| State | Odisha |
|---|---|
| Constituency no | 55 |
| Division | Northern Division |
| District | Dhenkanal |
| Loksabha cons | Dhenkanal |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Incumbent image | Krushna Chandra Patra 2024.jpg |
| Mla | Krushna Chandra Patra |
| Party | Bhartiya Janta Party |
| Latest election year | 2024 |
| Electors | 2,71,942[a][b] |
Dhenkanal is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.[1] After 2008 delimitation, Gondia, Odisha Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.[2]
This constituency includes Dhenkanal, Gondia block and 20 GPs (Baladiabandha, Baliamba, Beltikiri, Bhaliabolkateni, Bhapur, Chandrasekhar Prasad, Dhirapatana, Gobindpur, Kaimati, Kakudibhag, Kankadahad, Kankadpal, Madhusahupatna, Mangalpur, Manipur, Nadiali, Nagiapasi, Sankarpur, Saptasajya and Talabarkote) of Dhenkanal block.[3][4]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.
List of members elected from Dhenkanal constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Krushna Chandra Patra | ||
| 2019[8] | Sudhir Kumar Samal | ||
| 2014[9] | Saroj Kumar Samal | ||
| 2009[10] | Nabin Nanda | ||
| 2004 | Sudhir Kumar Samal | ||
| 2000 | Krushna Chandra Patra | ||
| 1995 | Nabin Chandra Narayan Das | ||
| 1990 | Tathagata Satapathy | ||
| 1985 | Nandini Satpathy | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1977[11] | |||
| 1974 | |||
| 1971 | Surendra Mohan Patnaik | ||
| 1967 | Ratnaprava Devi | ||
| 1961 | |||
| 1957[c] | Kalia Dehuri | ||
| Shankar Pratap Singh Deo Mahendra Bahadur Raja | |||
| 1951 | Baisnab Charan Patnaik | ||
Election results
2024
Voting was held on 25 May 2024 in the 3rd phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[12] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Patra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal by a margin of 20,439 votes.[7]
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Patra by a margin of 20,640 votes.[8]
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Samal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Patra by a margin of 3,294 votes.[9]
2009
In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Nabin Nanda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal by a margin of 6,933 votes.[10]
Notes
References
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
Constituency: Dhenkanal (55) District : Dhenkanal
- ^ Election Commission of India (2008-11-26). 2008 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Dhenkanal Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Dhenkanal Assembly Election Results 2024: Dhenkanal Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1977". Elections.in. 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI