# Kendrapara Assembly constituency

Kendrapara (Sl. No.: 97) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Kendrapara, Kendrapara block and 12 Gram panchayats (Alapua, Taradipal, Penthapal, Andara, Baluria, Amrutamanohi, Nilakanthapur, Balipatana, Narasinghpur, Badamulabasanta, Dihapada and Singhagan) of Pattamundai block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 58.49% | 58.49% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 43.69% | 43.69% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 46.93% | 46.93% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 52.61% | 52.61% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 50.96% | 50.96% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 47.90% | 47.90% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 52.68% | 52.68% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 60.80% | 60.80% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 48.28% | 48.28% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 52.15% | 52.15% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 62.51% | 62.51% |
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1955.
List of members elected from Kendrapara constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Ganeswar Behera | BJD |
| 2019 | Shashi Bhusan Behera | BJD |
| 2014 | Kishore Chandra Tarai | BJD |
| 2009 | Sipra Mallick | BJD |
| 2004 | Utkal Keshari Parida | Odisha Gana Parisad |
| 2000 | Bed Prakash Agarwal | BJP |
| 1995 | Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty | INC |
| 1990 | Bed Prakash Agarwal | JD |
| 1985 | Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty | INC |
| 1980 | Indramani Rout | INC |
| 1977 | Bed Prakash Agarwal | JP |
| 1974 | Bed Prakash Agarwal | Utkal Congress |
| 1971 | Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty | PSP |
| 1967 | Sarojakanta Kanungo | PSP |
| 1961 | Dhruba Charan Sahu | INC |
| 1957 | Prahlad Mallik | INC |
| 1957 | Dinabandhu Sahoo | INC |
| 1955 (bypoll) | Purusottam Nayak | INC |
| 1951 | Dinabandhu Sahoo | INC |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Ganeswar Behera | 90,173 | 58.49 | 14.80 |
| | BJP | Geetanjali Sethi | 54,755 | 35.52 | 20.43 |
| | INC | Sipra Mallick | 7,478 | 4.85 | 34.49 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 638 | 0.41 | 0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,418 | 22.97 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,166 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Shashi Bhusan Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 6,585 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Shashi Bhusan Behera | 66,132 | 43.69 | |
| | INC | Ganeswar Behera | 59547 | 39.34 | |
| | BJP | Sunakar Behera | 22842 | 15.09 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 486 | 0.32 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,585 | 4.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,51,367 | 69.59 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Chandra Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 5,431 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Kishore Chandra Tarai | 65,037 | 46.93 | 5.68 |
| | INC | Ganeswar Behera | 59,606 | 43.01 | 3.82 |
| | BJP | Sunakar Behera | 9,981 | 7.2 | 1.42 |
| | BSP | Akshaya Kumar Malik | 1,645 | 1.19 | 0.55 |
| | AOP | Jagannath Sethi | 729 | 0.53 | − |
| | CPI(ML)L | Babaji Charan Malik | 372 | 0.27 | −0.2 |
| | AAP | Bijan Kumar Mallik | 360 | 0.26 | − |
| | Independent | Rabindra Sethi | 171 | 0.12 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 682 | 0.49 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,431 | 3.92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,38,583 | 71.52 | 5.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,93,764 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sipra Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswar Behera by a margin of 15,931 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kendrapara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Sipra Mallick | 62,436 | 52.61 | 3.92 |
| | INC | Ganeswar Behera | 46,505 | 39.19 | 4.28 |
| | BJP | Bijay Kumar Mallick | 6,861 | 5.78 | − |
| | BSP | Ranjan Kumar Mallick | 763 | 0.64 | − |
| | CPI(ML)L | Radhakanta Sethy | 552 | 0.47 | − |
| | Independent | Satya Ranjan Jena | 507 | 0.43 | − |
| | SAMO | Nalini Kumar Gochhayat | 467 | 0.39 | − |
| | OCP | Nityananda Behera | 382 | 0.32 | − |
| | AITC | Bhagirathi Mallick | 201 | 0.17 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,931 | 13.42 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,18,678 | 66.01 | 0.86'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000038−QINU`"' |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,79,787 | | |
| | BJD gain from OGP | BJD gain from OGP | BJD gain from OGP | BJD gain from OGP | BJD gain from OGP |