<page_title> Dharmagarh </page_title> <section_title> Summary of results of the 2009 election </section_title> <table> <cell> BJD <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Puspendra Singh Deo <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 56,470 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> INC <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Rahasbihari Behera <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 33,564 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singh Deo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Rahasbihari Behera by a margin of 22,906 votes.