Patkura is a

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of Kendrapara district,

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. This constituency includes Derabish block, Garadapur and 7 Gram panchayats (Jalapoka, Karilopatna, Aitipur, Jamapada, Mehendinagar, Bachharai and Bandhakata) of Marshaghai block.

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1980. List of members elected from Patkura 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,

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 Arvind Mohapatra defeated

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candidate Tejeswar Parida by a margin of 13,822 votes.

2019

In 2019 election,

candidate Sabitri Agarwalla 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 17,920 votes.

2014

In 2014 election,

candidate

Bed Prakash Agarwal Bed Prakash Agarwal (died April 20, 2019) was an Indian politician. Biography Agarwal was of Marwari descent and a native of Patkura. He was a member of the Kendrapara municipal council from 1957 to 1970, when he began serving as chairman o ...

defeated

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candidate Jayanta Kumar Mohanty by a margin of 47,715 votes.

2009

In 2009 election,

candidate

defeated

candidate

by a margin of 26,735 votes.

Notes

References

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