Kakatpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.
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.Assembly Constituencies and their ExtentSeats of Odisha
Elected members
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:
YearMemberParty2024Tusharkanti Behera20192014Surendra Sethi2009Rabi Mallick2004Surendra Nath Naik20001996 (bypoll)1995Baikunthanath Swain1990Surendra Nath Naik19851980Baikunthanath Swain1977Surendra Nath Naik1974Brundaban Patra1971Surendra Nath Naik1967Gatikrushna Swain1961Upendra Mohanty1957Bharat DasMohan Das 1951Gobinda Chandra SethiUpendra Mohanty
Election results
2024 Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024. In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tusharkanti Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Baidhar Malik by a margin of 45,691 votes.
2019 In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tusharkanti Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswa Bhusan Das by a margin of 45,691 votes.
2014 In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surendra Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rabindra Kumar Sethy by a margin of 41,030 votes.
2009 In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswa Bhusan Das by a margin of 15,221 votes.
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