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, 2014
SAROJ KUMAR SAMAL
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2014
3,294
1.88% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
BJPKRUSHNA CHANDRA PATRA
- Votes
- 65,789
- Vote share
- 37.52%
- Behind by
- 3,294
Electors
2,33,696
Total votes polled
1,75,352
Valid votes
1,75,352
NOTA votes
2,036
1.16% of votes polled
Turnout
75.0%
Full result, 2014
11 candidates · 1,75,352 valid votes
SAROJ KUMAR SAMALBJDwon
69,083
39.4%
KRUSHNA CHANDRA PATRABJP
65,789
37.5%
SIDHESWARI PRASAD MISHRAINC
30,571
17.4%
KAMAKSHA PRASAD BIHARIBSP
2,028
1.2%
SHAIKH ABDUL WALIRPIA
1,731
1.0%
SHISHIRA KUMAR SATAPATHYAAAP
1,098
0.6%
SADASHIV MOHAPATRAAOP
757
0.4%
BIBHUPRADA SAHOOIND
696
0.4%
RANJAN KUMAR NAYAKIND
688
0.4%
ARUNA KUMAR SAHOOIND
499
0.3%
SAROJ KUMAR SATAPATHYSKD
376
0.2%
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.
