<page_title> Gopalpur (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) </page_title> <section_title> Summary of results of the 2009 Election </section_title> <table> <cell> BJD <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 37,612 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> INC <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Trinath Behera <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 18,854 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> 18,758 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy defeated Indian National Congress candidate Dr. Trinath Behera, by a margin of 18,758 votes.