KALAHANDI
Constituency no. 11 in Odisha · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2019
BASANTA KUMAR PANDA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2019
26,814
2.18% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJDPUSPENDRA SINGH DEO
- Votes
- 4,06,260
- Vote share
- 33.08%
- Behind by
- 26,814
Electors
16,11,056
Total votes polled
12,28,292
Valid votes
12,28,292
NOTA votes
21,199
1.73% of votes polled
Turnout
76.2%
Full result, 2019
7 candidates · 12,28,292 valid votes
BASANTA KUMAR PANDABJPwon
4,33,074
35.3%
PUSPENDRA SINGH DEOBJD
4,06,260
33.1%
BHAKTA CHARAN DASINC
3,19,202
26.0%
KAMALINI YADAVBMUP
15,864
1.3%
CHHABILAL NIALAPOI
12,409
1.0%
PREMANANDA BAGBSP
10,448
0.8%
HATIRAM DURGAIND
9,836
0.8%
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.
