Kamakhyanagar Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Kamakhyanagar.

Kamakhyanagar
Constituency No. 57 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictDhenkanal
LS constituencyDhenkanal
Established1957
Total electors183,377
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Kamakhyanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.[1]

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.[2][3]

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[4]
2024
 
 49.54%
2019
 
 51.58%
2014
 
 43.59%
2009
 
 45.11%
2004
 
 44.84%
2000
 
 51.71%
1995
 
 60.75%
1990
 
 51.79%
1985
 
 48.15%
1980
 
 58.54%
1977
 
 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:[5][6]

Year Member Party
2024 Satrughan Jena BJP
2019 Prafulla Kumar Mallik[7] BJD
2014 Prafulla Kumar Mallik BJD
2009 Prafulla Kumar Mallik BJD
2004 Prafulla Kumar Mallik BJD
2000 Brahmananda Biswal BJD
1997 (bypoll)[a] 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.[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Kamakshyanagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Satrughan Jena 84589 49.54 Increase8.38
BJD Prafulla Kumar Mallick 79927 46.8
INC Biprabar Sahu 3430 2
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
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[9]
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 16,509 10.42
Turnout 158379 73.71
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.[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kamakshyanagar, Kamakshyanagar[11][12]
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 16,881 11.47 −5.81
Turnout 1,47,198 76.74 11.74
Registered electors 1,91,817
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.[13]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kamakshyanagar[14]
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 20,594 17.28[b] −
Turnout 1,19,203 65.00 −
BJD hold

Notes

  1. ^ Death of Kailash Chandra Mohapatra
  2. ^ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Constituency: Kamakshyanagar (57) District : Dhenkanal{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "120 - Kamakhyanagar Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Kamakhyanagar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  7. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  9. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Odisha - Kamakshyanagar". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Kamakshyanagar (57)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014. 20594
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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