Kendrapara
Constituency No. 15 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Aul
- Rajanagar
- Kendrapara
- Patkura
- Mahakalapada
Kendrapara District
Odisha
Kendrapara district is one of the districts of Odisha. Its administrative headquarters is at Kendrapara. It covers 2,644 sq km and had a population of 14,40,289 at the 2011 census, a density of 545 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Kendrapara
Area
2,644 sq km
Population
14.40 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
545 /km²
Literacy Rate
85.15%
Sex Ratio
1,007
per 1,000 males
Kendrapara District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Kendrapara district.
Total Population
14.40 Lakh
Male Population
7.18 Lakh
Female Population
7.23 Lakh
Rural Population
13.21 Lakh
Urban Population
1.19 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
3.12 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
12,100
Literacy Rate
85.15%
Population Density
545 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,007
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 91.45%Female literacy 78.9%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Kendrapara district.
9
Tehsils
9
Blocks
60
Nyay Panchayats
249
Gram Panchayats
1,532
Villages
- Headquarters
- Kendrapara
- Languages
- Odia, Urdu, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 20.5° N, 86.42° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kendrapara
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Kendrapara
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 96 · Kendrapara
PD
Pratap Keshari Deb
Biju Janata Dal
MLA
No. 97 · Kendrapara
DS
Dhruba Charan Sahoo
Biju Janata Dal
MLA
No. 98 · Kendrapara
GB
Ganeswar Behera
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 99 · Kendrapara
AM
Arvind Mohapatra
Biju Janata Dal
MLA
No. 100 · Kendrapara
DN
Durga Prasanna Nayak
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Your Representatives from Kendrapara
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kendrapara district.
- PDPratap Keshari DebBiju Janata DalMLAAul · No. 96
- DSDhruba Charan SahooBiju Janata DalMLARajanagar · No. 97
- GBGaneswar BeheraIndian National CongressMLAKendrapara · No. 98
- AMArvind MohapatraBiju Janata DalMLAPatkura · No. 99
- DNDurga Prasanna NayakBharatiya Janata PartyMLAMahakalapada · No. 100
Election History
Lok SabhaKendrapara · No. 15
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPBaijayant PandaVotes 6,15,705Vote share 49.96%Margin 66,536
- 1. Baijayant Panda · BJP6,15,705 (49.96%)
- 2. Anshuman Mohanty · Biju Janata Dal5,49,169 (44.56%)
- 3. Sidharth Swarup Das · INC58,210 (4.72%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBiju Janata DalAnubhav MohantyVotes 6,28,939Vote share 50.87%Margin 1,52,583
- 1. Anubhav Mohanty · Biju Janata Dal6,28,939 (50.87%)
- 2. Baijayant Panda · BJP4,76,356 (38.53%)
- 3. Dharanidhar Nayak · INC1,13,841 (9.21%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBiju Janata DalBaijayant PandaVotes 6,01,490Vote share 52.72%Margin 2,09,108
- 1. Baijayant Panda · Biju Janata Dal6,01,490 (52.72%)
- 2. Dharanidhar Nayak · INC3,92,382 (34.39%)
- 3. Bishnu Prasad Das · BJP1,18,948 (10.43%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Kendrapara District at a Glance
- State
- Odisha
- Headquarters
- Kendrapara
- Area
- 2,644 sq km
- Population
- 14.40 Lakh
- Population density
- 545 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 1,007 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 85.15%
- Languages
- Odia, Urdu, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 9
- Blocks
- 9
- Gram panchayats
- 249
- Villages
- 1,532
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 5
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Odisha
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.