| Kakatpur (SC) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 105 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Puri |
| LS constituency | Jagatsinghpur |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 2,20,522[1][a] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent Tusharkanti Behera | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kakatpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituencyofPuri 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]
| Vote share of winning candidates[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
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47.05% | ||
| 2019 |
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53.68% | ||
| 2014 |
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57.42% | ||
| 2009 |
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52.57% | ||
| 2004 |
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46.31% | ||
| 2000 |
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55.89% | ||
| 1995 |
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47.76% | ||
| 1990 |
|
56.21% | ||
| 1985 |
|
49.64% | ||
| 1980 |
|
47.09% | ||
| 1977 |
|
62.56% | ||
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1995. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected Kakatpur constituency are:[6][7]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tusharkanti Behera | BJD | |
| 2019 | Tusharkanti Behera[8] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Surendra Sethi | BJD | |
| 2009 | Rabi Mallick | BJD | |
| 2004 | Surendra Nath Naik | BJD | |
| 2000 | Surendra Nath Naik | BJD | |
| 1995 (bypoll)[b] | Surendra Nath Naik | JD | |
| 1995 | Baikunthanath Swain | INC | |
| 1990 | Surendra Nath Naik | JD | |
| 1985 | Surendra Nath Naik | JP | |
| 1980 | Baikunthanath Swain | INC | |
| 1977 | Surendra Nath Naik | JP | |
| 1974 | Brundaban Patra | INC | |
| 1971 | Surendra Nath Naik | Utkal Congress | |
| 1967 | Gatikrushna Swain | CPI | |
| 1961 | Upendra Mohanty | Jana Congress | |
| 1957[c] | Bharat Das | CPI | |
| Mohan Das | CPI | ||
| 1951[d][e] | Gobinda Chandra Sethi | INC | |
| Upendra Mohanty | INC | ||
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Tusharkanti Behera | 84,010 | 47.05 |  6.63
| |
| BJP | Baidhar Mallick | 60,859 | 34.08 |  16.10
| |
| INC | Bishwa Bhushan Das | 31,325 | 17.54 | 9.45
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 382 | 0.21 | 0.22
| |
| Majority | 23,151 | ||||
| Turnout | 178,561 | ||||
| BJD hold | Swing | ||||
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tusharkanti Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswa Bhusan Das by a margin of 45,691 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Tusharkanti Behera | 91,897 | 53.68 | -3.74 | |
| INC | Biswa Bhusan Das | 46,206 | 26.99 | -4.24 | |
| BJP | Rabi Mallick | 30,771 | 17.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 736 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 45,691 | 26.69 | |||
| Turnout | 1,70,889 | 70.6 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surendra Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rabindra Kumar Sethy by a margin of 41,030 votes.[11]
| 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)L | Sanjay Kumar Kandi | 722 | 0.46 | - | |
| OJM | Madhab Mallik | 513 | 0.33 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 838 | 0.53 | - | |
| Majority | 41,030 | 26.19 | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,671 | 71.05 | 5.41 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,20,522 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswa Bhusan Das by a margin of 15,221 votes.[14]
| 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[f] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,41,062 | 65.64 | -5.74[g] | ||
| BJD hold | |||||
Constituency: Kakatpur (105) District: Puri
List Of Winning Candidates
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