Kalahandi is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in South Odisha of Odisha and is located in East India. Kalahandi Lok Sabha is reserved for General.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 58.7%. There are 14,74,135 voters of which 7,50,694 are male and 7,23,392 are female and 49 voters of the third gender.
Arka Keshari Deo of BJD (alliance: Others) won in this seat defeating BJP. BJD polled 3,70,871 of the total of 11,17,536 votes polled. INC won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Kalahandi goes to the polls in the 1st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 11, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 75.83%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 11 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 7 |
| Reservation for | General |
| Number of Voters | 14,74,135 |
| Number of Male Voters | 7,50,694 |
| Number of Female Voters | 7,23,392 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJD | INC |
| Turnout % | 75.83% | 68.86% |
| Margin of Victory | 56,347 | 1,54,037 |
| Margin of Victory % | 5.04% | 15.73% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJD | INC |
| Turnout % | 75.83% | 68.86% |
| Margin of Victory | 56,347 | 1,54,037 |
| Margin of Victory % | 5.04% | 15.73% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 433074 | 35.26% | Basanta Kumar PandaWinner |
| BJD | 406260 | 33.08% | Puspendra Singh Deo |
| INC | 319202 | 25.99% | Bhakta Charan Das |
| NOTA | 21199 | 1.73% | Nota |
| BMP | 15864 | 1.29% | Kamalini Yadav |
| APOI | 12409 | 1.01% | Chhabilal Nial |
| BSP | 10448 | 0.85% | Premananda Bag |
| IND | 9836 | 0.80% | Hatiram Durga |
