Dhenkanal Assembly constituency

Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal
Constituency No. 55 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Northern Division
District	Dhenkanal
Lok Sabha constituency	Dhenkanal
Established	1951
Total electors	2,71,942
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Krushna Chandra Patra
Party	Bhartiya Janta Party
Elected year	2024
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Dhenkanal is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.^[1] After 2008 delimitation, Gondia, Odisha Assembly constituency was subsumed into this constituency.^[2]

This constituency includes Dhenkanal, Gondia block and 20 GPs (Baladiabandha, Baliamba, Beltikiri, Bhaliabolkateni, Bhapur, Chandrasekhar Prasad, Dhirapatana, Gobindpur, Kaimati, Kakudibhag, Kankadahad, Kankadpal, Madhusahupatna, Mangalpur, Manipur, Nadiali, Nagiapasi, Sankarpur, Saptasajya and Talabarkote) of Dhenkanal block.^[3]^[4]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates^[5]

2024			52.57%
2019			46.92%
2014			39.39%
2009			35.28%
2004			49.17%
2000			34.59%
1995			52.61%
1990			47.49%
1985			64.09%
1980			59.11%
1977			80.07%

Since its formation in 1951, 17 elections have been held till date. It was a 2 member constituency in 1957.

List of members elected from Dhenkanal constituency are:^[6]^[7]

Year	Member
2024^[8]	Krushna Chandra Patra	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^[9]	Sudhir Kumar Samal	Biju Janata Dal
2014^[10]	Saroj Kumar Samal	Biju Janata Dal
2009^[11]	Nabin Nanda	Nationalist Congress Party
2004	Sudhir Kumar Samal	Indian National Congress
2000	Krushna Chandra Patra	Bharatiya Janata Party
1995	Nabin Chandra Narayan Das	Indian National Congress
1990	Tathagata Satapathy	Janata Dal
1985	Nandini Satpathy	Independent politician
1980		Indian National Congress (Urs)
1977^[12]		Janata Party
1974		Indian National Congress
1971	Surendra Mohan Patnaik	Indian National Congress (R)
1967	Ratnaprava Devi	Swatantra Party
1961	Ratnaprava Devi	Swatantra Party
1957^[c]	Kalia Dehuri	Ganatantra Parishad
1957^[c]	Shankar Pratap Singh Deo Mahendra Bahadur Raja	Ganatantra Parishad
1951	Baisnab Charan Patnaik	Communist Party of India

Election Results

2024

Voting was held on 25 May 2024 in the 3rd phase of the Odisha Assembly Election & 6th phase of the Indian General Election. The counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.^[13] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Patra defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal by a margin of 20,439 votes.^[8]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Krushna Chandra Patra	1,06,529	52.57
	BJD	Sudhir Kumar Samal	86,090	42.48
	INC	Susmita Singh Deo	4,630	2.28
	NOTA	None of the above	1,983	0.98
Majority			20,439	10.09
Turnout			2,02,637	74.51
	BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Patra by a margin of 20,640 votes.^[9]

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election: Dhenkanal^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJD	Sudhir Kumar Samal	89,536	46.92
	BJP	Krushna Chandra Patra	68896	36.11
	INC	Nabin Nanda	24788	12.99
	NOTA	None of the above	1265	0.66
Majority			20,640	10.81
Turnout			190810	74.9
	BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Saroj Kumar Samal defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Krushna Chandra Patra by a margin of 3,294 votes.^[10]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal^[15]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Saroj Kumar Samal	69,083	39.39	new
	BJP	Krushna Chandra Patra	65,789	37.52	9.2
	INC	Sidheswari Prasad Mishra	30,571	17.43	13.07
	NOTA	None of the above	2,036	1.16
Majority			3,294	1.88
Turnout			1,75,360	76.74	12.16
Registered electors			2,28,498
	BJD gain from NCP

2009

In 2009 election, Nationalist Congress Party candidate Nabin Nanda defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal by a margin of 6,933 votes.^[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Dhenkanal^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NCP	Nabin Nanda	51,118	35.28	−
	INC	Sudhir Kumar Samal	44,185	30.50	−
	BJP	Krushna Chandra Patra	41,032	28.32	−
Majority			6,933	4.79^[d]	−
Turnout			1,44,914	64.58	−
Registered electors			2,24,399
	NCP gain from INC

Notes

^ as on 2024
^ as data published by election commission
^ It was a 2 member constituency
^ %of total valid votes

References

^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Constituency: Dhenkanal (55) District : Dhenkanal
^ Election Commission of India (26 November 2008). 2008 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India.
^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
^ Seats of Odisha
^ "118 - Dhenkanal Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ "Dhenkanal Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Dhenkanal Assembly Election Results 2024: Dhenkanal Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014. 6933
^ "Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1977". Elections.in. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Odisha - Dhenkanal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Dhenkanal (55)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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[1] s on 2024

[2] s data published by election commission

[15] It was a 2 member constituency

[21] %of total valid votes

[3] "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014. Constituency: Dhenkanal (55) District : Dhenkanal

[4] Election Commission of India (26 November 2008). 2008 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order of India.

[5] Assembly Constituencies and their Extent

[6] Seats of Odisha

[7] "118 - Dhenkanal Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates

[prevMLAs-8] "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

[Candidate-9] "Dhenkanal Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[:0-10] "Dhenkanal Assembly Election Results 2024: Dhenkanal Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

[election2019-11] "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[:1-12] "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[:2-13] "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014. 6933

[14] "Orissa Assembly Election Results in 1977". Elections.in. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

[16] "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.

[TP_Ass_Cand-17] "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-III) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

[18] "Odisha - Dhenkanal". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[19] "Orissa Assembly Election 2014 Constituency: Dhenkanal (55)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[election2009-20] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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