Dharmasala
Assembly seat no. 51 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1961.
Winner, 2009
KALPATARU DAS
BJD
Elections held
6
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 3 of 6
Margin, 2009
35,133
25.63% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INCKANGALI CHARAN PANDA
- Votes
- 44,734
- Vote share
- 32.63%
- Behind by
- 35,133
Electors
1,85,076
Total votes polled
1,37,103
Valid votes
1,37,103
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.1%
Full result, 2009
7 candidates · 1,37,103 valid votes
KALPATARU DASBJDwon
79,867
58.3%
KANGALI CHARAN PANDAINC
44,734
32.6%
RAMESH CHANDRA PARIDABJP
5,341
3.9%
JATISH CHANDRA MOHANTYSAMO
5,015
3.7%
GOBINDA SAHOOBSP
883
0.6%
RABINDRA KUMAR DHIRIND
752
0.6%
MADHABI SINGHIND
511
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo | IND | 79,759 | 42.88% | Pranab Kumar Balabantaray | 4,150 |
| 2019 | PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY | BJD | 1,01,364 | 58.61% | RAMESH CHANDRA PARIDA | 52,739 |
| 2014 | PRANAB KUMAR BALABANTARAY | BJD | 1,09,241 | 68.60% | SRINATH MISHRA | 85,786 |
| 2009 | KALPATARU DAS | BJD | 79,867 | 58.25% | KANGALI CHARAN PANDA | 35,133 |
| 1990 | GURCHARAN TIKAYAT | JD | 52,548 | 59.48% | KANGALI CHARAN PANDA | 21,415 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
