Kalahandi (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.

Assembly segments

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:

  1. Nuapada (71)
  2. Khariar (72)
  3. Lanjigarh (ST) (77)
  4. Junagarh (78)
  5. Dharmgarh (79)
  6. Bhawanipatna (SC) (80)
  7. Narla (81)

Members of Parliament

2014 Election Result

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.[2]

2014 General Election, Kalahandi[3][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 -
SP Siba Hati 18,869 1.69 -
BSP Saroj Kumar Naik 14,115 1.26 -
Independent Rajendra Kumar Mund 10,839 0.97 -
AOP Daitari Pradhan 8,698 0.78 -
SAMO Bighna Raj Panda 8,600 0.77 -
Ambedkarite Party of India Chhabilal Nial 8,299 0.74 -
OJM Sunil Chandra Nayak 7,329 0.66 -
AAP Satya Narayan Mahar 6,360 0.57 -
BMP Sahadev Jal 5,858 0.52 -
Kalinga Sena Baikuntha Dhangada Majhi 5,007 0.45 -
CPI(ML) Liberation Balaram Hota 4,885 0.44 -
SKD Parmeswar Kand 4,435 0.4 -
NOTA None 20,880 1.87 -
Majority 56,347 5.04 -
Turnout 11,17,536 76.24
Registered electors 14,65,732
BJD gain from INC

References

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