Bhandaripokhari
Assembly seat no. 43 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1974.
Winner, 2009
PRAFULLA SAMAL
BJD
Elections held
12
1974–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2009
20,410
15.03% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INCBADRI NARAYAN DHAL
- Votes
- 39,840
- Vote share
- 29.34%
- Behind by
- 20,410
Electors
1,85,755
Total votes polled
1,35,797
Valid votes
1,35,797
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.1%
Full result, 2009
6 candidates · 1,35,797 valid votes
PRAFULLA SAMALBJDwon
60,250
44.4%
BADRI NARAYAN DHALINC
39,840
29.3%
MANMOHAN SAMALBJP
21,160
15.6%
UDAYA NARAYAN NANDAIND
12,117
8.9%
NIRMALA BISWALSAMO
1,393
1.0%
PRASANT KUMAR SWAINBSP
1,037
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sanjib Kumar Mallick | BJD | 72,447 | 39.07% | Niranjan Patnaik | 1,551 |
| 2019 | PRAFULLA SAMAL | BJD | 70,180 | 40.49% | NIRANJAN PATNAIK | 8,859 |
| 2014 | PRAFULLA SAMAL | BJD | 70,173 | 45.27% | SUBRAT KUMAR DAS | 34,097 |
| 2009 | PRAFULLA SAMAL | BJD | 60,250 | 44.37% | BADRI NARAYAN DHAL | 20,410 |
| 2004 | ANANTA SETHI | INC | 61,221 | 49.33% | RATHA DAS | 1,546 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
