<page_title> Dharmasala (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> Kalpataru Das <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 79,867 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> INC <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kangali Charan Panda <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 44,734 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2009 the election, Biju Janata Dal candidate, Kalpataru Das, defeated Indian National Congress candidate, Kangali Charan Panda, by a margin of 35,133 votes.