Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency in Odisha
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Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.
| Kalahandi OD-08 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Nuapada Khariar Lanjigarh Junagarh Dharmgarh Bhawanipatna Narla |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 17,02,038[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party |  BJP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading
(in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Nuapada | Nuapada | Jay Dholakia | BJP | BJP | ||
| 72 | Khariar | Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi | BJD | BJD | |||
| 77 | Lanjigarh (ST) | Kalahandi | Pradip Kumar Dishari | ||||
| 78 | Junagarh | Dibya Shankar Mishra | BJP | ||||
| 79 | Dharmgarh | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi | BJP | ||||
| 80 | Bhawanipatna (SC) | Sagar Charan Das | INC | ||||
| 81 | Narla | Manorama Mohanty | BJD | ||||
Elected Members
Since its formation in 1952, 16 elections have been held till date. It was a two member constituency for 1952 & 1957
List of members elected from Kalahandi constituency are
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
As Kalahandi Balangir Constituency | |||
| 1952[c] | Girdhari Bhoi | AIGP | |
| Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | |||
As Kalahandi Constituency | |||
| 1957[d] | Bijaya Chandra Pradhan | AIGP | |
| Pratap Keshari Deo | |||
| 1962 | Pratap Keshari Deo | AIGP | |
| 1967 | SWA | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | Independent | ||
| 1980 | Rasa Behari Behara | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | Jagannath Patnaik | INC | |
| 1989 | Bhakta Charan Das | JD | |
| 1991 | Subhash Chandra Nayak | INC | |
| 1996 | Bhakta Charan Das | SAP | |
| 1998 | Bikram Keshari Deo | BJP | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009[2] | Bhakta Charan Das | INC | |
| 2014[3] | Arka Keshari Deo | BJD | |
| 2019[4] | Basanta Kumar Panda | BJP | |
| 2024[5] | Malvika Devi | ||
Election results
2024
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[6] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Malvika Devi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Lambodhar Nial by a margin of 1,33,813 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Malvika Devi | 544,303 | 40.79 |  5.53 | |
| BJD | Lambodhar Nial | 4,10,490 | 30.77 |  2.31 | |
| INC | Droupadi Majhi | 3,03,199 | 22.72 | 3.27 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 19,715 | 1.48 | ||
| Majority | 1,33,813 | 10.02 | |||
| Turnout | 13,38,480 | 78.64 | 2.23 | ||
| BJP hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Basanta Kumar Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singhdeo by a margin of 26,814 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Basanta Kumar Panda | 433,073 | 35.26 | 7.12 | |
| BJD | Puspendra Singhdeo | 4,06,260 | 33.08 | 0.11 | |
| INC | Bhakta Charan Das | 3,19,202 | 25.99 | 1.57 | |
| 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 | ||
| Majority | 26,814 | 2.18 | |||
| Turnout | 12,30,929 | 76.41 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2014
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.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Arka Keshari Deo | 370,871 | 33.19 | − | |
| BJP | Pradeep Kumar Naik | 3,14,524 | 28.14 | − | |
| INC | Bhakta Charan Das | 3,07,967 | 27.56 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 20,880 | 1.87 | − | |
| SP | Siba Hati | 18,869 | 1.69 | − | |
| BSP | Saroj Kumar Naik | 14,115 | 1.26 | − | |
| Majority | 56,347 | 5.04 | − | ||
| Turnout | 11,17,831 | 75.83 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,74,135 | ||||
| BJD gain from INC | |||||
2009
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Bhakta Charan Das defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Chandra Nayak by a margin of 1,54,037 votes.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhakta Charan Das | 401,736 | 28.25 | ||
| BJD | Subash Chandra Nayak | 2,47,699 | 17.42 | ||
| BJP | Bikram Keshari Deo | 2,21,851 | 15.6 | ||
| Majority | 1,54,037 | 10.83 | |||
| Turnout | 9,79,000 | 68.85 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | |||||