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{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Odisha}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Kalahandi {{Small|OD-08}}
| constituency_no = 11
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Odisha/Kalahandi.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency
| state = [[Odisha]]
| established = 1952
| reservation = None
| electors = 17,02,038{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
| incumbent_image = Malvika Devi MP 2024.jpg
| mp = [[Malvika Devi]]
| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}}[[BJP]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general elections|2024]]
| assembly_cons = [[Nuapada (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nuapada]] [[Khariar (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khariar]] [[Lanjigarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Lanjigarh]] [[Junagarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Junagarh]] [[Dharmagarh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dharmgarh]] 
[[Bhawanipatna (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhawanipatna]] [[Narla (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Narla]]
}}

'''Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 21 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] state in eastern [[India]].

==Assembly Segments==

Before [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitation]] in 2008, the legislative assembly segments, which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Khariar, Dharamgarh, Koksara, Junagarh, Bhawanipatna, Narla and Kesinga.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf
|title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|access-date=2008-09-20
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051108040424/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2000/background/S18/Orissa_AC_Dist_PC.pdf
|archive-date=2005-11-08
}}</ref>

Following delimitation, this constituency currently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!Name
!District
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |Leading
{{small|(in 2024)}}
|-
|71
|[[Nuapada Assembly constituency|Nuapada]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Nuapada district|Nuapada]]
|[[Jay Dholakia]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|72
|[[Khariar Assembly constituency|Khariar]]
|[[Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal|rowspan=3}}
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|77
|[[Lanjigarh Assembly constituency|Lanjigarh]] (ST)
| rowspan="5" |[[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
|[[Pradip Kumar Dishari]]
|-
|78
|[[Junagarh Assembly constituency|Junagarh]]
|[[Dibya Shankar Mishra]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
|79
|[[Dharmagarh Assembly constituency|Dharmgarh]]
|[[Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|80
|[[Bhawanipatna Assembly constituency|Bhawanipatna]] (SC)
|[[Sagar Charan Das]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|81
|[[Narla Assembly constituency|Narla]]
|[[Manorama Mohanty]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|}

== Elected Members ==

{{bar box
|float=right
|title= Vote share of winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
|barwidth=275px
|bars=
{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|38.74}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|35.18}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|25.16}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|28.25}}
{{bar percent|2004|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|47.35}}
{{bar percent|1999|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|57.89}}
{{bar percent|1998|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|56.55}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Samata Party}}|35.15}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|30.65}}
{{bar percent|1989|{{party color|Janata Dal}}|46.57}}
{{bar percent|1984|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|47.6}}
{{bar percent|1980|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|51.16}}
{{bar percent|1977|{{party color|Independent}}|64.6}}
{{bar percent|1971|{{party color|Swatantra Party}}|56.88}}
}}

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| colspan="4"| {{center|'' As Kalahandi Balangir Constituency''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1952 Indian general election|1952]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}
|[[Girdhari Bhoi]]
|{{party name with color|rowspan=2|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
|[[Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo]]
|-
| colspan="4"| {{center|'' As Kalahandi Constituency''}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]{{efn|It was a 2 member constituency}}
|Bijaya Chandra Pradhan
|{{party name with color|rowspan=2|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
|[[Pratap Keshari Deo]]
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|rowspan=4|[[Pratap Keshari Deo]]
|{{party name with color|Ganatantra Parishad}}
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|{{party name with color|rowspan=2|Swatantra Party}}
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|{{party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|Rasa Behari Behara
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|Jagannath Patnaik
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[Bhakta Charan Das]]
|{{party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|Subhash Chandra Nayak
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[Bhakta Charan Das]]
|{{party name with color|Samata Party}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|rowspan=3|[[Bikram Keshari Deo]]
|{{party name with color|rowspan=3|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Kalahandi 2009 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/www.indiavotes.com/pc/detailsearch?eid=15&pcname=Kalahandi&submit= |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|[[Bhakta Charan Das]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]<ref name=":1" />
|[[Arka Keshari Deo]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Kalahandi 2019 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/www.indiavotes.com/pc/detailsearch?eid=17&pcname=Kalahandi&submit= |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|[[Basanta Kumar Panda]]
|{{party name with color|rowspan=2|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Kalahandi lok sabha election results 2024: Kalahandi Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/odisha/kalahandi-constituency-result-18511 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 |url=https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]] |access-date=30 May 2024 |archive-date=7 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507223908/https://elections24.eci.gov.in/election-details-odisa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2024 election, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Malvika Devi]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate Lambodhar Nial by a margin of 1,33,813 votes.<ref name=":3" />

