<page_title> Paradeep (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) </page_title> <section_title> 2009 Election Result </section_title> <table> <cell> BJD <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Damodara Rout <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> Independent <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ramesh Samantaray <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Damodara Rout defeated Independent candidate Ramesh Samantaray by a margin of 30,351 votes.