Kakatpur is assembly constituency number 105 in Odisha, in Puri district, and one of the segments of the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Tusharkanti Behera of the Biju Janata Dal won with 47.0% of the vote, 23,151 votes ahead of Baidhar Malik (BJP).
- 01Tusharkanti BeheraBJD84,01047.05%
- 02Baidhar MalikBJP60,85934.08%
- 03Biswa Bhushan DasINC31,32517.54%
- 04Chhabi MalikBSP7460.42%
- 05Karttik RaoKRUP2390.13%
- 6 other candidates · 1,000 votesNOTA · 382 (0.21%)
Margin 23,151 votes · 12.97% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,78,561 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tusharkanti BeheraMale · 40 yrs · SC | BJD | 84,010 | 47.05% |
| 2 | Baidhar MalikMale · 60 yrs · SC | BJP | 60,859 | 34.08% |
| 3 | Biswa Bhushan DasMale · 47 yrs · SC | INC | 31,325 | 17.54% |
| 4 | Chhabi MalikMale · 48 yrs · SC | BSP | 746 | 0.42% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 382 | 0.21% |
| 5 | Karttik RaoMale · 38 yrs · SC | KRUP | 239 | 0.13% |
| 6 | Jali RoutFemale · 42 yrs · SC | MLD | 221 | 0.12% |
| 7 | Gitanjali MalikFemale · 46 yrs · SC | APoI | 219 | 0.12% |
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| 8 | Sumanta Kumar SethiMale · 47 yrs · SC | MODL | 182 | 0.10% |
| 9 | Bamadeb BeheraMale · 41 yrs · SC | ODSHJP | 146 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Rabindra Nath KandiMale · 56 yrs · SC | AIFB | 129 | 0.07% |
| 11 | Tapan Kumar MallikMale · 36 yrs · SC | OPD | 103 | 0.06% |
BJD held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kakatpur result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tusharkanti Behera | BJD | 91,897 | 53.68% |
| 2 | Biswa Bhushan Das | INC | 46,206 | 26.99% |
| 3 | Rabi Mallick | BJP | 30,771 | 17.98% |
| 4 | Chhabi Malik | BSP | 938 | 0.55% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 736 | 0.43% |
| 5 | Ratnakar Kandi | APoI | 376 | 0.22% |
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| 6 | Sukadeb Behera | OPD | 256 | 0.15% |
Kakatpur result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surendra Sethi | BJD | 89,963 | 57.42% |
| 2 | Rabindra Kumar Sethy | INC | 48,933 | 31.23% |
| 3 | Tusharkanti Behera | BJP | 12,093 | 7.72% |
| 4 | Kamal Kumar Behera | CPI | 3,609 | 2.30% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 838 | 0.53% |
| 5 | Sanjay Kumar Kandi | CPI(ML)(L) | 722 | 0.46% |
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| 6 | Madhab Mallik | OJM | 513 | 0.33% |
Kakatpur result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabi Mallick | BJD | 74,114 | 52.57% |
| 2 | Biswa Bhusan Das | INC | 58,893 | 41.77% |
| 3 | Iswar Chandra Behera | BJP | 4,273 | 3.03% |
| 4 | Narendra Kumar Behera | Independent | 1,411 | 1.00% |
| 5 | Prasant Kumar Rout | BSP | 727 | 0.52% |
| 6 | Dwarika Nath Dash | Independent | 625 | 0.44% |
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| 7 | Bhagaban Sethy | Independent | 489 | 0.35% |
| 8 | Laxmidhar Kandi | Independent | 459 | 0.33% |
Kakatpur outlined in orange among the other Odisha seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Puri district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kakatpur is one of the assembly segments of Jagatsinghpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jagatsinghpur candidates.
- Dr. Rajashree MallickBJD78,071 43.6%
- Bibhu Prasad TaraiBJP70,441 39.4%
- Rabindra Kumar SethyINC26,589 14.9%
- Ramesh Chandra SethyCPI2,023 1.1%
- Peeyuush DasAPoI432 0.2%
In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJD led here by 7,630 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kakatpur.
Who won the Kakatpur assembly seat in 2024?
Tusharkanti Behera of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Kakatpur in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 84,010 votes, which was 47.05% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kakatpur?
The margin was 23,151 votes (12.97% of valid votes). The runner-up was Baidhar Malik of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 60,859 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kakatpur in 2024?
Turnout was 73.80%: 1,80,356 of 2,44,399 registered electors voted, across 281 polling stations. That is 2.7 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kakatpur part of?
Kakatpur is an assembly segment of the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Rajashree Mallick got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kakatpur a reserved constituency?
Yes. Kakatpur is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Kakatpur?
The Odisha assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Odisha assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Odisha Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Odisha districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, OdishaBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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