Bhandaripokhari
Assembly seat no. 43 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1974.
Winner, 2014
PRAFULLA SAMAL
BJD
Elections held
12
1974–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2014
34,097
22.00% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
INCSUBRAT KUMAR DAS
- Votes
- 36,076
- Vote share
- 23.28%
- Behind by
- 34,097
Electors
2,02,232
Total votes polled
1,54,995
Valid votes
1,54,995
NOTA votes
585
0.38% of votes polled
Turnout
76.6%
Full result, 2014
12 candidates · 1,54,995 valid votes
PRAFULLA SAMALBJDwon
70,173
45.3%
SUBRAT KUMAR DASINC
36,076
23.3%
BADRI NARAYAN DHALBJP
28,809
18.6%
SUJATA JENAIND
6,682
4.3%
SUDHAKAR NANDAIND
5,365
3.5%
SUVENDRA PRATAP MOHANTYCPI
3,694
2.4%
BIKASH RANJAN JENAAAAP
1,094
0.7%
JAYANTI PARIDAIND
820
0.5%
RAJIBLOCHAN JENABSP
551
0.4%
SHIBANARAYAN BISHWALAITC
499
0.3%
SWADHIN SAHOOAOP
364
0.2%
ASHOK KUMAR ROUTIND
283
0.2%
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
