<page_title> Mahakalapada </page_title> <section_title> 2009 election results </section_title> <table> <cell> BJD <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> INC <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Balaram Parida <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> Majority <col_header> Party </col_header> <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 19,595 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
In the 2009 elections, Biju Janata Dal candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak defeated Indian National Congress candidate Balaram Parida by a margin of 19,595 votes.