The Parliamentary Constituency of Kalahandi is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state of Odisha and was formed prior to the 1952 elections. The Kalahandi Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 11) has a total of 1,421,959 electorates out of which 709,360 are females and
With a population density of 199 inhabitants per sq km, it has a population of 1,573,054 and a sex ratio of 1003 females for every 1000 males. It is the 317th most populous district of the country and had a population growth rate of 17.79% over the decade 2001-2011. It has an average literacy rate of 60.22% and is home to several schools and colleges. Agriculture, forestry, small scale industries all contribute to the economy. It receives grants from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme being one of India’s 250 most backward districts. The National Highways of NH-201 and NH-217 pass through the district.
Kalahandi Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basanta Kumar Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party | 429710 | 0 | 3364 | 433074 | 35.26 | Winner |
| Puspendra Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal | 405641 | 0 | 619 | 406260 | 33.08 | 1st Runner-up |
| Bhakta Charan Das | Indian National Congress | 317915 | 0 | 1287 | 319202 | 25.99 | 2nd Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 21172 | 0 | 27 | 21199 | 1.73 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Kamalini Yadav | Bahujan Mukti Party | 15833 | 0 | 31 | 15864 | 1.29 | 4th Runner-up |
| Chhabilal Nial | Ambedkarite Party Of India | 12391 | 0 | 18 | 12409 | 1.01 | 5th Runner-up |
| Premananda Bag | Bahujan Samaj Party | 10416 | 0 | 32 | 10448 | 0.85 | 6th Runner-up |
| Hatiram Durga | Independent | 9828 | 0 | 8 | 9836 | 0.8 | 7th Runner-up |
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Kalahandi Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Kalahandi parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Kalahandi constituency is Shri Arka Keshari Deo of BJD.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 | Kalahandi | GEN | Arka Keshari Deo | M | BJD | 370871 | Pradipta Kumar Naik | M | BJP | 314524 |
| 2009 | 11 | Kalahandi | GEN | Das,Shri Bhakta Charan | M | INC | 401736 | Subash Chandra Nayak | M | BJD | 247699 |
| 2004 | 14 | Kalahandi | GEN | Bikram Keshari Deo | M | BJP | 357079 | Bhakta Charan Das | M | INC | 322957 |
| 1999 | 14 | Kalahandi | GEN | Bikram Keshari Deo | M | BJP | 371911 | Bhakta Charan Das | M | INC | 255392 |
| 1998 | 14 | Kalahandi | GEN | Bikram Keshari Deo | M | BJP | 344703 | Bhakta Charan Das | M | INC | 224789 |
| 1996 | 14 | Kalahandi | GEN | Bhakta Charan Das | M | SAP | 200080 | Subash Chandra Nayak | M | INC | 147047 |
| 1991 | 14 | Kalahandi | GEN | Subash Chandra Nayak | M | INC | 133406 | Bikram Keshari Deo | M | BJP | 104481 |
| 1989 | 14 | Kalahandi | GEN | Bahkta Charan Das | M | JD | 211929 | Jagannath Pattnaik | M | INC | 159977 |
| 1984 | 14 | Kalahandi | GEN | Jagannath Patnaik | M | INC | 154941 | Pratap Keshari Deo | M | JNP | 130867 |
| 1980 | 14 | Kalahandi | GEN | Rasabehari Behara | M | INC(I) | 127413 | Pratap Keshari Deo | M | JNP | 81786 |
| 1977 | 14 | Kalahandi | GEN | Pratap Keshari Deo | M | IND | 117816 | Gangadhar Hota | M | BLD | 64555 |
| 1971 | 13 | Kalahandi | GEN | Pratap Keshari Deo | M | SWA | 89098 | Arjun Pattjoshi | M | INC | 23224 |
| 1967 | 13 | Kalahandi | GEN | P. K. Deo | M | SWA | 108336 | A. Pattajoshi | M | INC | 49657 |
| 1962 | 6 | Kalahandi | GEN | Pratap Kessari Deo | M | GP | 65974 | Suresh Chandra Behera | M | INC | 25141 |
| 1957 | 3 | Kalahandi | (ST) | Pratap Keshari Deo | M | GP | 174920 | Ghanasyamdas Thidani | M | INC | 70333 |
| 1957 | 3 | Kalahandi | (ST) | Bijaya Chandra Padhan | M | GP | 151681 | Jogeswar Majhi | M | INC | 58577 |
List of Assembly Constituencies in Kalahandi Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Kalahandi parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nuapada | Khariar | Lanjigarh (ST) |
| Junagarh | Dharmgarh | Bhawanipatna (SC) |
| Narla | ||
Last Updated on July 12, 2019