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, 2009
MAHESWAR MOHANTY
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 5 of 15
Margin, 2009
13,394
11.27% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
BJPUMA BALLAV RATH
- Votes
- 47,934
- Vote share
- 40.32%
- Behind by
- 13,394
Electors
2,06,152
Total votes polled
1,18,889
Valid votes
1,18,889
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.7%
Full result, 2009
7 candidates · 1,18,889 valid votes
MAHESWAR MOHANTYBJDwon
61,328
51.6%
UMA BALLAV RATHBJP
47,934
40.3%
UTTAM KUMAR ACHARYAINC
6,832
5.8%
KASHINATH BHOIBSP
1,161
1.0%
RAMA CHANDRA PRADHANIND
634
0.5%
NARAYAN KHUNTIASP
633
0.5%
SARADA DEVI PANDAKS
367
0.3%
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
