Kalahandi (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Kalahandi | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Basanta Kumar Panda | 
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | 
| Elected Year | 2019 | 
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1952 | 
| Reservation | None | 
| State | Odisha | 
| Former MP | Arka Keshari Deo | 
| Assembly Constituencies | Nuapada Khariar Lanjigarh Junagarh Dharmgarh Bhawanipatna Narla  | 
Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.
Assembly segments[edit]
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:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Nuapada | None | Nuapada | 
| 72 | Khariar | None | Nuapada | 
| 77 | Lanjigarh | ST | Kalahandi | 
| 78 | Junagarh | None | Kalahandi | 
| 79 | Dharmgarh | None | Kalahandi | 
| 80 | Bhawanipatna | SC | Kalahandi | 
| 81 | Narla | None | Kalahandi | 
Members of Parliament[edit]
- 2019: Basanta Kumar Panda , Bharatiya Janata Party
 - 2014: Arka Keshari Deo, Biju Janata Dal
 - 2009: Bhakta Charan Das, Indian National Congress
 - 2004: Bikram Keshari Deo, Bharatiya Janata Party
 - 1999: Bikram Keshari Deo, Bharatiya Janata Party
 - 1998: Bikram Keshari Deo, Bharatiya Janata Party
 - 1996: Bhakta Charan Das, Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
 - 1991: Subhash Chandra Nayak, Indian National Congress
 - 1989: Bhakta Charan Das, Janata Dal
 - 1984: Jagnath Patnaik, Indian National Congress
 - 1980: Rasa Behari Behara, Indian National Congress
 - 1977: Pratap Keshari Deo, Independent
 - 1971: Pratap Keshari Deo, Swatantra Party
 - 1967: Pratap Keshari Deo, Swatantra Party
 - 1962: Pratap Keshari Deo, Swatantra Party
 - 1957: Pratap Keshari Deo, Ganatantra Parishad
 - 1952: Giridhari Bhoi, Ganatantra Parishad
 
Election Results[edit]
2019 Election Result[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Basanta Kumar Panda | 4,33,073 | 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 | ||
| [[Ambedkarite Party of India|Template:Ambedkarite Party of India/meta/shortname]] | 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 | Swing | ||||
2014 Election Result[edit]
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.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Arka Keshari Deo | 3,70,871 | 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 | Swing | ||||
2009 Election Result[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bhakta charan Das | ||||
| BJD | |||||
| BJP | |||||
| Majority | 1,54,037 | 15.75 | |||
| Turnout | 9,79,000 | 68.85 | |||
| BJD hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
 - ↑ "Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha: Full list of candidates, polling dates". Zee News. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
 - ↑ "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
 - ↑ "Odisha Result Status". ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
 - ↑ http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1811.htm?ac=11
 - ↑ "Lok Sabha Election 2014 - Orissa, Constituency: Kalahandi (11)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
 
External links[edit]
Template:Lok Sabha constituencies of Odisha
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