Puri
Assembly seat no. 107 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Odisha also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PURI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2004
MAHESWAR MOHANTY
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2004
16,422
12.43% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCUMA BALLAV RATH
- Votes
- 54,387
- Vote share
- 41.17%
- Behind by
- 16,422
Electors
2,18,983
Total votes polled
1,32,094
Valid votes
1,32,094
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.3%
Full result, 2004
6 candidates · 1,32,094 valid votes
MAHESWAR MOHANTYBJDwon
70,809
53.6%
UMA BALLAV RATHINC
54,387
41.2%
KASINATH BHOIBSP
3,360
2.5%
LALIT MOHAN MISHRAIND
1,772
1.3%
HRUSHIKESH MISHRAIND
945
0.7%
RAMA CHANDRA PRADHANSP
821
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sunil Kumar Mohanty | BJD | 74,709 | 45.84% | Jayanta Kumar Sarangi | 5,178 |
| 2019 | Jayanta Kumar Sarangi | BJP | 76,747 | 49.28% | Maheswar Mohanty | 4,008 |
| 2014 | MAHESWAR MOHANTY | BJD | 76,760 | 53.44% | UMA BALLAV RATH | 34,721 |
| 2009 | MAHESWAR MOHANTY | BJD | 61,328 | 51.58% | UMA BALLAV RATH | 13,394 |
| 2004 | MAHESWAR MOHANTY | BJD | 70,809 | 53.61% | UMA BALLAV RATH | 16,422 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
