# Kamakhyanagar Assembly constituency

Kamakhyanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.
Area of this constituency includes Kamakhyanagar, Bhuban, 15 GPs (Badasuanlo, Jagannathpur, Bhairapur, Baruan(K), Baunspal, Kanapura, Baisinga, Baligorad, Mahulapal, Kadua, Rainarasinghpur, Sogar, Budhibilli, Bankual and Kotagara) of Kamakshyanagar block and 7 GPs (Barada, Gengutia, Sankulei, Tarva, Chaulia, Sogarpasi and Bansingh) of Dhenkanal block, and Bhuban block.
In 1985 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prasanna Pattnaik was elected from Kamakhyanagar to become the first BJP MLA from Odisha.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 49.54% | 49.54% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 51.58% | 51.58% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 43.59% | 43.59% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 45.11% | 45.11% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 44.84% | 44.84% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 51.71% | 51.71% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 60.75% | 60.75% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 51.79% | 51.79% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 48.15% | 48.15% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 58.54% | 58.54% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 41.87% | 41.87% |
Since its formation in 1957, 17 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1997.
List of members elected from Kamakshyanagar constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Satrughan Jena | BJP |
| 2019 | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | BJD |
| 2014 | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | BJD |
| 2009 | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | BJD |
| 2004 | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | BJD |
| 2000 | Brahmananda Biswal | BJD |
| 1997 (bypoll) | Premalata Mohapatra | INC |
| 1995 | Kailash Chandra Mohapatra | INC |
| 1990 | Prasanna Patanayak | JD |
| 1985 | Prasanna Patanayak | BJP |
| 1980 | Kailash Chandra Mohapatra | INC |
| 1977 | Prasanna Patanayak | JP |
| 1974 | Brahmananda Biswal | INC |
| 1971 | Brahmananda Biswal | Congress (R) |
| 1967 | Brundaban Tripathy | SWA |
| 1961 | Brundaban Tripathy | SWA |
| 1957 | Ratnaprava Devi | AIGP |

## Election Results
### 2024

In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Satrughna Jena defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik by a margin of 4,662 votes.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Kamakshyanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Satrughan Jena | 84589 | 49.54 | 8.38 |
| | BJD | Prafulla Kumar Mallick | 79927 | 46.8 | |
| | INC | Biprabar Sahu | 3430 | 2 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | gain from | gain from | gain from | gain from | gain from |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Satrughna Jena by a margin of 16,509 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kamakshyanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | 81,695 | 51.58 | |
| | BJP | Satrughna Jena | 65186 | 41.16 | |
| | INC | Bhabani Sankar Mohaptra | 6694 | 4.23 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1453 | 0.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,509 | 10.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158379 | 73.71 | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bhabani Sankar Mohaptra by a margin of 16,881 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kamakshyanagar, Kamakshyanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | 64,163 | 43.59 | −1.52 |
| | INC | Bhabani Sankar Mohaptra | 47,282 | 32.12 | 4.29 |
| | BJP | Prasanna Pattnaik | 25,927 | 17.61 | 8.18 |
| | CPI | Shiba Ram Sahu | 2,471 | 1.68 | |
| | Independent | Debasisha Hota | 2,436 | 1.65 | |
| | AOP | Biprabara Sahoo | 1,664 | 1.13 | |
| | AAP | Mayadhara Nayak | 813 | 0.55 | |
| | Samata Party | Akrur Behera | 477 | 0.32 | |
| | NOTA | None | 1,965 | 1.33 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,881 | 11.47 | −5.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,198 | 76.74 | 11.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,91,817 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Satrughan Jena by a margin of 20,594 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kamakshyanagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Prafulla Kumar Mallik | 53,766 | 45.11 | 0.27 |
| | INC | Satrughan Jena | 33,172 | 27.83 | − |
| | SP | Kailash Chandra Mishra | 19,217 | 16.12 | − |
| | BJP | Premananda Jena | 11,241 | 9.43 | − |
| | BSP | Santosh Kumar Sahoo | 1,780 | 1.49 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,594 | 17.28 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,19,203 | 65.00 | − |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |