Birmaharajpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2009 Election Result

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
BJD
Padmanabh Behera
61,803
48.67
5.37
-
INC
Binod Patra
40,402
31.82
-
-
BJP
Damayanti Barik
20,075
15.81
-
-
BSP
Biranchi Nag
2,149
1.69
-
-
RPI(A)
Bimala Naik
1,535
1.21
-
-
Indian Justice Party
Karunakar Haripal
1,021
0.80
-
Majority
Majority
Majority
21,401
16.85
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
1,27,013
72.52
-
-
BJD hold
BJD hold
BJD hold
BJD hold
BJD hold

Question: Who defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 votes in the 2009 election?
Answer: In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Padmanabh Behera, defeated Indian National Congress candidate Binod Patra by a margin of 21,401 votes.