<page_title> Aul (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency) </page_title> <section_title> 2009 Election Results </section_title> <table> <cell> BJD <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Pratap Keshari Deb <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 72,012 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> INC <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Devendra Sharma <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 66,135 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate, Pratap Keshari Deb, defeated Indian National Congress candidate, Devendra Sharma, by a margin of 5,877 votes.