Dhenkanal (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency(Odia: ଢେଙ୍କାନାଳ ଲୋକସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ) is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India.

Assembly segments

Before delimitation in 2008, legislative assembly segments which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Birmaharajpur, Athmallik, Angul, Hindol, Dhenkanal, Gondia and Kamakhyanagar.[1]

After delimitation of Dhenkanal Lok Sabha constituency, the seven legislative assembly segments which constitute this parliamentary constituency are: 1)Dhenkanal (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) 2)Parjanga 3)Kamakshyanagar (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) 4)Hindol (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) 5)Angul (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) 6)Talcher (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) 7)Pallahara (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency).[2]

Members of Parliament

2019 Election Result

In 2019 Indian general election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Mahesh Sahoo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rudra Narayan Pany by a margin of 35,412 votes.

2019 Indian general elections: Dhenkanal [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Mahesh Sahoo 5,22,884 46.21
BJP Rudra Narayan Pani 4,87,472 43.08
INC Kamakhya Prasad Singh 80,349 7.10
NOTA None of the above 11,254 0.99
Majority 35,412 3.13
Turnout 11,33,213 75.33
BJD hold Swing

2014 Election Result
2014 Indian general elections: Dhenkanal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Tathagata Satpathy 4,53,277 43.50
BJP Rudra Narayan Pani 3,15,937 30.32
INC Sudhir Kumar Samal 2,13,794 20.52
NOTA None of the above 13,205 1.27
Majority 1,37,340 13.18
Turnout 10,42,111 76.43
BJD hold Swing

General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Dhenkanal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD
INC
BJP
Majority
Turnout
BJD hold Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tathagat Satapathy defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rudra Narayan Pany by a margin of 1,37,340 votes.

References
  1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  3. "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

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