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| 2 | Pallahara (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) - Summary of results of the 2009 Election |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | BJD | Rabi Narayan Pani | 40,980 | 37.96 | - |
| 5 | - | BJP | Dharmendra Pradhan | 35,513 | 32.90 | - |
| 6 | - | INC | Bibhudhendra Pratap Das | 21,258 | 19.69 | - |
| 7 | - | Independent | Sripati Sinko | 2,345 | 2.17 | - |
| 8 | - | SP | Abani Kumar Sahoo | 1,867 | 1.73 | - |
| 9 | - | BSP | Paramananda Bilas | 1,311 | 1.21 | - |
| 10 | - | Independent | Chittaranjan Pradhan | 983 | 0.91 | - |
| 11 | - | Independent | Sanjaya Kumar Naik | 768 | 0.71 | - |
| 12 | - | Independent | Birabar Behera | 576 | 0.53 | - |
| 13 | - | Independent | Gayadhar Kisan | 528 | 0.49 | - |
| 14 | - | RPD | Dulabh Behera | 489 | 0.45 | - |
| 15 | - | Independent | Routara Naik | 394 | 0.36 | - |
| 16 | - | Kalinga Sena | Ramesh Chandra Sahoo | 373 | 0.35 | - |
| 17 | - | Independent | Manoj Kumar Nayak | 301 | 0.28 | - |
| 18 | - | Independent | Bijay Kumar Pradhan | 271 | 0.25 | - |
| 19 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,467 | 5.06 | - |
| 20 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,07,959 | 73.93 | - |

Question: What margin of votes did Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Pani defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan in 2009 election?
Answer: In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Narayan Pani defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dharmendra Pradhan by a margin of 5,467 votes.