Dhenkanal
Assembly seat no. 55 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Odisha also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DHENKANAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2000
KRUSHNA CHANDRA PATRA
BJP
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2000
4,048
4.70% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
INDSUDHIR KUMAR SAMAL
- Votes
- 25,714
- Vote share
- 29.88%
- Behind by
- 4,048
Electors
1,56,395
Total votes polled
86,053
Valid votes
86,053
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.0%
Full result, 2000
8 candidates · 86,053 valid votes
KRUSHNA CHANDRA PATRABJPwon
29,762
34.6%
SUDHIR KUMAR SAMALIND
25,714
29.9%
NABIN CHANDRA NARAYAN DASINC
19,871
23.1%
BATAKRISHNA PATTANAIKIND
6,478
7.5%
BENUDHAR SAHOOSP
2,461
2.9%
SADASHIV MOHAPATRAAITC
782
0.9%
MADHUSUDAN NAIKBSP
585
0.7%
BIKASH KUMAR NANDASHS
400
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Krushna Chandra Patra | BJP | 1,06,529 | 52.57% | Sudhir Kumar Samal | 20,439 |
| 2019 | Sudhir Kumar Samal | BJD | 89,536 | 46.92% | Krushna Chandra Patra | 20,640 |
| 2014 | SAROJ KUMAR SAMAL | BJD | 69,083 | 39.40% | KRUSHNA CHANDRA PATRA | 3,294 |
| 2009 | NABIN NANDA | NCP | 51,118 | 35.28% | SUDHIR KUMAR SAMAL | 6,933 |
| 2004 | SUDHIR KUMAR SAMAL | INC | 53,477 | 49.71% | KRUSHANA CHANDRA PATRA | 5,466 |
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 Dhenkanal assembly constituency in 2024?
Krushna Chandra Patra (BJP) won Dhenkanal in 2024, by a margin of 20,439 votes.
Which party has won Dhenkanal the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 15 wins recorded since 1961.
How many times has Dhenkanal gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1961 to 2024.
Who has won Dhenkanal the most times?
NANDINI SATPATHY, with 3 wins between 1974 and 1980.
