KALAHANDI
Constituency no. 11 in Odisha · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 1999
Bikram Keshari Deo
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,16,519
18.14% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCBhakta Charan Das
- Votes
- 2,55,392
- Vote share
- 39.75%
- Behind by
- 1,16,519
Electors
10,60,990
Total votes polled
6,42,488
Valid votes
6,42,488
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
60.6%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 6,42,488 valid votes
Bikram Keshari DeoBJPwon
3,71,911
57.9%
Bhakta Charan DasINC
2,55,392
39.8%
Biranchi PandaSHS
10,169
1.6%
Dr Biswajit HotaAJBP
4,231
0.7%
Ananda Kumar PatraIND
785
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MALVIKA DEVI | BJP | 5,44,303 | 40.80% | LAMBODAR NIAL | 1,33,813 |
| 2019 | BASANTA KUMAR PANDA | BJP | 4,33,074 | 35.26% | PUSPENDRA SINGH DEO | 26,814 |
| 2014 | ARKA KESHARI DEO | BJD | 3,70,871 | 33.19% | PRADIPTA KUMAR NAIK | 56,347 |
| 2009 | BHAKTA CHARAN DAS | INC | 4,01,736 | 41.06% | SUBASH CHANDRA NAYAK | 1,54,037 |
| 2004 | BIKRAM KESHARI DEO | BJP | 3,57,079 | 47.35% | BHAKTA CHARAN DAS | 34,122 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KALAHANDI constituency in 2024?
MALVIKA DEVI (BJP) won KALAHANDI in 2024, by a margin of 1,33,813 votes.
Which party has won KALAHANDI the most times?
BJP, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KALAHANDI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won KALAHANDI the most times?
BHAKTA CHARAN DAS, with 2 wins between 1996 and 2009.
