Skip to content
NetaKaun
UpdatePanchayat polls 2026: SEC issues 7 preparation orders; the election schedule is yet to be announced
Assembly constituency 105SC

Kakatpur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Kakatpur? — Tusharkanti Behera (BJD), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 23,151 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Tusharkanti Behera

BJD
Margin: 23,151Comfortable win

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Tusharkanti Behera

BJDComfortable win

votes

84,010

Margin

23,151(13%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Tusharkanti Behera · BJDBaidhar Malik · BJP
84,01060,859
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Tusharkanti Behera✓ WinnerBJD84,01047.05%
  2. 2Baidhar MalikBJP60,85934.08%
  3. 3Biswa Bhushan DasINC31,32517.54%
  4. 4Chhabi MalikBSPDeposit lost7460.42%
  5. 5NOTA3820.21%
  6. 6Karttik RaoKrupaa PartyDeposit lost2390.13%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7Jali RoutManas Lokshakti DalDeposit lost2210.12%
  2. 8Gitanjali MalikAmbedkarite Party Of IndiaDeposit lost2190.12%
  3. 9Sumanta Kumar SethiMo DalaDeposit lost1820.1%
  4. 10Bamadeb BeheraOdisha Janata PartyDeposit lost1460.08%
  5. 11Rabindra Nath KandiAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost1290.07%
  6. 12Tapan Kumar MallikOdisha Pragati DalDeposit lost1030.06%
Total votes1,78,561

Deposit lost: 8 of 11 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,44,399

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,80,356

incl. 648 postal

Turnout
73.8%
Polling stations
281

Turnout of men and women

Women75.3%

89,044 of 1,18,178 voted on EVMs

Men71.8%

90,661 of 1,26,217 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 4; 3 voted.

  • Candidates11 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA382
  • Valid votes1,78,179

Women candidates: Jali Rout, Gitanjali Malik

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Kakatpur?

Tusharkanti Behera (BJD) won Kakatpur in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 84,010 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kakatpur?

Tusharkanti Behera defeated Baidhar Malik (BJP) by 23,151 votes.

What was the turnout in Kakatpur in 2024?

73.8% — 1,80,356 of 2,44,399 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 75.3%, men's 71.8%.

How many voters does Kakatpur have?

2,44,399 electors at the 2024 election — 1,26,217 men, 1,18,178 women, 4 third gender (service voters included), and 281 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Kakatpur?

The last general election was completed in June 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer