Kandhamal OD-13 | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | Odisha |
Assembly constituencies | Baliguda G. Udayagiri Phulbani Kantamal Boudh Daspalla Bhanjanagar |
Established | 2009 [1] |
Total electors | 13,37,506 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2024 |
Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency comprises 7 legislative assembly segments, which are: [2]
# | Name | District | Member | Party | |
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82 | Baliguda (ST) | Kandhamal | Chakramani Kanhar | BJD | |
83 | G. Udayagiri (ST) | Prafulla Chandra Pradhan | INC | ||
84 | Phulbani (ST) | Uma Charan Mallick | BJP | ||
85 | Kantamal | Boudh | Kanhai Charan Danga | ||
86 | Boudh | Saroj Kumar Pradhan | |||
121 | Daspalla (SC) | Nayagarh | Ramesh Chandra Behera | BJD | |
123 | Bhanjanagar | Ganjam | Pradyumna Kumar Nayak | BJP |
Baliguda, G. Udayagiri, Phulbani, Boudh and Bhanjanagar assembly segments were earlier in Phulbani constituency
Since its formation in 2009, 5 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 2014.
List of members elected from Kandhamal constituency are:
Year | Member | Party | |
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2009 | Rudra Madhab Ray [3] | BJD | |
2014 | Hemendra Chandra Singh | ||
2014 (bypoll) [a] | Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh [4] | ||
2019 | Achyuta Samanta | ||
2024 | Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi | BJP |
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [5] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Achyutananda Samanta by a margin of 21,371 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi | 416,415 | 41.80 | ||
BJD | Achyutananda Samanta | 3,95,044 | 39.66 | ||
INC | Amir Chand Nayak | 1,44,322 | 14.49 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 15,720 | 1.58 | ||
Majority | 21,371 | 2.14 | |||
Turnout | 9,96,091 | 74.13 | |||
BJP gain from BJD |
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Achyutananda Samanta defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kharbela Swain by 1,49,216 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Achyutananda Samanta | 461,679 | 49.01 | 2.12 | |
BJP | Kharbela Swain | 3,12,463 | 33.17 | 20.22 | |
INC | Manoj Kumar Acharya | 1,38,993 | 14.76 | 13.88 | |
BSP | Amir Nayak | 7,314 | 0.78 | ||
CPI(ML) Red Star | Tuna Mallick | 8,283 | 0.88 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 13,253 | 1.41 | ||
Majority | 1,49,216 | 15.84 | |||
Turnout | 9,42,041 | 73.10 | |||
BJD hold |
Bye-election to the Kandhmal lok sabha constituency was held on 15 October 2014. [7] In this election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rudra Madhab Ray by a margin of 2,98,868 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh | 477,529 | 61.54 | 11.33 | |
BJP | Rudra Madhab Ray | 1,78,661 | 23.02 | 10.07 | |
INC | Abhimanyu Behera [9] | 90,536 | 11.66 | 16.98 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 11,053 | 1.42 | 0.26 | |
Majority | 2,98,868 | 38.52 | 16.96 | ||
Turnout | 7,75,979 | 67.85 | |||
BJD hold | Swing | +11.33 |
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Hemendra Chandra Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Harihar Karan by a margin of 1,81,017 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Hemendra Chandra Singh | 421,458 | 50.21 | ||
INC | Harihar Karn | 2,40,411 | 28.64 | ||
BJP | Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi | 1,08,744 | 12.95 | ||
Independent | Lambodhar Kanhar | 20,472 | 2.43 | ||
BSP | Ram Nayak | 11,080 | 1.32 | ||
AAP | Narendra Mohanty | 9,522 | 1.13 | ||
AOP | Bilasini Nayak | 7,741 | 0.92 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 14,159 | 1.68 | ||
Majority | 1,81,017 | 21.56 | |||
Turnout | 8,39,796 | 73.43 | |||
BJD hold |
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rudra Madhab Ray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suzit Kumar Padhi by a margin of 1,51,007 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Rudra Madhab Ray | 315,314 | 29.6 | ||
INC | Suzit Kumar Padhi | 1,64,307 | 15.42 | ||
BJP | Ashok Sahu | 1,40,720 | 13.8 | ||
Majority | 1,51,007 | 14.18 | |||
Turnout | 7,07,748 | 66.44 | |||
BJD win (new seat) |
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