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Kakatpur (SC)
Constituency No. 105 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Odisha
District	Puri
LS constituency	Jagatsinghpur
Established	1952
Total electors	2,20,522
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Tusharkanti Behera
Party	Biju Janata Dal
Elected year	2024

Kakatpur is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Puri district, Odisha.

This constituency includes Konark, Kakatpur block, Astarang block and 13 Gram panchayats (Jangalbori, Birtung, Baulanga, Desthali, Dhumala, Sorava, Mahalapada, Achutapur, Banakhandi, Simmili, Sutan, Tarakora and Badagaon) of Gop block.

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1995. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected Kakatpur constituency are:

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.

2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Kakatpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJD	Tusharkanti Behera	84,010	47.05	6.63
	BJP	Baidhar Mallick	60,859	34.08	16.10
	INC	Bishwa Bhushan Das	31,325	17.54	9.45
	NOTA	None of the above	382	0.21	0.22
Majority			23,151
Turnout			178,561
	BJD hold		Swing

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Tusharkanti Behera defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswa Bhusan Das by a margin of 45,691 votes.

2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Surendra Sethi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rabindra Kumar Sethy by a margin of 41,030 votes.

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabi Mallick defeated Indian National Congress candidate Biswa Bhusan Das by a margin of 15,221 votes.

Notes

1. as on 1 January 2014
2. Death of Baikunthanath Swain
3. It was a 2 member constituency
4. It was a 2 member constituency
5. This constituency was known as Kakatpur-Nimapara
6. %of total valid votes
7. 2004 Voter turnout was 71.38%

References

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• Assembly constituencies of Odisha
• Puri district
• Politics of Odisha
• Constituencies established in 1957
• 1957 establishments in Orissa