Electorate 1,83,377 Party BJD Const. No. 57 Lok sabha constituency Dhenkanal district | Created 1961 MLA Prafulla Kumar Mallik Founded 1961 Major settlements Kamakshyanagar, Bhuban | |
Blocks Kamakshyanagar, Bhuban, Dhenkanal | ||
Kamakshyanagar (Sl. No.: 57) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.
Contents
Area of this constituency include Kamakshyanagar, Bhuban, 15 GPs (Badasuanlo, Jagannathpur, Bhairapur, Baruan(K), Baunspal, Kanapura, Baisinga, Baligorad, Mahulapal, Kadua, Rainarasinghpur, Sogar, Budhibilli, Bankual and Kotagara) of Kamakshyanagar block and 7 GPs (Barada, Gengutia, Sankulei, Tarva, Chaulia, Sogarpasi and Bansingh) of Dhenkanal block, and Bhuban block.
In 1985 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Prasanna Pattnaik was elected from Kamakhyanagar to become the first Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) MLA from Odisha.
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Satrughan Jena by a margin of 20,594 votes.
Elected Members
13 elections held during 1961 to 2014. Elected members from the Kamakshyanagar constituency are:
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Prafulla Kumar Mallik defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bhabani Sankar Mohaptra by a margin of 16,881 votes.