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{{Short description|Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India}}
{{About| the assembly constituency|its eponymous town|Kakatpur}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kakatpur
| state = [[Odisha]]
| constituency_no = 105
| type = SLA
| map_image = 105-Kakatpur.svg
| map_caption = Kakatpur Assembly constituency in [[Puri district]]
| map_alt =
| division = Central Division
| district = [[Puri district|Puri]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Jagatsinghpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jagatsinghpur]]
| established = 1952
| reservation = SC
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[Tusharkanti Behera]]
| party = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 2,44,399{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
}}

'''Kakatpur''' is a [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] [[List of constituencies of Odisha Legislative Assembly|constituency]] of [[Puri district]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415001738/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=283&cid=105|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 April 2014|title= Orissa Assembly Election 2009 |work=empoweringindia.org |quote= Constituency: Kakatpur (105) District: Puri|accessdate= 14 April 2014}}</ref>

This constituency includes [[Konark]], Kakatpur block, Astarang block and 13 [[Gram panchayat]]s (Jangalbori, Birtung, Baulanga, Desthali, Dhumala, Sorava, Mahalapada, Achutapur, Banakhandi, Simmili, Sutan, Tarakora and Badagaon) of Gop block.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha]</ref>

==Elected members==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S18/partycomp54.htm|title= 54 - Kakatpur Assembly Constituency|work=eci.nic.in |quote=List Of Winning Candidates |accessdate= 14 April 2014}}</ref>|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|47.05}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|53.68}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|57.42}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|52.57}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|46.31}}
{{bar percent|2000|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|55.89}}
{{bar percent|1996 (bypoll)|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|48.87}}
{{bar percent|1995|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|47.76}}
{{bar percent|1990|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|56.21}}
{{bar percent|1985|{{party color|Janata Party}}|49.64}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|47.09}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Janata Party}}|62.56}}
}}

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:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |title=Odisha Reference Annual – 2011: List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly (1951–2004) |accessdate=2014-02-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Kakatpur Assembly Constituency, Orissa|url=http://www.elections.in/orissa/assembly-constituencies/kakatpur.html|publisher=Compare Infobase Limited|accessdate= 14 April 2014}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kakatpur Assembly Election Results 2024: Kakatpur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/odisha/kakatpur-constituency-result-18105 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Tusharkanti Behera]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=6|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<ref name="Kakatpur Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Kakatpur Constituency (Seat)">{{cite news |last1=News18 |date=2019 |title=Kakatpur Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Kakatpur Constituency (Seat) |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/kakatpur-election-result-s18a105/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709065721/https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/odisha/kakatpur-election-result-s18a105/ |archivedate=9 July 2022 |accessdate=9 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|Surendra Sethi
|-
|[[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<ref name=":2" />
|Rabi Mallick
|-
|[[2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Surendra Nath Naik]]
|-
|[[2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|-
|1996 (bypoll){{efn|Death of Baikunthanath Swain}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Bye Election: Kakatpur 1996 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/www.indiavotes.com/ac/byeDetail/564 |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Baikunthanath Swain
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Surendra Nath Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1985 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Baikunthanath Swain
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|[[Surendra Nath Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1974]]
|Brundaban Patra
|{{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1971 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
|[[Surendra Nath Naik]]
|{{full party name with color|Utkal Congress}}
|-
|[[1967 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Gatikrushna Swain
|{{full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|[[1961 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1961]]
|Upendra Mohanty
|{{full party name with color|Orissa Jana Congress}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1957]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}
|Bharat Das
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|Mohan Das
|-
| colspan="4"| {{center|''As Kakatpur-Nimapara Constituency''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|1951]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}
|Gobinda Chandra Sethi
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|Upendra Mohanty
|}

== 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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]] |access-date=29 May 2024 |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507223908/https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Tusharkanti Behera]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate Baidhar Malik by a margin of 45,691 votes.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Kakatpur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Tusharkanti Behera
|votes = 84,010
|percentage = 47.05
|change = {{decrease}}6.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Baidhar Mallick
|votes = 60,859
|percentage = 34.08
|change = {{increase}}16.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Bishwa Bhushan Das
|votes = 31,325
|percentage = 17.54
|change = {{decrease}}9.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 382
|percentage = 0.21
|change = {{decrease}}0.22
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,151
|percentage = 12.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,78,561
|percentage = 73.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 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.<ref name="Kakatpur Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Kakatpur Constituency (Seat)" /><ref name=":3" />

{{Election box begin|
| title=[[2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2019 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Kakatpur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Tusharkanti Behera]]
|votes = 91,897
|percentage = 53.68
|change = {{down}}3.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Biswa Bhusan Das|votes=46,206|percentage=26.99|change={{down}}4.24}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Rabi Mallick|votes=30,771|percentage=17.98|change={{up}}10.26}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=736|percentage=0.43|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=45,691|percentage=26.69|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,70,889|percentage=70.6|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 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.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014|url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|publisher=Leadtech.in|accessdate=16 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2014 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Kakatpur<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha - Kakatpur|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/AC/ConstituencywiseS18105.htm?ac=105|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=16 June 2014}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Kakatpur (105)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021090922/https://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=998&cid=105|url-status=usurped|archive-date=21 October 2023|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|accessdate=16 June 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Surendra Sethi
|votes = 89,963
|percentage = 57.42
|change = {{up}}4.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Rabindra Kumar Sethy]]
|votes = 48,933
|percentage = 31.23
|change = {{up}}3.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Tusharkanti Behera]]
|votes = 12,093
|percentage = 7.72
|change = {{up}}4.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 838
|percentage = 0.53
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 41,030
|percentage = 26.19
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,56,671
|percentage = 71.05
|change = {{up}}5.41
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,20,522
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 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.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |title=Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin |work=leadtech.in |quote=15221 |accessdate=12 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527163949/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/431-odisha-election-result-2009-votemargin.html |archive-date=27 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election|2009 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election]], Kakatpur<ref name=election2009>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3630-orissa-2009/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Rabi Mallick
|votes = 74,114
|percentage = 52.57
|change = {{up}}6.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Biswa Bhusan Das|votes=58,893|percentage=27.56|change=''-''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Iswar Chandra Behera|votes=4,273|percentage=3.03|change=''-''}}
{{Election box majority||votes=15,221|percentage=10.80{{efn|%of total valid votes}}|change=''-''}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,41,062|percentage=65.64|change={{decrease}}5.74}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Puri district}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Odisha|state=expanded}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Odisha]]
[[Category:Puri district]]
[[Category:Politics of Odisha]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Orissa]]

Kakatpur Assembly constituency - Revision history

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