Lok Sabha Constituency

Kandhamal

Constituency No. 13· OdishaGeneral

Kandhamal is Lok Sabha constituency No. 13 in Odisha, reserved category: General. It covers parts of the districts of Boudh, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Ganjam. The seat is made up of 5 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 13,82,100 electors, of whom 73.9% voted.

State
Odisha
Constituency No.
13
Category
General
Assembly Segments
5
Districts Covered
Boudh, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Ganjam
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament · Kandhamal (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2024
Re-elected
—
Terms at this seat
1
2024 result
4,16,415
Votes
40.77%
Vote share
21,371
Victory margin

Ahead of Achyuta Samanta (Biju Janata Dal) on 3,95,044 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
13
State
Odisha
Category
General
Districts covered
Boudh, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Ganjam
Assembly segments
5
Total electors
13,82,100
Male electors
6,91,200
Female electors
6,90,810
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,680
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Bharatiya Janata Party
4,16,415
Votes
40.77%
Vote Share
21,371
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Sukanta Kumar PanigrahiBJP4,16,415 · 40.77%
  2. 2.Achyuta SamantaBiju Janata Dal3,95,044 · 38.68%
  3. 3.Amir Chand NayakINC1,72,100 · 16.85%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
AS
Achyuta Samanta
Biju Janata Dal
4,61,834
Votes
49.01%
Vote Share
1,49,216
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Achyuta SamantaBiju Janata Dal4,61,834 · 49.01%
  2. 2.Kharabela SwainBJP3,12,618 · 33.17%
  3. 3.Manoj Kumar AcharyaINC1,38,993 · 14.75%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
HS
Hemendra Chandra Singh
Biju Janata Dal
4,21,458
Votes
50.21%
Vote Share
1,81,017
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Hemendra Chandra SinghBiju Janata Dal4,21,458 · 50.21%
  2. 2.Harihar KaranINC2,40,441 · 28.65%
  3. 3.Sukanta Kumar PanigrahiBJP1,29,020 · 15.37%

Assembly Segments in Kandhamal

(5)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Baliguda
    AC No. 81 · Kandhamal
    Scheduled Tribe
    CK
    Chakramani Kanhar
    Biju Janata Dal
    MLA
  • G. Udayagiri
    AC No. 82 · Kandhamal
    Scheduled Tribe
    PP
    Prafulla Chandra Pradhan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Phulbani
    AC No. 83 · Kandhamal
    Scheduled Tribe
    UM
    Uma Charan Mallick
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Kantamal
    AC No. 84 · Boudh
    KD
    Kanhai Charan Danga
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Boudh
    AC No. 85 · Boudh
    SP
    Saroj Kumar Pradhan
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
13.82 Lakh
Total Electors
6.91 Lakh
Male Electors
6.91 Lakh
Female Electors
1,680
Polling Stations
10.21 Lakh
Votes Polled
73.9%
Turnout
Voter turnout73.9%
EVM votes 10,17,000Postal votes 4,400

About Kandhamal Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Odisha
Constituency number
13
Category
General
Districts covered
Boudh, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Ganjam
Assembly segments
5
Sitting member
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Odisha
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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