Bhadrak
Assembly seat no. 44 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Odisha also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BHADRAK. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2000
BIREN PALEI
INC
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2000
532
0.48% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
BJDPRAFULLA SAMAL
- Votes
- 54,519
- Vote share
- 48.95%
- Behind by
- 532
Electors
1,76,362
Total votes polled
1,11,384
Valid votes
1,11,384
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.2%
Full result, 2000
6 candidates · 1,11,384 valid votes
BIREN PALEIINCwon
55,051
49.4%
PRAFULLA SAMALBJD
54,519
49.0%
RABI MOHANTYCPI
886
0.8%
SK. FAIZUR RAHEMANBSP
596
0.5%
SIDHARTHA MOHANTYSHS
175
0.2%
AKSHAYA KETAN DASIND
157
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra | BJP | 82,282 | 42.29% | Prafulla Samal | 16,068 |
| 2019 | SANJIB KUMAR MALLICK | BJD | 93,668 | 52.07% | DR. PRADIP NAYAK | 33,389 |
| 2014 | JUGAL KISHORE PATTNAIK | BJD | 80,582 | 49.86% | NAREN PALLAI | 23,587 |
| 2009 | JUGAL KISHORE PATTNAIK | BJD | 75,294 | 53.99% | NAREN PALLAI | 21,428 |
| 2004 | NAREN PALLAI | INC | 66,016 | 50.57% | PRAFULLA SAMAL | 4,812 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Bhadrak assembly constituency in 2024?
Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra (BJP) won Bhadrak in 2024, by a margin of 16,068 votes.
Which party has won Bhadrak the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 15 wins recorded since 1961.
How many times has Bhadrak gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1961 to 2024.
Who has won Bhadrak the most times?
JUGAL KISHORE PATTNAIK, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2014.
