<page_title> Khalikote (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> Purna Chandra Sethy <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> INC <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kasinath Behera <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 44,629 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
In the 2009 election, BJD candidate Purna Chandra Sethy defeated INC candidate Kasinath Behera by a margin of 44,629 votes.