Kandhamal is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in South Odisha of Odisha and is located in East India. Kandhamal Lok Sabha is reserved for General.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 69.69%. There are 11,43,602 voters of which 5,82,340 are male and 5,61,228 are female and 34 voters of the third gender.
Hemendra Chandra Singh of BJD (alliance: Others) won in this seat defeating INC. BJD polled 4,21,458 of the total of 8,28,335 votes polled. BJD won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Kandhamal goes to the polls in the 2st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 73.43%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 13 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 7 |
| Reservation for | General |
| Number of Voters | 11,43,602 |
| Number of Male Voters | 5,82,340 |
| Number of Female Voters | 5,61,228 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJD | BJD |
| Turnout % | 73.43% | 66.44% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,81,017 | 1,51,007 |
| Margin of Victory % | 21.85% | 21.34% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | BJD | BJD |
| Turnout % | 73.43% | 66.44% |
| Margin of Victory | 1,81,017 | 1,51,007 |
| Margin of Victory % | 21.85% | 21.34% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | 461679 | 49.01% | Achyutananda SamantaWinner |
| BJP | 312463 | 33.17% | Mahameghabahan Aira Kharabela Swain |
| INC | 138993 | 14.76% | Manoj Kumar Acharya |
| NOTA | 13253 | 1.41% | Nota |
| CPI(ML)(R) | 8283 | 0.88% | Tuna Mallick |
| BSP | 7314 | 0.78% | Amir Nayak |
