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, 2014
KISHORE CHANDRA TARAI
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2014
5,431
3.92% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
INCGANESWAR BEHERA
- Votes
- 59,606
- Vote share
- 43.01%
- Behind by
- 5,431
Electors
1,97,704
Total votes polled
1,38,583
Valid votes
1,38,583
NOTA votes
682
0.49% of votes polled
Turnout
70.1%
Full result, 2014
8 candidates · 1,38,583 valid votes
KISHORE CHANDRA TARAIBJDwon
65,037
46.9%
GANESWAR BEHERAINC
59,606
43.0%
SUNAKAR BEHERABJP
9,981
7.2%
AKSHAYA KUMAR MALIKBSP
1,645
1.2%
JAGANNATH SETHIAOP
729
0.5%
BABAJI CHARAN MALIKCPI(ML)(L)
372
0.3%
BIJAN KUMAR MALLIKAAAP
360
0.3%
RABINDRA SETHIIND
171
0.1%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Kendrapara assembly constituency in 2024?
Ganeswar Behera (BJD) won Kendrapara in 2024, by a margin of 35,418 votes.
Which party has won Kendrapara the most times?
BJD, with 4 of the 15 wins recorded since 1961.
How many times has Kendrapara gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1961 to 2024.
Who has won Kendrapara the most times?
BHAGABAT PRASAD MOHANTY, with 3 wins between 1971 and 1995.
