# Puri Lok Sabha constituency

Puri 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) |
| 107 | Puri | Puri | Sunil Kumar Mohanty | BJD | BJP |
| 108 | Brahmagiri | Puri | Upasna Mohapatra | BJP | BJP |
| 109 | Satyabadi | Puri | Om Prakash Mishra | BJP | BJP |
| 110 | Pipili | Puri | Ashrit Pattanayak | BJP | BJP |
| 118 | Chilika | Khurda | Prithiviraj Harichandan | BJP | BJP |
| 119 | Ranpur | Nayagarh | Surama Padhy | BJP | BJP |
| 122 | Nayagarh | Nayagarh | Arun Kumar Sahoo | BJD | BJP |
Assembly Constituencies which constituted this Parliamentary Constituency, before delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are: Baliapatana, Pipili, Satyabadi, Puri, Brahmagiri, Chilka and Ranpur.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 52.58% | 52.58% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 47.38% | 47.38% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 37.25% | 37.25% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 33.03% | 33.03% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 51.99% | 51.99% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 57.98% | 57.98% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 51.51% | 51.51% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 51.82% | 51.82% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 48.69% | 48.69% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 59.85% | 59.85% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 52.56% | 52.56% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 59.87% | 59.87% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 62.2% | 62.2% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 40.47% | 40.47% |
Since its formation in 1952, 18 elections have been held till date.
List of members elected from Puri constituency are
| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Lokenath Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Chintamani Panigrahi | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Bibudhendra Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Rabi Ray | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1971 | Banamali Patnaik | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Padmacharan Samantasinhar | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| 1980 | Brajamohan Mohanty | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Brajamohan Mohanty | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Nilamani Routray | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Braja Kishore Tripathy | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Pinaki Misra | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Braja Kishore Tripathy | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1999 | Braja Kishore Tripathy | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Braja Kishore Tripathy | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Pinaki Misra | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Pinaki Misra | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Pinaki Misra | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2024 | Sambit Patra | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 25th May 2024 in 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sambit Patra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Arup Mohan Patnaik by a margin of 1,04,709 votes.
2024 Indian general election: Puri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Sambit Patra | 629,330 | 52.58 | 6.21 |
| | BJD | Arup Mohan Patnaik | 5,24,621 | 43.83 | 3.57 |
| | INC | Jay Narayan Patnaik | 24,342 | 2.03 | 1.91 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,610 | 0.64 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,04,709 | 8.75 | 7.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,96,938 | 75.43 | 2.71 |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | Swing | | |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pinaki Misra defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sambit Patra with a margin of 11,714 votes.
2019 Indian general elections: Puri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pinaki Misra | 538,321 | 47.40 | 2.93 |
| | BJP | Sambit Patra | 5,26,607 | 46.37 | 25.61 |
| | INC | Satya Prakash Nayak | 44,734 | 3.94 | 21.06 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,217 | 0.64 | 0.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,714 | 1.03 | 24.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,36,124 | 72.72 | 1.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,62,331 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | Swing | 11.34 | |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pinaki Misra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sucharita Mohanty by a margin of 2,63,361 votes.
2014 Indian general elections: Puri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pinaki Misra | 523,161 | 50.33 | |
| | INC | Sucharita Mohanty | 2,59,800 | 25.00 | |
| | BJP | Ashok Sahu | 2,15,763 | 20.76 | |
| | Kalinga Sena | Sabyasachi Mohapatra | 13,190 | 1.27 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 9,150 | 0.88 | − |
| | BSP | Bhaskar Chandra Mohanty | 7,094 | 0.68 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,63,361 | 25.34 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,39,487 | 74.01 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,04,581 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pinaki Misra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Debendra Nath Mansingh by a margin of 2,11,305 votes.
2009 Indian general elections: Puri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Pinaki Misra | 436,961 | 47.98 | |
| | INC | Debendra Nath Mansingh | 2,25,656 | 24.78 | |
| | BJP | Braja Kishore Tripathy | 2,09,287 | 22.98 | |
| | Independent | Prabhat Kumar Badapanda | 12,017 | 1.32 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,11,305 | 23.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,10,431 | 68.83 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |