# Dhenkanal Assembly constituency

Dhenkanal is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Dhenkanal, Gondia block and 20 GPs (Baladiabandha, Baliamba, Beltikiri, Bhaliabolkateni, Bhapur, Chandrasekhar Prasad, Dhirapatana, Gobindpur, Kaimati, Kakudibhag, Kankadahad, Kankadpal, Madhusahupatna, Mangalpur, Manipur, Nadiali, Nagiapasi, Sankarpur, Saptasajya and Talabarkote) of Dhenkanal block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2019 | 2019 | 46.92% | 46.92% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 39.39% | 39.39% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 35.28% | 35.28% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 49.17% | 49.17% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 34.59% | 34.59% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 52.61% | 52.61% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 47.49% | 47.49% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 64.09% | 64.09% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 59.11% | 59.11% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 80.07% | 80.07% |
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
List of members elected from Dhenkanal constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Krushna Chandra Patra | BJP |
| 2019 | Sudhir Kumar Samal | BJD |
| 2014 | Saroj Kumar Samal | BJD |
| 2009 | Nabin Nanda | NCP |
| 2004 | Sudhir Kumar Samal | INC |
| 2000 | Krushna Chandra Patra | BJP |
| 1995 | Nabin Chandra Narayan Das | INC |
| 1990 | Tathagata Satapathy | JD |
| 1985 | Nandini Satpathy | Independent |
| 1980 | Nandini Satpathy | INC(U) |
| 1977 | Nandini Satpathy | JP |
| 1974 | Nandini Satpathy | INC |
| 1971 | Surendra Mohan Patnaik | Congress (R) |
| 1967 | Ratnaprava Devi | SWA |
| 1961 | Ratnaprava Devi | SWA |
| 1957 | Kalia Dehuri | AIGP |
| 1957 | Shankar Pratap Singh Deo Mahendra Bahadur Raja | AIGP |
| 1951 | Baisnab Charan Patnaik | CPI |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting was held on 25 May 2024 in the 3rd phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Krushna Chandra Patra | 1,06,529 | 52.57 | |
| | BJD | Sudhir Kumar Samal | 86,090 | 42.48 | |
| | INC | Susmita Singh Deo | 4630 | 2.28 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1983 | 0.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,439 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,02,637 | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Patra by a margin of 20,640 votes.
2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Dhenkanal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Sudhir Kumar Samal | 89,536 | 46.92 | |
| | BJP | Krushna Chandra Patra | 68896 | 36.11 | |
| | INC | Nabin Nanda | 24788 | 12.99 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1265 | 0.66 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,640 | 10.81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190810 | 74.9 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Samal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Patra by a margin of 3,294 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Saroj Kumar Samal | 69,083 | 39.39 | |
| | BJP | Krushna Chandra Patra | 65,789 | 37.52 | 9.2 |
| | INC | Sidheswari Prasad Mishra | 30,571 | 17.43 | −13.07 |
| | BSP | Kamaksha Prasad Bihari | 2,028 | 1.16 | −0.09 |
| | RPI(A) | Saikh Abdul Wali | 1,731 | 0.99 | |
| | AAP | Shishira Kumar Satapathy | 1,098 | 0.63 | |
| | AOP | Sadashiv Mohapatra | 757 | 0.43 | |
| | Independent | Bibhuprada Sahoo | 696 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Ranjan Kumar Nayak | 688 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Aruna Kumar Sahoo | 499 | 0.28 | |
| | SKD | Saroj Kumar Satapathy | 376 | 0.21 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,036 | 1.16 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,294 | 1.88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,75,360 | 76.74 | 12.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,28,498 | | |
| | BJD gain from NCP | BJD gain from NCP | BJD gain from NCP | BJD gain from NCP | BJD gain from NCP |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Nabin Nanda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal by a margin of 6,933 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Nabin Nanda | 51,118 | 35.28 | − |
| | INC | Sudhir Kumar Samal | 44,185 | 30.50 | − |
| | BJP | Krushna Chandra Patra | 41,032 | 28.32 | − |
| | SAMO | Anupama Baral | 1,936 | 1.34 | − |
| | BSP | Niroj Nalini Mahalik | 1,815 | 1.25 | − |
| | RPI | Saikh Abdul Wali | 1,203 | 0.83 | − |
| | Kalinga Sena | Chakradhar Nayak | 946 | 0.65 | − |
| | Independent | Madhusudan Naik | 945 | 0.65 | − |
| | RPD | Utkal Khatua | 871 | 0.60 | − |
| | Independent | Bana Maharana | 837 | 0.58 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,933 | 4.79 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,914 | 64.58 | − |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,24,399 | | |
| | NCP gain from INC | NCP gain from INC | NCP gain from INC | NCP gain from INC | NCP gain from INC |