<page_title> Parjanga </page_title> <section_title> Summary of results of the 2009 Election </section_title> <table> <cell> BJD <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Dr. Nrusingha Sahu <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> BJP <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 5,188 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
In the 2009 elections, Biju Janata Dal candidate Dr. Nrusingha Sahu defeated BJP candidate Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan by a margin of 5,188 votes.