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{{Short description|Constituency of the Indian parliament in Odisha}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kandhamal {{Small|OD-13}}
| type = LS
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Odisha/Kandhamal.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency
| state = [[Odisha]]
| established = 2009<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delimitation 2008 |url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Web/forms/int1.pdf |website=[[Election Commission of India|ECI]] }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| reservation = None
| electors = 13,40,580{{efn|as on 2024}}{{efn|as data published by election commission}}
| incumbent_image = Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi MP 2024.jpg
| mp = [[Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi]]
| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}}[[BJP]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general elections|2024]]
| assembly_cons = [[Baliguda Assembly constituency|Baliguda]] [[G. Udayagiri Assembly constituency|G. Udayagiri]] [[Phulbani Assembly constituency|Phulbani]] [[Kantamal Assembly constituency|Kantamal]] [[Boudh Assembly constituency|Boudh]] [[Daspalla Assembly constituency|Daspalla]] [[Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency|Bhanjanagar]]
}}

'''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 [[Electoral boundary delimitation|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 [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|legislative assembly]] segments, which are:<ref>{{cite web|title=13 - Kandhamal Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency|url=http://www.electionsinindia.com/odisha/kandhamal/electiondata.aspx|publisher=Datanet India Pvt. Ltd.|accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!Name
!District
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |Leading
{{small|(in 2024)}}
|-
|82
|[[Baliguda Assembly constituency|Baliguda]] (ST)
| rowspan="3" |[[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
|[[Chakramani Kanhar]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|83
|[[G. Udayagiri Assembly constituency|G. Udayagiri]] (ST)
|[[Prafulla Chandra Pradhan]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|84
|[[Phulbani Assembly constituency|Phulbani]] (ST)
|[[Uma Charan Mallick]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|85
|[[Kantamal Assembly constituency|Kantamal]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Boudh district|Boudh]]
|[[Kanhai Charan Danga]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
|86
|[[Boudh Assembly constituency|Boudh]]
|[[Saroj Kumar Pradhan]]
|-
|121
|[[Daspalla Assembly constituency|Daspalla]] (SC)
|[[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]]
|[[Ramesh Chandra Behera]]
|{{party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|123
|[[Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency|Bhanjanagar]]
|[[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
|[[Pradyumna Kumar Nayak]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

Baliguda, G. Udayagiri, Phulbani, Boudh and Bhanjanagar assembly segments were earlier in [[Phulbani Lok Sabha constituency|Phulbani constituency]]

== 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}}|41.80}}
{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|49.01}}
{{bar percent|2014 (bypoll)|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|61.54}}
{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|36.85}}
{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|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:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election in Odisha|2009]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Kandhamal 2009 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/www.indiavotes.com/pc/detailsearch?eid=15&pcname=Kandhamal&submit= |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|[[Rudra Madhab Ray]]
|{{full party name with color|rowspan=4|Biju Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election in Odisha|2014]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Kalahandi 2014 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/www.indiavotes.com/pc/detailsearch?eid=16&pcname=Kalahandi&submit= |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|[[Hemendra Chandra Singh]]
|-
|[[2014 elections in India#Parliamentary By-election|2014 (bypoll)]]{{efn|Death of Hemendra Chandra Singh}}<ref name="BJD candidate Pratyusha Rajeswari wins Odisha Lok Sabha bypoll">{{cite news |last1=The Economic Times |title=BJD candidate Pratyusha Rajeswari wins Odisha Lok Sabha bypoll |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjd-candidate-pratyusha-rajeswari-wins-odisha-lok-sabha-bypoll/articleshow/44876194.cms?from=mdr |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008050518/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjd-candidate-pratyusha-rajeswari-wins-odisha-lok-sabha-bypoll/articleshow/44876194.cms?from=mdr |archivedate=8 October 2022 |accessdate=8 October 2022}}</ref>
|[[Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh]]
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election in Odisha|2019]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes PC: Kandhamal 2019 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/www.indiavotes.com/pc/detailsearch?eid=17&pcname=Kandhamal&submit= |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|[[Achyuta Samanta]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election in Odisha|2024]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Kandhamal lok sabha election results 2024: Kandhamal Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/odisha/kandhamal-constituency-result-18513 |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi]]
|{{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

== 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.<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 [[Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi]] defeated [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Achyuta Samanta|Achyutananda Samanta]] by a margin of 21,371 votes.<ref name=":3" />

