Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency

Kandhamal
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
Assembly constituenciesBaliguda
G. Udayagiri
Phulbani
Kantamal
Boudh
Daspalla
Bhanjanagar
Established2009[1]
Total electors13,37,506
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

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.

Assembly Segments

Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency comprises 7 legislative assembly segments, which are:[2]

# Name District Member Party
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

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates
2024
 
 41.80%
2019
 
 49.01%
2014 (bypoll)
 
 61.54%
2014
 
 36.85%
2009
 
 29.6%

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
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

Election Result

2024

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.

2024 Indian general election: Kandhamal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Achyutananda Samanta defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kharbela Swain by 1,49,216 votes.

2019 Indian general elections: Kandhamal[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Achyutananda Samanta 461,679 49.01 Decrease2.12
BJP Kharbela Swain 3,12,463 33.17 Increase20.22
INC Manoj Kumar Acharya 1,38,993 14.76 Decrease13.88
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

2014 Bypoll

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.

2014 by-election: Kandhamal [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh 477,529 61.54 Increase11.33
BJP Rudra Madhab Ray 1,78,661 23.02 Increase10.07
INC Abhimanyu Behera[9] 90,536 11.66 Decrease16.98
NOTA None of the above 11,053 1.42 Decrease0.26
Majority 2,98,868 38.52 Increase16.96
Turnout 7,75,979 67.85
BJD hold Swing +11.33

2014

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.

2014 Indian general elections: Kandhamal[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2009

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.

2009 Indian general elections: Kandhamal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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)

Notes

  1. ^ Death of Hemendra Chandra Singh

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation 2008" (PDF). ECI.
  2. ^ "13 - Kandhamal Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency". Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Constituency: Kandhamal". Indian Elections. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. ^ The Economic Times. "BJD candidate Pratyusha Rajeswari wins Odisha Lok Sabha bypoll". Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  6. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. ^ "BJP, BJD Finalise Candidates; Cong Still Awaits Sonia Nod". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. ^ "BJD wins Kandhamal by-polls trouncing BJP in Odisha". DNA. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  9. ^ Dehury, Chinmaya. "Ex MLA Abhimanyu Behera is Congress candidate for Odisha bypoll". Odisha Sun Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  10. ^ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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