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, 2019
Sudhir Kumar Samal
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2019
20,640
10.82% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJPKrushna Chandra Patra
- Votes
- 68,896
- Vote share
- 36.11%
- Behind by
- 20,640
Electors
2,54,742
Total votes polled
1,90,810
Valid votes
1,90,810
NOTA votes
1,265
0.66% of votes polled
Turnout
74.9%
Full result, 2019
11 candidates · 1,90,810 valid votes
Sudhir Kumar SamalBJDwon
89,536
46.9%
Krushna Chandra PatraBJP
68,896
36.1%
Nabin NandaINC
24,788
13.0%
Ganeswar PradhanBSP
2,792
1.5%
Akshaya RoutSKD
767
0.4%
Patitapaban MishraAIFB
533
0.3%
Meghanada NandaIND
491
0.3%
Ashish Kumar MishraAAAP
463
0.2%
Bikash NayakHND
453
0.2%
Gudia SharmaIND
431
0.2%
Bhajaman RoutSUCIC
395
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.