{{Election box begin |
|title = [[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Kalahandi]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Malvika Devi]]
|votes = 5,44,303
|percentage = 40.79
|change = {{up}}5.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Lambodhar Nial
|votes = 4,10,490
|percentage = 30.77
|change = {{down}}2.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Droupadi Majhi
|votes = 3,03,199
|percentage = 22.72
|change = {{down}}3.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 19,715
|percentage = 1.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,33,813
|percentage = 10.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 13,38,480
|percentage = 78.64
|change = {{up}}2.23
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 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.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Kalahandi]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha: Full list of candidates, polling dates |url=https://zeenews.india.com/lok-sabha-general-elections-2019/kalahandi-lok-sabha-constituency-of-odisha-full-list-of-candidates-polling-dates-2192223.html |access-date=10 April 2019 |work=Zee News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/lok-sabha-elections-2019-candidate-list-for-odisha/articleshow/68686594.cms |access-date=10 April 2019 |work=Business Insider India |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410080632/https://www.businessinsider.in/lok-sabha-elections-2019-candidate-list-for-odisha/articleshow/68686594.cms |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Basanta Kumar Panda]]
|votes = 4,33,073
|percentage = 35.26
|change = {{increase}}7.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Puspendra Singhdeo
|votes = 4,06,260
|percentage = 33.08
|change = {{decrease}}0.11
|Symbol =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Bhakta Charan Das]]
|votes = 3,19,202
|percentage = 25.99
|change = {{decrease}}1.57
|Symbol =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 21,199
|percentage = 1.73
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Kamalini Yadav
|votes = 15,864
|percentage = 1.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ambedkarite Party of India
|candidate = Chhabilal Nial
|votes = 12,409
|percentage = 1.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Premananda Bag
|votes = 10,448
|percentage = 0.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 26,814
|percentage = 2.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,30,929
|percentage = 76.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 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.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Odisha Result Status|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/statewiseS18.htm?st=S18|publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA|access-date=31 May 2014|archive-date=28 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528011759/http://eciresults.nic.in/statewiseS18.htm?st=S18|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2014 Indian general elections]]: Kalahandi<ref name=election2014>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3631-orissa-2014/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 6 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Kalahandi (11)|url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=987&cid=11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601045741/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/Pconstituency.aspx?eid=987&cid=11|url-status=usurped|archive-date=1 June 2014|publisher=EmpoweringIndia.org|access-date=31 May 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Arka Keshari Deo]]
|votes = 3,70,871
|percentage = 33.19
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Pradeep Kumar Naik
|votes = 3,14,524
|percentage = 28.14
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Bhakta Charan Das]]
|votes = 3,07,967
|percentage = 27.56
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 20,880
|percentage = 1.87
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Siba Hati
|votes = 18,869
|percentage = 1.69
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Saroj Kumar Naik
|votes = 14,115
|percentage = 1.26
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 56,347
|percentage = 5.04
|change = ''-''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,17,831
|percentage = 75.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 14,74,135
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 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.<ref name=":0" />

{{Election box begin|
|title = [[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Kalahandi]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Bhakta Charan Das]]
|votes = 4,01,736
|percentage = 28.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = Subash Chandra Nayak
|votes = 2,47,699
|percentage = 17.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Bikram Keshari Deo]]
|votes = 2,21,851
|percentage = 15.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,54,037
|percentage = 10.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,79,000
|percentage = 68.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/odisha/kalahandi/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Kalahandi lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Odisha}}
{{Odisha elections}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency}}
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha]]
[[Category:Kalahandi district]]
[[Category:Nuapada district]]

Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

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