Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency

Kendrapara 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:

Constituency number Name Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)
District
94 Salipur None Cuttack
95 Mahanga None Cuttack
96 Patkura None Kendrapara
97 Kendrapara SC Kendrapara
98 Aul None Kendrapara
99 Rajanagar None Kendrapara
100 Mahakalapada None Kendrapara

Assembly Constituencies which constituted this Parliamentary Constituency, before delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are: Aul, Pattamundai, Rajnagar, Kendrapara, Patkura, Kisannagar and Mahanga

Members of Parliament

Elected members from the Kendrapara constituency are

  • 2019: Anubhav Mohanty, Biju Janata Dal
  • 2014: Baijayant Panda, Biju Janata Dal, later independent (resigned on 14 June 2018)
  • 2009: Baijayant Panda, Biju Janata Dal
  • 2004: Archana Nayak, Biju Janata Dal
  • 1999: Prabhat Kumar Samantaray, Biju Janata Dal
  • 1998: Prabhat Kumar Samantaray, Biju Janata Dal
  • 1996: Srikant Kumar Jena, Janata Dal
  • 1991: Rabi Ray, Janata Dal
  • 1989: Rabi Ray, Janata Dal
  • 1985 bye-poll: Sarat Kumar Deb, Janata Party (bye election)
  • 1984: Biju Patnaik, Janata Party
  • 1980: Biju (Bijayananda) Patnaik, Janata Party (Secular)
  • 1977: Biju Patnaik, Janata Party
  • 1971: Surendra Mohanty, Utkal Congress
  • 1967: Surendranath Dwivedy, Praja Socialist Party
  • 1962: Surendranath Dwivedy, Praja Socialist Party
  • 1957: Surendranath Dwivedy, Praja Socialist Party
  • 1952: Nityanand Kanungo, Congress

Election Result

General Election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kendrapara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Anubhav Mohanty 6,28,939 50.87 -1.85
BJP Baijayant Panda 4,47,456 38.53 +28.13
INC Dharanidhar Nayak 1,13,841 9.21 -25.19
SP Rabindra Nath Behera 5,138 0.42
Krupa Party Srikanta Samal 1,868 0.15
Independent Santosh Kumar Das 1,456 0.12
Independent Santosh Kumar Patra 2,281 0.18
NOTA None of the above 6,588 0.53
Majority 1,52,584
Turnout 12,38,488 72.39
BJD hold Swing -13.14

General election 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Baijayant Panda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dharanidhar Nayak by a margin of 2,09,108 votes.

2014 Indian general elections: Kendrapara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Baijayant Panda 6,01,574 52.72
INC Dharanidhar Nayak 3,92,466 34.4
BJP Bishnu Prasad Das 1,18,707 10.4
BSP Sk. Faruk 6,199 0.54
Independent Pramod Sahu 6,193 0.54
AAP Md. Samim Aktar 6,029 0.53
Independent Sukumar Mallick 2,221 0.19
NOTA None 7,610 0.67
Majority 2,09,108 18.32
Turnout 11,37,607 73.14
Registered electors 15,55,444
BJD hold Swing

General Election 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Kendrapara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Baijayant Panda 5,02,635 35.04
INC Ranjib Biswal 3,75,528 26.18
BJP Jnandev Beura 80,392 5.6
Majority 1,27,107 12.93
Turnout 9,83,010 68.53
BJD hold Swing