Kalahandi (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency(Odia: କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି ଲୋକସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ)is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.

Kalahandi
Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentBasanta Kumar Panda
Parliamentary PartyBJP
Constituency Details
StateOdisha
Former MPArka Keshari Deo
Assembly Constituencies
  1. Nuapada (71)
  2. Khariar (72)
  3. Lanjigarh (ST) (77)
  4. Junagarh (78)
  5. Dharmgarh (79)
  6. Bhawanipatna (SC) (80)
  7. Narla (81)

Assembly segments

Before delimitation in 2008, the legislative assembly segments, which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Khariar, Dharamgarh, Koksara, Junagarh, Bhawanipatna, Narla and Kesinga.[1]

Following delimitation, this constituency currently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

  1. Nuapada (71)
  2. Khariar (72)
  3. Lanjigarh (ST) (77)
  4. Junagarh (78)
  5. Dharmgarh (79)
  6. Bhawanipatna (SC) (80)
  7. Narla (81)

Members of Parliament

2019 Election Result
2019 Indian general elections: Kalahandi [2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Basanta Kumar Panda 4,33,073 35.26
BJD Puspendra Singhdeo 4,06,260 33.08
INC Bhakta Charan Das 3,19,202 25.99
NOTA None of the Above 21,199 1.73
BMP Kamalini Yadav 15,864 1.29
API Chhabilal Nial 12,409 1.01
BSP Premananda Bag 10,448 0.85
Independent Hatiram Durga 9,836 0.80
Majority 26,814 2.18
Turnout 12,30,929 76.41
BJP gain from BJD Swing

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arka Keshari Deo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradeep Kumar Naik by a margin of 56,347 votes.[4]

2014 Indian general elections: Kalahandi [5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJD Arka Keshari Deo 3,70,871 33.19 -
BJP Pradeep Kumar Naik 3,14,524 28.14 -
INC Bhakta Charan Das 3,07,967 27.56 -
SP Siba Hati 18,869 1.69 -
BSP Saroj Kumar Naik 14,115 1.26 -
Independent Rajendra Kumar Mund 10,839 0.97 -
AOP Daitari Pradhan 8,698 0.78 -
SAMO Bighna Raj Panda 8,600 0.77 -
API Chhabilal Nial 8,299 0.74 -
OJM Sunil Chandra Nayak 7,329 0.66 -
AAP Satya Narayan Mahar 6,360 0.57 -
BMP Sahadev Jal 5,858 0.52 -
Kalinga Sena Baikuntha Dhangada Majhi 5,007 0.45 -
CPI(ML)L Balaram Hota 4,885 0.44 -
SKD Parmeswar Kand 4,435 0.4 -
NOTA None 20,880 1.87 -
Majority 56,347 5.04 -
Turnout 11,17,831 75.83
Registered electors 14,74,135
BJD gain from INC Swing

General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Kalahandi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC
BJD
BJP
Majority
Turnout
BJD hold Swing
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References
  1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-08. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  2. "Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha: Full list of candidates, polling dates". Zee News. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1811.htm?ac=11
  6. "Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Kalahandi (11)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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