Bhadrak (Sl. No.: 44) is a

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Bhadrak district Bhadrak is a district of Odisha state in eastern India. Bhadrak city is the headquarters and the largest city of the district. Origin of name The district is named after Bhadrakali, a deity in Hinduism, whose temple is situated on bank of Sa ...

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. The constituency includes

Bhadrak Bhadrak is a city of Odisha state in eastern India. The city is the district headquarters of Bhadrak district. According to legend, the city derives its name from the Goddess Bhadrakali, whose temple is on the banks of the Salandi River. Hi ...

and Bhadrak block.

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1971 & 2001. List of members elected from Bhadrak constituency are:

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,

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candidate Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra defeated

Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and to address the unique socio-economic ...

candidate

Prafulla Samal Prafulla Samal (born 15 August 1947 Bhadrak) is an Indian politician and currently a member of the Biju Janata Party. He joined Odisha politics in 1971. In 1995, he was elected as an MLA from Bhadrak Constituency as a representative of the Jan ...

by a margin of 16,068 votes.

2019

In 2019 election,

candidate Sanjib Kumar Mallick defeated

candidate Pradip Nayak by a margin of 33,389 votes.

2014

In 2014 election,

candidate Jugal Kishore Pattnaik defeated

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candidate Naren Pallai by a margin of 23,587 votes.

2009

In 2009 election,

candidate Jugal Kishore Pattnaik defeated

candidate Naren Pallai by a margin of 21,428 votes.

Notes

References

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