Kendrapara is assembly constituency number 97 in Odisha, in Kendrapara * district, and one of the segments of the Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Ganeswar Behera of the Biju Janata Dal won with 58.5% of the vote, 35,418 votes ahead of Geetanjali Sethi (BJP).
- 01Ganeswar BeheraBJD90,17358.49%
- 02Geetanjali SethiBJP54,75535.52%
- 03Sipra MallickINC7,4784.85%
- 04Ranjan Kumar MallikBSP4510.29%
- 05Ranjan BeheraIndependent2840.18%
- 3 other candidates · 387 votesNOTA · 638 (0.41%)
Margin 35,418 votes · 22.97% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,54,166 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganeswar BeheraMale · 64 yrs · SC | BJD | 90,173 | 58.49% |
| 2 | Geetanjali SethiFemale · 59 yrs · SC | BJP | 54,755 | 35.52% |
| 3 | Sipra MallickFemale · 62 yrs · SC | INC | 7,478 | 4.85% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 638 | 0.41% |
| 4 | Ranjan Kumar MallikMale · 45 yrs · SC | BSP | 451 | 0.29% |
| 5 | Ranjan BeheraMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 284 | 0.18% |
| 6 | Dinabandhu MallikMale · 52 yrs · SC | Independent | 147 | 0.10% |
| 7 | Narendra Kumar MalikMale · 53 yrs · SC | ICPa | 121 | 0.08% |
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| 8 | Santosh MalikMale · 52 yrs · SC | SAMO | 119 | 0.08% |
BJD held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kendrapara result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shashi Bhusan Behera | BJD | 66,132 | 43.69% |
| 2 | Ganeswar Behera | INC | 59,547 | 39.34% |
| 3 | Sunakar Behera | BJP | 22,842 | 15.09% |
| 4 | Ranjan Kumar Mallik | BSP | 884 | 0.58% |
| 5 | Urmila Sethi | Independent | 694 | 0.46% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 486 | 0.32% |
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| 6 | Padma Charan Malik | Independent | 213 | 0.14% |
| 7 | Rabindra Muduli | Independent | 209 | 0.14% |
| 8 | Narendra Kumar Malik | ICPa | 184 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Alok Kumar Jena | Independent | 176 | 0.12% |
Kendrapara result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kishore Chandra Tarai | BJD | 65,037 | 46.93% |
| 2 | Ganeswar Behera | INC | 59,606 | 43.01% |
| 3 | Sunakar Behera | BJP | 9,981 | 7.20% |
| 4 | Akshaya Kumar Malik | BSP | 1,645 | 1.19% |
| 5 | Jagannath Sethi | AOP | 729 | 0.53% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 682 | 0.49% |
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| 6 | Babaji Charan Malik | CPI(ML)(L) | 372 | 0.27% |
| 7 | Bijan Kumar Mallik | AAP | 360 | 0.26% |
| 8 | Rabindra Sethi | Independent | 171 | 0.12% |
Kendrapara result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sipra Mallick | BJD | 62,436 | 52.61% |
| 2 | Ganeswar Behera | INC | 46,505 | 39.19% |
| 3 | Bijay Kumar Mallick | BJP | 6,861 | 5.78% |
| 4 | Ranjan Kumar Mallick | BSP | 763 | 0.64% |
| 5 | Radhakanta Sethy | CPI(ML)(L) | 552 | 0.47% |
| 6 | Satya Ranjan Jena | Independent | 507 | 0.43% |
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| 7 | Nalini Kumar Gochhayat | SAMO | 467 | 0.39% |
| 8 | Nityananda Behera | OCP | 382 | 0.32% |
| 9 | Bhagirathi Mallick | TMC | 201 | 0.17% |
Kendrapara 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 Kendrapara * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kendrapara is one of the assembly segments of Kendrapara. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kendrapara candidates.
- Baijayant PandaBJP75,937 49.5%
- Anshuman MohantyBJD69,000 45.0%
- Sidharth Swarup DashINC7,363 4.8%
- Soubhagya Ketan SamalSUCI290 0.2%
- Sekha Sadika HosenBSP209 0.1%
In the assembly election BJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 6,937 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kendrapara.
Who won the Kendrapara assembly seat in 2024?
Ganeswar Behera of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won Kendrapara in the 2024 Odisha assembly election with 90,173 votes, which was 58.49% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kendrapara?
The margin was 35,418 votes (22.97% of valid votes). The runner-up was Geetanjali Sethi of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 54,755 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kendrapara in 2024?
Turnout was 68.06%: 1,56,818 of 2,30,413 registered electors voted, across 247 polling stations. That is 1.5 points lower than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kendrapara part of?
Kendrapara is an assembly segment of the Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Baijayant Panda got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kendrapara a reserved constituency?
Yes. Kendrapara 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 Kendrapara?
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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- Kendrapara population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, KendrapadaEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Odisha state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- 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)
- CSR spend in OdishaCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in OdishaMunicipal corporations, councils, wards