Kendrapara (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kendrapara
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District	Kendrapara
Blocks	Kendrapara, Pattamundai
Electorate	1,93,764
Major settlements	Kendrapara
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	BJD
MLA	Kishore Chandra Tarai
Const. No.	97
Reserved for	Scheduled Castes
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Kendrapara

Kendrapara (Sl. No.: 97) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kendrapara district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Kendrapara, Kendrapara block and 12 Gram panchayats (Alapua, Taradipal, Penthapal, Andara, Baluria, Amrutamanohi, Nilakanthapur, Balipatana, Narasinghpur, Badamulabasanta, Dihapada and Singhagan) of Pattamundai block.

Sixteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014 including one Bye-Poll in 1952.

Elected member from the Kendrapara constituency are:

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Kishore Chandra Tarai defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswara Behera by a margin of 5,431 votes.

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Sipra Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ganeswara Behera by a margin of 15,931 votes.

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