Sureswar Satapathy
10,594
9.15
N/A
-
Samajwadi Jan Parishad
Lingaraj
8,459
7.31
N/A
-
BSP
Pramod Luhura
2,513
2.17
N/A
-
SP
Debendra Swain
1,340
1.16
N/A
-
SAMO
Sanjukta Sika
1,330
1.15
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
1,969
1.70
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
1,16,825
64.95
-
-
INC gain from BJD
INC gain from BJD
INC gain from BJD
INC gain from BJD
INC gain from BJD

Question: Who won the 2009 election, and who was the closest rival and by what vote did INC win the closest f]rival's candidate?
Answer: In the 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Sadhu Nepak, defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Ananda Acharya by 1,969 votes.