# Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency

Kendrapara Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) Constituencies in Odisha state in Eastern India.

## Assembly Segments

Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 94 | Salipur | Cuttack | Prasanta Behera | BJD | BJP |
| 95 | Mahanga | Cuttack | Sarada Prasad Padhan | Independent | BJP |
| 96 | Patkura | Kendrapara | Arvind Mohapatra | BJD | BJP |
| 97 | Kendrapara (SC) | Kendrapara | Ganeswar Behera | BJD | BJP |
| 98 | Aul | Kendrapara | Pratap Keshari Deb | BJD | BJP |
| 99 | Rajanagar | Kendrapara | Dhruba Charan Sahoo | BJD | BJD |
| 100 | Mahakalapada | Kendrapara | Durga Prasan Nayak | BJP | BJP |
Assembly Constituencies which constituted this Parliamentary Constituency, before delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are: Aul, Pattamundai, Rajnagar, Kendrapara, Patkura, Kisannagar and Mahanga.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 48.21% | 48.21% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 50.88% | 50.88% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 38.58% | 38.58% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 35.04% | 35.04% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 54.20% | 54.20% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 57.91% | 57.91% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 43.27% | 43.27% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 50.51% | 50.51% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 50.6% | 50.6% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 56.44% | 56.44% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 50.14% | 50.14% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 43.04% | 43.04% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 68.64% | 68.64% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 34.78% | 34.78% |
Since its formation in 1952, 19 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 1985. It was a two member constituency in 1957.
Elected members from the Kendrapara constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Nityanand Kanungo | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Surendranath Dwivedy | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1957 | B.C. Mallick | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1962 | Surendranath Dwivedy | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1967 | Surendranath Dwivedy | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1971 | Surendra Mohanty | Utkal Congress |
| 1977 | Biju Patnaik | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Biju Patnaik | Janata Party |
| 1984 | Biju Patnaik | Janata Party |
| 1985 (bypoll) | Sarat Kumar Deb | Janata Party |
| 1989 | Rabi Ray | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Rabi Ray | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Srikant Kumar Jena | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Prabhat Samantaray | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1999 | Prabhat Samantaray | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Archana Nayak | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Baijayant Panda | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Baijayant Panda | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Anubhav Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2024 | Baijayant Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Baijayant Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Anshuman Mohanty by a margin of 66,536 votes.
2024 Indian general election: Kendrapara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Baijayant Panda | 615,705 | 48.21 | |
| | BJD | Anshuman Mohanty | 5,49,169 | 43.00 | |
| | INC | Sidharth Swarup Das | 94,832 | 7.43 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 5,815 | 0.46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,536 | 5.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,77,108 | 71.22 | |
| | 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 Anubhav Mohanty defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Baijayant Panda by a margin of 1,52,584 votes.
2019 Indian general elections: Kendrapara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Anubhav Mohanty | 628,939 | 50.87 | 1.85 |
| | BJP | Baijayant Panda | 4,47,456 | 38.53 | 28.13 |
| | INC | Dharanidhar Nayak | 1,13,841 | 9.21 | 25.19 |
| | SP | Rabindra Nath Behera | 5,138 | 0.42 | |
| | KP | Srikanta Samal | 1,868 | 0.15 | |
| | Independent | Santosh Kumar Das | 1,456 | 0.12 | |
| | Independent | Santosh Kumar Patra | 2,281 | 0.18 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,588 | 0.53 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,52,584 | 12.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,38,488 | 72.39 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | Swing | 13.14 | |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Baijayant Panda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dharanidhar Nayak by a margin of 2,09,108 votes.
2014 Indian general elections: Kendrapara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Baijayant Panda | 601,574 | 52.72 | |
| | INC | Dharanidhar Nayak | 3,92,466 | 34.4 | |
| | BJP | Bishnu Prasad Das | 1,18,707 | 10.4 | |
| | BSP | Sk. Faruk | 6,199 | 0.54 | |
| | Independent | Pramod Sahu | 6,193 | 0.54 | |
| | AAP | Md. Samim Aktar | 6,029 | 0.53 | |
| | Independent | Sukumar Mallick | 2,221 | 0.19 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,610 | 0.67 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,09,108 | 18.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,37,607 | 73.14 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,55,444 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Baijayant Panda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ranjib Biswal by a margin of 1,27,107 votes.
2009 Indian general elections: Kendrapara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Baijayant Panda | 502,635 | 35.04 | |
| | INC | Ranjib Biswal | 3,75,528 | 26.18 | |
| | BJP | Jnandev Beura | 80,392 | 5.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,27,107 | 12.93 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,83,010 | 68.53 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |