• 542/542 TARGET 272
  • BJP+

    354BJP+

  • CONG+

    90CONG+

  • OTH

    98OTH

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Kalahandi Lok Sabha Elections

Kalahandi Lok Sabha Constituency is one of 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in the eastern state of Odisha and will cast its vote in the 2019 election on April 11.

Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency covers seven assembly segments – Nuapada, Khariar, Lanjigarh, Junagarh, Dharmgarh, Bhawanipatna and Narla. While Lanjigarh assembly segment is reserved for members of Scheduled Tribe, Bhawanipatna is reserved for members for Scheduled Caste.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Arka Keshari Deo of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) – won with a margin of over 56 thousand votes. He had defeated Pradeep Kumar Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Arka joined BJD in 2013 after his father Bikram Keshari Deo, who was a BJP MP from Kalahandi, died.

The voter turnout figure was at 75.83 percent across 1892 polling stations. Some of the other candidates in the fray were Bhakta Charan Das from Indian National Congress (INC) and Siba Hati from Samajwadi Party (SP).

In the year 2009, Bhakta Charan Das of the INC managed to secure his winning position by getting 1.5 lakh votes against BJD'S Subhas Chandra Behera.

The voter turnout across 1732 polling stations for this election here was 68.85 percent. Some of the other candidates in the fray were BSP's Nakula Majhi and BJP's Bikram Keshari.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Basanta Kumar Panda BJP

Won

433074
Puspendra Singh Deo BJD

Lost

406260
Bhakta Charan Das INC

Lost

319202
Nota NOTA

Lost

21199
Kamalini Yadav BMP

Lost

15864
Chhabilal Nial APOI

Lost

12409
Premananda Bag BSP

Lost

10448
Hatiram Durga IND

Lost

9836

Kalahandi News

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Aug 08, 2023, 09:46 AM IST
Odisha lady teacher was a victim of pre-planned murder by school president: Police

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The lady teacher was killed by the school president in his car on October 8 on their way from Bhawanipatna and Kegaon.

Oct 21, 2021, 08:42 AM IST
Odisha fisherman catches 7-foot-long python in net, forest department rushes to rescue

Odisha fisherman catches 7-foot-long python in net, forest department rushes to rescue

A fisherman from Kalahandi district's Golamunda village caught a python in his fishing net on Saturday (July 3) morning, following which a team from the forest department rushed to the spot to rescue

Jul 05, 2021, 13:46 PM IST
Odisha alerts district collectors on possible flooding

Odisha alerts district collectors on possible flooding

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a heavy downpour in several districts of the state in the next three days.

Sep 05, 2019, 20:23 PM IST
Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha.

Apr 03, 2019, 15:18 PM IST
Kalahandi Lok Sabha Constituency

Kalahandi Lok Sabha Constituency

Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency covers seven assembly segments.

Apr 01, 2019, 11:32 AM IST
Hundreds of animals sacrificed at Chhatar Jatra in Odisha despite Supreme Court ban

Hundreds of animals sacrificed at Chhatar Jatra in Odisha despite Supreme Court ban

Several animals were sacrificed at the Devi Manikeswari Peetha in Odisha's Kalahandi district on Thursday on the occasion of Chhatar Jatra, despite a ban by the Supreme Court.

Sep 29, 2017, 06:09 AM IST
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