Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 105 · reserved for SC
Kakatpur assembly constituency
Kakatpur is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Puri district and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Tusharkanti Behera of the Biju Janata Dal, by 23,151 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Tusharkanti Behera
- Party
- Biju Janata Dal
- Electors
- 2,44,399
- Turnout (2024)
- 73.06%
Election results
2024
Turnout 73.06% · 1,78,561 votes · Margin 23,151
| Tusharkanti BeheraWonBiju Janata Dal | 47.05% | 84,010 | |
| Baidhar MallickBharatiya Janata Party | 34.08% | 60,859 | |
| Bishwa Bhushan DasIndian National Congress | 17.54% | 31,325 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.21% | 382 |
2019
Turnout 70.6% · 1,70,889 votes · Margin 45,691
| Tusharkanti BeheraWonBiju Janata Dal | 53.78% | 91,897 | |
| Biswa Bhusan DasIndian National Congress | 27.04% | 46,206 | |
| Rabi MallickBharatiya Janata Party | 18.01% | 30,771 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.43% | 736 |
2014
Turnout 71.05% · 1,56,671 votes · Margin 41,030
| Surendra SethiWonBiju Janata Dal | 57.42% | 89,963 | |
| Rabindra Kumar SethyIndian National Congress | 31.23% | 48,933 | |
| Tusharkanti BeheraBharatiya Janata Party | 7.72% | 12,093 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.53% | 838 |
2009
Turnout 65.64% · 1,41,062 votes · Margin 15,221
| Rabi MallickWonBiju Janata Dal | 52.54% | 74,114 | |
| Biswa Bhusan DasIndian National Congress | 41.75% | 58,893 | |
| Iswar Chandra BeheraBharatiya Janata Party | 3.03% | 4,273 |
Members elected since 1951
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tusharkanti Behera | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Tusharkanti Behera | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Surendra Sethi | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Rabi Mallick | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Surendra Nath Naik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Surendra Nath Naik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1996 (bypoll) | Surendra Nath Naik | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Baikunthanath Swain | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Surendra Nath Naik | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Surendra Nath Naik | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Baikunthanath Swain | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1977 | Surendra Nath Naik | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Brundaban Patra | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Surendra Nath Naik | Utkal Congress |
| 1967 | Gatikrushna Swain | Communist Party of India |
| 1961 | Upendra Mohanty | Orissa Jana Congress |
| 1957 | Bharat Das | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | Mohan Das | Communist Party of India |
| 1951 | Gobinda Chandra Sethi | Indian National Congress |
| 1951 | Upendra Mohanty | Indian National Congress |
Area covered
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.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Towns: Konark
Astaranga block · 15 of 15 gram panchayats
Gop block · 13 of 31 gram panchayats
Kakat Pur block · 16 of 16 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.