<page_title> Bhubaneswar North (Uttar) </page_title> <section_title> 2009 Election Results </section_title> <table> <cell> BJD <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Bhagirathi Badajena <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> BJP <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Golak Prasad Mahapatra <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 51,462 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Bhagirathi Badajena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Golak Prasad Mahapatra by a margin of 51,462 votes.