Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency

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.

Kandhamal
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
Assembly constituenciesBaliguda
G. Udayagiri
Phulbani
Kantamal
Boudh
Daspalla
Bhanjanagar
Established2008
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  BJD
Elected year2019
Preceded byPratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

Assembly segments

Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency comprises 7 legislative assembly segments, which are:[1]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
82 Baliguda ST Kandhamal
83 G. Udayagiri ST
84 Phulbani ST
85 Kantamal None Boudh
86 Boudh None
121 Daspalla SC Nayagarh
123 Bhanjanagar None Ganjam

Baliguda, G. Udayagiri, Phulbani, Boudh and Bhanjanagar assembly segments were earlier in Phulbani constituency

Members of Parliament
Year Member Party
2009 Rudramadhab Ray[2] Biju Janata Dal
2014 Hemendra Chandra Singh
2014^ Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh[3]
2019 Achyutananda Samanta

^By election

Election Result

2019
2019 Indian general elections: Kandhamal[4]
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

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]

Bye- Election, 2014 : Kandhamal [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh 4,77,529 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

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[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Hemendra Chandra Singh 4,21,458 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
2009 Indian general elections: Kandhamal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD
INC
BJP
Majority 1,51,007 21.34
Turnout 7,07,748 66.44
BJD hold Swing

References
  1. "13 - Kandhamal Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency". Datanet India Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. "Parliamentary Constituency: Kandhamal". Indian Elections. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. The Economic Times. "BJD candidate Pratyusha Rajeswari wins Odisha Lok Sabha bypoll". Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. "BJP, BJD Finalise Candidates; Cong Still Awaits Sonia Nod". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  6. "Kandhamal bypolls: Ind candidate withdraws, seven in fray". Zee Media Corporation. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  7. "BJD wins Kandhamal by-polls trouncing BJP in Odisha". DNA. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  8. Dehury, Chinmaya. "Ex MLA Abhimanyu Behera is Congress candidate for Odisha bypoll". Odisha Sun Times. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  9. "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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