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, 2004
UTKAL KESHARI PARIDA
OGP
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2004
4,565
3.82% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPBEDPRAKASH AGRAWALLA
- Votes
- 56,283
- Vote share
- 47.14%
- Behind by
- 4,565
Electors
1,66,536
Total votes polled
1,19,402
Valid votes
1,19,402
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.7%
Full result, 2004
3 candidates · 1,19,402 valid votes
UTKAL KESHARI PARIDAOGPwon
60,848
51.0%
BEDPRAKASH AGRAWALLABJP
56,283
47.1%
SANTHA KRUSHNA DASIND
2,271
1.9%
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
