Aska (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2009 Election Result

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
BJD
Debaraj Mohanty
46,059
52.25
25.46
-
Independent
Saroj Kumar Padhy
16,073
18.23
-
-
INC
Alekha Chaudhury
15,497
17.58
-
-
BJP
Surya Narayan Das
5,128
5.82
-
-
SP
Gangadhar Panigrahi
1,968
2.23
-
-
Independent
Subash Chandra Maharana
1,209
1.37
-
-
SAMO
V. Ramakrushna Rao
662
0.75
-
-
Independent
Shasi Bhusana Sahu
537
0.61
-
-
RSP
Lingaraj Kar
527
0.60
-
-
Independent
Banchha Pradhan
494
1.56
-
Majority
Majority
Majority
29,986
34.02
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
88,168
52.63
-
-
BJD hold
BJD hold
BJD hold
BJD hold
BJD hold

Question: By what margin did Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeat Independent candidate Saroj Kumar Padhy at the 2009 election?
Answer: In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Debaraj Mohanty defeated Independent candidate Saroj Kumar Padhy by a margin of 29,986 votes.