Kendrapara
Assembly seat no. 97 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Odisha also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KENDRAPARA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2000
BED PRAKASH AGARWALLA
BJP
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2000
19,075
18.82% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
INCBHAGABAT PRASAD MOHANTY
- Votes
- 29,485
- Vote share
- 29.08%
- Behind by
- 19,075
Electors
1,51,255
Total votes polled
1,01,380
Valid votes
1,01,380
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
67.0%
Full result, 2000
4 candidates · 1,01,380 valid votes
BED PRAKASH AGARWALLABJPwon
48,560
47.9%
BHAGABAT PRASAD MOHANTYINC
29,485
29.1%
UTKAL KESHARI PARIDAIND
22,847
22.5%
SK. ZAHED ALIBSP
488
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ganeswar Behera | BJD | 90,173 | 58.49% | Geetanjali Sethi | 35,418 |
| 2019 | Shashi Bhusan Behera | BJD | 66,132 | 43.69% | Ganeswar Behera | 6,585 |
| 2014 | KISHORE CHANDRA TARAI | BJD | 65,037 | 46.93% | GANESWAR BEHERA | 5,431 |
| 2009 | SIPRA MALLICK | BJD | 62,436 | 52.61% | GANESWAR BEHERA | 15,931 |
| 2004 | UTKAL KESHARI PARIDA | OGP | 60,848 | 50.96% | BEDPRAKASH AGRAWALLA | 4,565 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
