Kamakhyanagar
SLA
StateOdisha
Constituency no57
DivisionNorthern Division
DistrictDhenkanal
Loksabha consDhenkanal
Established1957
ReservationNone
Incumbent imageSatrughnaJena.jpg
MlaSatrughan Jena
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Latest election year2024
Electors2,19,965[a][b]

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

Since its formation in 1957, 17 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1997.

List of members elected from Kamakshyanagar constituency are:[4][5]

YearMemberParty
2024[6]Satrughan Jena
2019[7]Prafulla Kumar Mallik
2014[8]
2009[9]
2004
2000Brahmananda Biswal
1997 (bypoll)[c][10]Premalata Mohapatra
1995Kailash Chandra Mohapatra
1990Prasanna Patanayak
1985
1980Kailash Chandra Mohapatra
1977Prasanna Patanayak
1974Brahmananda Biswal
1971
1967Brundaban Tripathy
1961
1957Ratnaprava Devi

Election results

2024

Voting were held on 25 May 2024 in 3rd phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Satrughan Jena defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik by a margin of 4,662 votes.[6]

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Satrughan Jena by a margin of 16,509 votes.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ as on 2024
  2. ^ as data published by election commission
  3. ^ Death of Kailash Chandra Mohapatra

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
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  5. ^ "Kamakhyanagar Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Kamakhyanagar Assembly Election Results 2024: Kamakhyanagar Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  7. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014. 20594
  10. ^ "IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Kamakhyanagar 1997". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
  11. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI