DHENKANAL
Constituency no. 9 in Odisha · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Odisha also has an assembly constituency called DHENKANAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 2024
RUDRA NARAYAN PANY
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2024
76,567
6.42% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJDABINASH SAMAL
- Votes
- 5,22,154
- Vote share
- 43.82%
- Behind by
- 76,567
Electors
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Total votes polled
11,91,673
Valid votes
11,91,673
NOTA votes
13,777
1.16% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
10 candidates · 11,91,673 valid votes
RUDRA NARAYAN PANYBJPwon
5,98,721
50.2%
ABINASH SAMALBJD
5,22,154
43.8%
SASHMITA BEHERAINC
34,730
2.9%
PRAFULLA KUMAR NAIKBSP
4,895
0.4%
MAHESWAR SAHOOIND
4,629
0.4%
MANASI SWAINSUCI
3,384
0.3%
PRIYABRATA GARNAIKIND
2,909
0.2%
JANARDAN NAIKIND
2,653
0.2%
KAILAS CHANDRA PRADHANIND
2,213
0.2%
SWAPNA RANI JAMESUS
1,608
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RUDRA NARAYAN PANY | BJP | 5,98,721 | 50.24% | ABINASH SAMAL | 76,567 |
| 2019 | MAHESH SAHOO | BJD | 5,22,884 | 46.21% | RUDRA NARAYAN PANY | 35,412 |
| 2014 | TATHAGATA SATPATHY | BJD | 4,53,277 | 43.50% | RUDRA NARAYAN PANY | 1,37,340 |
| 2009 | TATHAGATA SATPATHY | BJD | 3,98,568 | 46.53% | CHANDRA SEKHAR TRIPATHI | 1,86,587 |
| 2004 | TATHAGATA SATAPATHY | BJD | 4,23,539 | 53.59% | KAMAKHYA PRASAD SINGHDEO | 1,22,882 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above







