Kakatpur Assembly constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Kakatpur.

Kakatpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.^[1]

Kakatpur
Constituency No. 105 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Kakatpur Assembly constituency in Puri district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
Division	Central Division
District	Puri
Lok Sabha constituency	Jagatsinghpur
Established	1952
Total electors	2,44,399[a][b]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Tusharkanti Behera
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

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.^[2][3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024			47.05%
2019			53.68%
2014			57.42%
2009			52.57%
2004			46.31%
2000			55.89%
1996 (bypoll)			48.87%
1995			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:^[5][6]

Year	Member	Party
2024[7]	Tusharkanti Behera		Biju Janata Dal
2019[8]
2014[9]	Surendra Sethi
2009[10]	Rabi Mallick
2004	Surendra Nath Naik
2000
1996 (bypoll)[c][11]			Janata Dal
1995	Baikunthanath Swain		Indian National Congress
1990	Surendra Nath Naik		Janata Dal
1985			Janata Party
1980	Baikunthanath Swain		Indian National Congress (I)
1977	Surendra Nath Naik		Janata Party
1974	Brundaban Patra		Indian National Congress
1971	Surendra Nath Naik		Utkal Congress
1967	Gatikrushna Swain		Communist Party of India
1961	Upendra Mohanty		Orissa Jana Congress
1957[d]	Bharat Das		Communist Party of India
	Mohan Das
As Kakatpur-Nimapara Constituency
1951[e]	Gobinda Chandra Sethi		Indian National Congress
	Upendra Mohanty

Election Results

2024

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.^[12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tusharkanti Behera defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Baidhar Malik by a margin of 45,691 votes.^[7]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Kakatpur

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	12.97
Turnout			1,78,561	73.06
	BJD hold

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.^[8][12]

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Kakatpur

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	10.26
	NOTA	None of the above	736	0.43
Majority			45,691	26.69
Turnout			1,70,889	70.6
	BJD hold

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.^[9]

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Kakatpur^[13][14]

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
	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

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.^[10]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Kakatpur^[15]

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	−
Majority			15,221	10.80[f]	−
Turnout			1,41,062	65.64	5.74
	BJD hold

Notes

1. as on 2024
2. as data published by election commission
3. Death of Baikunthanath Swain
4. It was a 2 member constituency
5. It was a 2 member constituency
6. %of total valid votes