{{Election box begin |
|title = [[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Kandhamal]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi]]
|votes = 4,16,415
|percentage = 41.80
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Achyuta Samanta|Achyutananda Samanta]]
|votes = 3,95,044
|percentage = 39.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Amir Chand Nayak
|votes = 1,44,322
|percentage = 14.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 15,720
|percentage = 1.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 21,371
|percentage = 2.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,99,765
|percentage = 74.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no swing|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
In 2019 election, [[Biju Janata Dal]] candidate [[Achyuta Samanta|Achyutananda Samanta]] defeated [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] candidate [[Mahamegha Bahan Aira Kharbela Swain|Kharbela Swain]] by 1,49,216 votes.<ref name=":2" />

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Kandhamal]]<ref name="SP Par Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase2/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%282nd%20Phase-PC%20Wise%29.pdf |website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Achyuta Samanta|Achyutananda Samanta]]
|votes = 4,61,679
|percentage = 49.01
|change = {{decrease}}2.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mahamegha Bahan Aira Kharbela Swain|Kharbela Swain]]
|votes = 3,12,463
|percentage = 33.17
|change = {{increase}}20.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Acharya
|votes = 1,38,993
|percentage = 14.76
|change = {{decrease}}13.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Amir Nayak
|votes = 7,314
|percentage = 0.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star
|candidate = Tuna Mallick
|votes = 8,283
|percentage = 0.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 13,253
|percentage = 1.41
|change =
|Symbol =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,49,216
|percentage = 15.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,42,041
|percentage = 73.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 Bypoll ===
Bye-election to the Kandhmal lok sabha constituency was held on 15 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=BJP, BJD Finalise Candidates; Cong Still Awaits Sonia Nod|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/BJP-BJD-Finalise-Candidates-Cong-Still-Awaits-Sonia-Nod/2014/09/23/article2445072.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206161854/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/BJP-BJD-Finalise-Candidates-Cong-Still-Awaits-Sonia-Nod/2014/09/23/article2445072.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2014|publisher=The New Indian Express|accessdate=25 September 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="BJD candidate Pratyusha Rajeswari wins Odisha Lok Sabha bypoll" />

{{Election box begin |
|title=[[2014 elections in India#odisha|2014 by-election]]: Kandhamal <ref>{{cite web|title=BJD wins Kandhamal by-polls trouncing BJP in Odisha|date=19 October 2014|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjd-wins-kandhamal-by-polls-trouncing-bjp-in-odisha-2027508|publisher=DNA|accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh]]
|votes = 4,77,529
|percentage = 61.54
|change = {{increase}}11.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Rudra Madhab Ray]]
|votes = 1,78,661
|percentage = 23.02
|change = {{increase}}10.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Abhimanyu Behera<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dehury|first1=Chinmaya|title=Ex MLA Abhimanyu Behera is Congress candidate for Odisha bypoll|url=http://odishasuntimes.com/88653/ex-mla-abhimanyu-behera-congress-candidate-odisha-bypoll/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107103803/http://odishasuntimes.com/88653/ex-mla-abhimanyu-behera-congress-candidate-odisha-bypoll/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=7 November 2014|accessdate=25 September 2014|publisher=Odisha Sun Times}}</ref>
|votes = 90,536
|percentage = 11.66
|change = {{decrease}}16.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 11,053
|percentage = 1.42
|change = {{decrease}}0.26
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,98,868
|percentage = 38.52
|change = {{increase}}16.96
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,75,979
|percentage = 67.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|swing = +11.33
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 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.<ref name=":1" />

{{Election box begin|
|title= [[2014 Indian general elections]]: Kandhamal<ref name=election2014>{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |title=General Election 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Hemendra Chandra Singh]]
|votes = 4,21,458
|percentage = 50.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Harihar Karn
|votes = 2,40,411
|percentage = 28.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi]]
|votes = 1,08,744
|percentage = 12.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Lambodhar Kanhar
|votes = 20,472
|percentage = 2.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Ram Nayak
|votes = 11,080
|percentage = 1.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Narendra Mohanty
|votes = 9,522
|percentage = 1.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aama Odisha Party
|candidate = Bilasini Nayak
|votes = 7,741
|percentage = 0.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 14,159
|percentage = 1.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,81,017
|percentage = 21.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,39,796
|percentage = 73.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

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

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Kandhamal]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Rudra Madhab Ray]]
|votes = 3,15,314
|percentage = 29.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Suzit Kumar Padhi
|votes = 1,64,307
|percentage = 15.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ashok Sahu
|votes = 1,40,720
|percentage = 13.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,51,007
|percentage = 14.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,07,748
|percentage = 66.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/odisha/kandhamal/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Kandhamal lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

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