Kakatpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kakatpur
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District Puri
Blocks Kakatpur, Astarang, Gop
Electorate 2,20,522 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Konark
Current constituency
Created 1957
Party BJD
MLA Surendra Sethi
Const. No. 105
Reserved for Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies Jagatsinghpur

Kakatpur (Sl. No.: 105) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Konark, Kakatpur block, Astarang block and 13 Gram panchayats (Jangalbori, Birtung, Baulanga, Desthali, Dhumala, Sorava, Mahalapada, Achutapur, Banakhandi, Simmili, Sutan, Tarakora and Badagaon) of Gop block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
2014
  
 57.42%
2009
  
 52.57%
2004
  
 46.31%
2000
  
 55.89%
1995
  
 47.76%
1990
  
 56.21%
1985
  
 49.64%
1980
  
 47.09%
1977
  
 62.56%

Fourteen elections were held between 1957 and 2014. Elected member from the Kakatpur constituency are: [6][7]

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surendra Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rabindra Kumar Sethy by a margin of 41,030 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kakatpur[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Surendra Sethi 89,963 57.42 4.85
INC Rabindra Kumar Sethy 48,933 31.23 3.67
BJP Tusharkanti Behera 12,093 7.72 4.69
CPI Kamal Kumar Behera 3,609 2.3 -
CPI(ML) Liberation Sanjay Kumar Kandi 722 0.46 -
OJM Madhab Mallik 513 0.33 -
NOTA None 838 0.53 -
Majority 41,030 26.19 -
Turnout 1,56,671 71.05 5.41
Registered electors 2,20,522
BJD hold

2009 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswa Bhusan Das by a margin of 15,221 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Kakatpur[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Rabi Mallick 74,114 52.57 6.26
INC Biswa Bhusan Das 58,893 27.56 -
BJP Iswar Chandra Behera 4,273 3.03 -
Independent Narendra Kumar Behera 1,411 1.00 -
BSP Prasant Kumar Rout 727 0.52 -
Independent Dwarika Nath Dash 625 0.44 -
Independent Bhagaban Sethy 489 0.35 -
Independent Laxmidhar Kandi 459 0.33 -
Majority 15,221 10.80[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,41,062 65.64 -5.74[lower-alpha 3]
BJD hold

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 71.38%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014. Constituency: Kakatpur (105) District: Puri
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "54 - Kakatpur Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 14 April 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Kakatpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Kakatpur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kakatpur (105)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 12 April 2014. 15221
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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