Mahakalapada Assembly constituency

Mahakalapada (Sl. No.: 100) is an unreserved Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.[2][3]

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

Mahakalapada
Constituency No. 100 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictKendrapara
LS constituencyKendrapara
Established2009
Total electors2,38,781[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Durga Prasanna Nayak
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

This constituency includes Mahakalapada block and 17 Gram panchayats (Silipur, Dasipur, Dumuka, Marshaghai, Garajanga, Talasanga, Parakula, Akhuadakhin, Raghabapur, Antei, Batira, Beruhan, Manikunda, Angulai, Tikarpanga, Kuhudi and Mangarajpur) of Marsaghai block.[4][5]

The constituency was formed in 2008 Delimitation[6] and went for polls in 2009 election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
[3][3][3]
Vote share of winning candidates
2019
 
 51.29%
2014
 
 47.62%
2009
 
 48.69%

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date.

List of members elected from Mahakalapada constituency is:[7]

Election Name Party
2009 Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak Biju Janata Dal
2014
2019[8]
2024 Durga Prasan Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

2024

BJP MLA Candidate Durga Prasanna Nayak defeated BJD MLA Candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak .[9]

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Mahakalapada
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Durga Prasan Nayak 57.23
BJD Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak 39.73
INC Loknath Moharathy 1.59
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout 191,611
BJP gain from BJD

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bijay Pradhan by a margin of 15,663 votes.

2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahakalapada[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak 93,197 51.29 3.67
BJP Bijay Pradhan 77534 42.67 7.64
INC Bibhransu Sekhar Lenka 8318 4.58 11.28
NOTA None of the above 531 0.31
Majority 15,663 8.62 -
Turnout 1,81,714 76.1
Registered electors 2,33,724
BJD hold

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Bijoy Mohapatra by a margin of 23,246 votes.

2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahakalapada
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak 81,050 47.62 -
BJP Bijoy Mohapatra 57,804 33.96 -
BSP Ranjan Kumar Mallik 1,071 0.63 -

INC Balaram Parida 27,001 15.86 -
CPI Golekha Naury 744 0.44 -
NOTA None of the above 532 0.33 -
Majority 23,246 13.66 -
Turnout 1,70,193 77.94
Registered electors 2,14,942
BJD hold

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Balaram Parida by a margin of 19,595 votes.[10][3]

2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election, Mahakalapada[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak 70,433 48.69 -
INC Balaram Parida 50,838 35.14 -
BJP Gandharb Chandra Nayak 18,633 12.88 -
Majority 19,595 13.55 -
Turnout 1,44,673 72.92 -
Registered electors 1,98,390
BJD win (new seat)

Notes

    References
    1. State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha (Report). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
    2. "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 April 2014. Constituency: Mahakalapada (100) District: Kendrapara
    3. "Mahakalapada Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Mahakalapada Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
    4. Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
    5. Seats of Odisha
    6. "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
    7. "Aul Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
    8. "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
    9. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
    10. "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014. 19595
    11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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