Dharmagarh
Summary of results of the 2009 election

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
BJD
Puspendra Singh Deo
56,470
35.83
12.42
-
INC
Rahasbihari Behera
33,564
21.30
14.45
-
BJP
Janardan Panda
31,573
20.03
-
-
SP
Surendra Kumar Pattjoshi
18,834
11.95
-
-
BSP
Kalyani Naik
4,393
2.79
-
-
SAMO
Hira Bag
4,015
2.55
-
-
Independent
Subash Chandra Naik
2,557
1.62
-
-
Kalinga Sena
Baikuntha Dhangdamajhi
2,057
0.94
-
-
Independent
Bhubaneswar Durga
1,452
0.92
-
-
Independent
Gobinda Chandra Rout
1,432
0.91
-
-
Independent
Prahalad Agarwal
1,265
0.80
-
Majority
Majority
Majority
22,906
14.53
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
1,57,621
71.66
-
-
BJD hold
BJD hold
Swing
7.14
-

Question: Who did Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeat at the 2009 election and by how many votes was the margin? 
Answer: In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rahasbihari Behera by a margin of 22,906 votes.