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, 1999
Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 16
Margin, 1999
3,674
0.61% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJDTathagata Satpathy
- Votes
- 2,45,150
- Vote share
- 40.58%
- Behind by
- 3,674
Electors
11,18,853
Total votes polled
6,04,130
Valid votes
6,04,130
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.0%
Full result, 1999
7 candidates · 6,04,130 valid votes
Kamakhya Prasad Singh DeoINCwon
2,48,824
41.2%
Tathagata SatpathyBJD
2,45,150
40.6%
Rudra Narayan PanyIND
97,247
16.1%
Dibakar PatnaikIND
5,317
0.9%
Nimain NaikIND
4,168
0.7%
Prafulla BhuyanIND
2,109
0.3%
Saubhagya RoutJD(U)
1,315
0.2%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DHENKANAL constituency in 2024?
RUDRA NARAYAN PANY (BJP) won DHENKANAL in 2024, by a margin of 76,567 votes.
Which party has won DHENKANAL the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DHENKANAL gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won DHENKANAL the most times?
TATHAGATA SATPATHY, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2014.
