Assembly Constituency: Bhandaripokhari, Odisha
Constituency Number	43
Constituency Name	Bhandaripokhari
District	Bhadrak
Latest Election Year:	2019
Present MLA Name:	Shri Prafulla Samal
Date of Birth:	15/08/1947
Father’s Name:	Shri Prahallad Samal
Spouse Name:	Smt. Pramila Samal
Qualification:	LLB ,B.Sc. ,LLB ,B.Sc.
Address:	Qrs. No. VIR-1,Unit-V, Bhubaneswar
Present and Past MLAs
MLA	Party	Year
Prafulla Samal	BJD	2019
Prafulla Samal	BJD	2014
Prafulla Samal	BJD	2009
ANANTA SETHI	INC	2004
RATHA DAS	BJD	2000
ARJUNA CHARAN SETHI	JD	1995
ARJUNA CHARAN SETHI	JD	1990
PANCHANAN MANDAL	INC	1985
PURUSOTTAM SETHI	INC(I)	1980
KAPILA CHARAN SETHI	JNP	1977
BAIRAGI JENA	UTC	1974

2019 Election Details:
Votes Statistics	Party	Candidate	Votes
Winner	BJD	Prafulla Samal	70180
Runner-Up	INC	Niranjan Patnaik	61321
Margin	8859
Total Electors	222423
Total Voters
Polling Percentage	76.23
Number of Polling Stations
Dates	Polling	Counting	Result
	29-Apr-2019	23-May-2019	23-May-2019

2014 Election Details:
Votes Statistics	Party	Candidate	Votes
Winner	BJD	Prafulla Samal	70173
Runner-Up	INC	Subrat Kumar Das	36076
Margin	34097
Total Electors	202232
Total Voters	154996
Polling Percentage	76.64
Number of Polling Stations	245
Dates	Polling	Counting	Result
	17-Apr-2014	16-May-2014	16-May-2014