Mahakalapada (Sl. No.: 100) is an unreserved

Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, also known as the Vidhan Sabha or the Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in each of the states and certain union territories of India. Members of the legislative assembly are often directly elected to serve fiv ...

constituency An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...

of Kendrapara district,

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

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

Elected Members

Since its formation in 2009, 4 elections were held till date. List of members elected from Mahakalapada constituency is :-

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. In 2024 election,

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

candidate

Durga Prasan Nayak Durga Prasan Nayak is an Indian politician who was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Mahakalapada as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of ...

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

Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak is a politician from Odisha, India. He was the Health Minister in Odisha Legislative Assembly. He is an MLA representing Mahakalapada constituency from the Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regi ...

by a margin of 33,526 votes.

2019

In 2019 election,

candidate

defeated

candidate Bijay Pradhan by a margin of 15,663 votes.

2014

In 2014 election,

candidate

defeated

candidate

Bijoy Mohapatra Bijoy Mohapatra (born 7 November 1950) is a politician from Odisha. A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he was Irrigation Minister of Odisha from 1990 to 1995 in the Biju Patnaik cabinet. He was the most powerful minister (known as Super ...

by a margin of 23,246 votes.

2009

In 2009 election,

candidate

defeated

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

candidate Balaram Parida by a margin of 19,595 votes.

Notes

References

{{coords, 20.42, 86.60, display=title Assembly constituencies of Odisha Kendrapara district Politics of Odisha Constituencies established in 1957 1957 establishments in Orissa