Puri is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in Coastal Odisha of Odisha and is located in East India. Puri Lok Sabha is reserved for General.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 83.43%. There are 14,04,581 voters of which 7,42,939 are male and 6,61,592 are female and 50 voters of the third gender.
Pinaki Misra of BJD (alliance: Others) won in this seat defeating INC. BJD polled 5,23,161 of the total of 10,39,389 votes polled. BJD won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Puri goes to the polls in the 3st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 74.01%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 17 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 7 |
| Reservation for | General |
| Number of Voters | 14,04,581 |
| Number of Male Voters | 7,42,939 |
| Number of Female Voters | 6,61,592 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJD | BJD |
| Turnout % | 74.01% | 68.85% |
| Margin of Victory | 2,63,361 | 2,11,305 |
| Margin of Victory % | 25.34% | 23.2% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJD | BJD |
| Turnout % | 74.01% | 68.85% |
| Margin of Victory | 2,63,361 | 2,11,305 |
| Margin of Victory % | 25.34% | 23.2% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | 538321 | 47.40% | Pinaki MisraWinner |
| BJP | 526607 | 46.37% | Dr.Sambit Patra |
| INC | 44734 | 3.94% | Satya Prakash Nayak |
| NOTA | 7217 | 0.64% | Nota |
| BSP | 6283 | 0.55% | Nrusingha Charan Das |
| ABHM | 5008 | 0.44% | Jaya Prakash Sethi |
| CPI(ML)(L) | 2651 | 0.23% | Mandakini Sethi |
| KLS | 2487 | 0.22% | Sabyasachi Mohapatra |
| CPI(ML)(R) | 2312 | 0.20% | Ranjan Mishra |
