Odisha Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1997. Winner: HARIHAR KARAN (IND). Winning margin: 3.3%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARIHAR KARAN✓ Winner | IND | 29,765 | 43.9% |
| Sudipta Chandra Ray | INC | 27,543 | 40.6% |
| Prashanta Kumar Sahoo | BJP | 5,479 | 8.1% |
| Kishore Kumar Panigrahi | JD | 3,312 | 4.9% |
| DHOBEI BEHERA | IND | 891 | 1.3% |
| Bamadev Manthan | IND | 326 | 0.5% |
| Rabinarayan Naik | IND | 228 | 0.3% |
| Biswanath Nayak | IND | 160 | 0.2% |
| Khetrabasi Sethy | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | PADMANABHA BEHERA | BJD | 39.1% | 7.8% |
| 2014 | PADMANABHA BEHERA | BJD | 46.0% | 21.2% |
| 2009 | PADMANABHA BEHERA | BJD | 48.7% | 16.9% |
| 2004 | RUDRA MADHAB RAY | IND | 34.2% | 5.1% |
| 2000 | HARIHAR KARAN | INC | 35.1% | 4.7% |
| 1997 | HARIHAR KARAN | IND | 43.9% | 3.3% |
| 1995 | RUDRA MADHAB RAY | JD | 46.5% | 8.6% |
| 1990 | RUDRA MADHAB RAY | JD | 62.8% | 28.6% |
| 1985 | HARIHAR KARAN | INC | 57.9% | 19.5% |
| 1980 | HARIHAR KARAN | INC | 56.3% | 15.9% |
| 1977 | HARIHAR KARAN | INC | 35.0% | 5.9% |
| 1974 | HARIHAR KARAN | IND | 29.6% | 0.2% |
| 1971 | KRUSHNA CHANDRA TRIPATHY | UTC | 43.8% | 1.4% |
| 1967 | H.DAS | CPI | 49.4% | 22.8% |
| 1961 | RANGABALABH AMAT | INC | 32.8% | 1.8% |