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PURI

Constituency no. 17 in Odisha · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.

Odisha also has an assembly constituency called PURI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.

Every election in this seat

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginMargin %CandidatesTurnout
2024BJPSAMBIT PATRABJDARUP MOHAN PATNAIK1,04,7098.75%7
2019BJDPINAKI MISRABJPDr Sambit Patra11,7141.03%872.7%
2014BJDPINAKI MISRAINCSUCHARITA MOHANTY2,63,36125.34%774.0%
2009BJDPINAKI MISRAINCDEBENDRA NATH MANSINGH2,11,30523.22%768.8%
20041973 boundariesBJDBRAJA KISHORE TRIPATHYINCPINAKI MISRA60,9606.86%369.0%
19991973 boundariesBJDBraja Kishore TripathyINCJayant Das1,31,74519.94%956.1%
19981973 boundariesBJDBRAJA KISHORE TRIPATHYINCPINAKI MISHRA52,5457.54%761.1%
19961973 boundariesINCPINAKI MISHRAJDBRAJAKISHORE TRIPATHY1,12,30816.49%1261.8%
19911973 boundariesJDBRAJA KISHORE TRIPATHYINCGANGADHAR MAHAPATRA38,9576.88%1058.4%
19891973 boundariesJDNILAMANI ROUTRAYINCBRAJAMOHAN MOHANTI1,39,57222.72%765.2%
19841973 boundariesINCBRAJAMOHAN MOHENTYJNPRANJIT MOHANTY1,04,44022.97%861.6%
19801973 boundariesINC(I)BRAJAMOHAN MOHANTYJNPSPADMACHARAN SAMANTASINHAR1,21,80336.14%448.9%
19771973 boundariesBLDPADMACHARAN SAMANTASINHARINCBANAMALI PATNAIK70,54124.40%246.3%
19711966 boundariesINCBANAMALI PATANAIKUTCPADMA CHARAN SAMATASINHAR46,77716.13%450.8%
19671966 boundariesSSPR. RAYINCB. MISRA59,25824.37%346.7%
19621961 boundariesINCBIBUDHENDRA MISRACPIPANIGRAHI CHINTAMANI29,56521.40%229.1%

Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the PURI constituency in 2024?

SAMBIT PATRA (BJP) won PURI in 2024, by a margin of 1,04,709 votes.

Which party has won PURI the most times?

BJD, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has PURI gone to the polls?

16 times, from 1962 to 2024.

Who has won PURI the most times?

PINAKI MISRA, with 3 wins between 2009 and 2019.

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