Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency
| Kandhamal | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Baliguda G. Udayagiri Phulbani Kantamal Boudh Daspalla Bhanjanagar |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJD |
| Elected year | 2019 |
| Preceded by | Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh |
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[edit]
Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency comprises 7 legislative assembly segments, which are:[1]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Baliguda (ST) | Kandhamal | Chakramani Kanhar | BJD | |
| 83 | G. Udayagiri (ST) | Saluga Pradhan | BJD | ||
| 84 | Phulbani (ST) | Angada Kanhar | BJD | ||
| 85 | Kantamal | Boudh | Mahidhar Rana | BJD | |
| 86 | Boudh | Pradip Kumar Amat | BJD | ||
| 121 | Daspalla (SC) | Nayagarh | Ramesh Chandra Behera | BJD | |
| 123 | Bhanjanagar | Ganjam | Bikram Keshari Arukha | BJD | |
Baliguda, G. Udayagiri, Phulbani, Boudh and Bhanjanagar assembly segments were earlier in Phulbani constituency
Members of Parliament[edit]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 2009 : Constituency did not exist
| |||
| 2009 | Rudra Madhab Ray[2] | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2014 | Hemendra Chandra Singh | ||
| 2014^ | Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh[3] | ||
| 2019 | Achyuta Samanta | ||
^By election
Election Result[edit]
2024[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Achyutananda Samanta | ||||
| BJP | Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi | ||||
| INC | Amir Chand Nayak | ||||
| Indipendent | Prabhanjan Nayak | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2019[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Achyutananda Samanta | 461,679 | 49.01 | -2.12 | |
| BJP | Mahamegha Bahan Aira 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 | Swing | ||||
Bye-Election 2014[edit]
In 2014 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rudramadhab Ray by a margin of 2,98,868 votes.
Bye-election to the Kandhmal lok sabha constituency was held on 15 October 2014.[5]
Seven candidates had contested the election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh | 477,529 | 61.54 | +11.33 | |
| BJP | Rudra Madhab Ray | 1,78,661 | 23.02 | +10.07 | |
| INC | Abhimanyu Behera[8] | 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 | |||
General Election 2014[edit]
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Swing | ||||
General Election 2009[edit]
| 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) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "13 - Kandhamal Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency". Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Parliamentary Constituency: Kandhamal". Indian Elections. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ The Economic Times. "BJD candidate Pratyusha Rajeswari wins Odisha Lok Sabha bypoll". Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kandhamal bypolls: Ind candidate withdraws, seven in fray". Zee Media Corporation. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "BJD wins Kandhamal by-polls trouncing BJP in Odisha". DNA. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Dehury, Chinmaya. "Ex MLA Abhimanyu Behera is Congress candidate for Odisha bypoll". Odisha Sun Times. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.