Berhampore, Odisha — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Berhampore (Odisha) was won by Sidhant Mohapatra (Biju Janata Dal) at the 2009 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 57,287 votes over Chandra Sekhar Sahu. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Berhampore, Odisha, from 1977 to 2009.

Full Election History, 1977–2009

Election	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Margin
1977	Jagannath Rao R.	Indian National Congress	119,132	57.8%	Varahagiri Shanker Giri (Bharatiya Lok Dal)	50,089 (24.3 pts)
1980	Jagannath Rao R.	Congress (I)	158,990	65.7%	Ramanath Das (Janata Party (Secular))	114,170 (47.2 pts)
1984	R.Jagannath Rao	Indian National Congress	235,466	67.9%	Sujiyanarayan Patra (Janata Party)	144,860 (41.8 pts)
1989	Gopinath Gajpathi Narayan Deo	Indian National Congress	232,082	49.3%	Surjya Narayan Patro (Janata Dal)	14,746 (3.1 pts)
1991	Gopinath Gajapathi Naryandeo	Indian National Congress	235,260	52.0%	Surjya Narayan Patro (Janata Dal)	73,824 (16.3 pts)
1996	P V Narasimha Rao	Indian National Congress	340,555	62.6%	V Sugnana Kumari Deo (Janata Dal)	168,540 (31.0 pts)
1998	Smt. Jayanti Patnaik	Indian National Congress	271,044	49.1%	Gopinath Gajapati Narayandeo (Bharatiya Janata Party)	35,240 (6.4 pts)
1999	Anadicharan Sahu	Bharatiya Janata Party	310,704	54.5%	Jayanti Patnaik (Indian National Congress)	54,123 (9.5 pts)
2004	Chandra Sekhar Sahu	Indian National Congress	355,973	49.5%	Anadi Sahu (Bharatiya Janata Party)	51,657 (7.2 pts)
2009	Sidhant Mohapatra	Biju Janata Dal	319,839	45.0%	Chandra Sekhar Sahu (Indian National Congress)	57,287 (8.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jagannath Rao R.	Indian National Congress	119,132	57.8%
Varahagiri Shanker Giri	Bharatiya Lok Dal	69,043	33.5%
Venkata Ramana Tata	Independent	10,483	5.1%
Amaresh Prasad Misra	Independent	7,381	3.6%

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jagannath Rao R.	Congress (I)	158,990	65.7%
Ramanath Das	Janata Party (Secular)	44,820	18.5%
Narayan Patra	Janata Party	27,975	11.6%
Venkata Ramana Tata	Independent	10,276	4.2%

1984

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
R.Jagannath Rao	Indian National Congress	235,466	67.9%
Sujiyanarayan Patra	Janata Party	90,606	26.1%
Rama Chandra Sahu	Independent	10,583	3.0%
K.Tulasi Raio	Independent	10,349	3.0%

1989

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gopinath Gajpathi Narayan Deo	Indian National Congress	232,082	49.3%
Surjya Narayan Patro	Janata Dal	217,336	46.2%
Brundaban Khatai	Independent	11,279	2.4%
Rama Chandra Sahu	Independent	9,618	2.0%

1991

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gopinath Gajapathi Naryandeo	Indian National Congress	235,260	52.0%
Surjya Narayan Patro	Janata Dal	161,436	35.7%
Bipin Bihary Ratho	Bharatiya Janata Party	32,938	7.3%
Damodar Patra	Janata Party	10,593	2.3%
Trailokya Sundar Sabat	Independent	3,097	0.7%
Brundaban Khatai	Independent	2,352	0.5%
S. Pandaba	DDP	1,980	0.4%
Ramachandra Sahu	Independent	1,896	0.4%
Katakota Shyambabu Subudhi	Independent	1,630	0.4%
Hari Krushna Sahu	Independent	1,358	0.3%
Bakshi Tribikram Rao	Independent	235	0.1%

1996

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
P V Narasimha Rao	Indian National Congress	340,555	62.6%
V Sugnana Kumari Deo	Janata Dal	172,015	31.6%
Kuresh Chandra Das	Independent	6,664	1.2%
Khalli Sahu	Independent	6,386	1.2%
Simanchala Das	Independent	4,639	0.9%
Simanchal Samantaray	Independent	2,707	0.5%
Katakota Shyambabu Subudh	Independent	2,397	0.4%
Trinath Mahapatra	Independent	2,163	0.4%
Pvr Joga Rao	Independent	1,807	0.3%
Sriramchandra Sahu Ratna Behera	Independent	1,737	0.3%
Pradip Kumar Mahankuda	Independent	1,605	0.3%
Saubhagya Rout	Independent	1,055	0.2%
Atul Krushna Mishra	Independent	506	0.1%

1998

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Smt. Jayanti Patnaik	Indian National Congress	271,044	49.1%
Gopinath Gajapati Narayandeo	Bharatiya Janata Party	235,804	42.7%
Ali Kishore Pattanaik	CPI (Marxist)	36,606	6.6%
Aliya Begum	Rashtriya Janata Dal	5,073	0.9%
K.Shyambabu Subudhi	AJBP	2,594	0.5%
Dhanu Sahoo	Independent	1,433	0.3%

1999

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anadicharan Sahu	Bharatiya Janata Party	310,704	54.5%
Jayanti Patnaik	Indian National Congress	256,581	45.0%
Katakota Shyambabu Subudhi	Independent	3,271	0.6%

2004

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chandra Sekhar Sahu	Indian National Congress	355,973	49.5%
Anadi Sahu	Bharatiya Janata Party	304,316	42.3%
Jaganath Patro	Independent	34,032	4.7%
K. Shyambabu Subudhi	Independent	25,058	3.5%

2009

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sidhant Mohapatra	Biju Janata Dal	319,839	45.0%
Chandra Sekhar Sahu	Indian National Congress	262,552	36.9%
Bharat Paik	Bharatiya Janata Party	78,929	11.1%
Pabitra Gamango	Bahujan Samaj Party	14,186	2.0%
K. Shyam Babu Subudhi	Independent	10,967	1.5%
Kishore Chandra Maharana	Independent	7,260	1.0%
Nirakar Behera	KS	6,859	1.0%
A. Raghunath Varma	Independent	6,203	0.9%
Ali Raza Zaidi	Independent	4,128	0.6%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

Trend

Berhampore has been contested at 10 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party, Biju Janata Dal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Berhampore in the 2009 Lok Sabha election?

Sidhant Mohapatra (Biju Janata Dal) won Berhampore, Odisha, in 2009 with 319,839 votes (45.0%), a margin of 57,287 votes over Chandra Sekhar Sahu.

Which parties have won Berhampore since 1977?

Since 1977, Berhampore has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Biju Janata Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Berhampore?

The closest result on record for Berhampore was 1989, when Indian National Congress beat Janata Dal by just 14,746 votes (3.1 percentage points).