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, 2004
SUDHIR KUMAR SAMAL
INC
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2004
5,466
5.08% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPKRUSHANA CHANDRA PATRA
- Votes
- 48,011
- Vote share
- 44.63%
- Behind by
- 5,466
Electors
1,59,452
Total votes polled
1,07,580
Valid votes
1,07,580
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.5%
Full result, 2004
5 candidates · 1,07,580 valid votes
SUDHIR KUMAR SAMALINCwon
53,477
49.7%
KRUSHANA CHANDRA PATRABJP
48,011
44.6%
SUKANTA KUMAR DASIND
2,630
2.4%
ANJULATA PRADHANIND
1,856
1.7%
USHA DEHURYRPI
1,606
1.5%
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
