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{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
| Name = Kandhamal
| image =
| State = [[Odisha]]
| UnionTerritory =
| Existence =2008
| AssemblyConstituencies = [[Baliguda (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baliguda]] [[G. Udayagiri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|G. Udayagiri]] [[Phulbani (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Phulbani]] [[Kantamal (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kantamal]] [[Boudh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Boudh]] 
[[Daspalla (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daspalla]] [[Bhanjanagar (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhanjanagar]]

| Electorate =
| ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]
| Reservation =None
| SuccessfulParty = [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
| CurrentMP = [[Achyuta Samanta|Achyutananda Samanta]]
| CurrentMPParty = [[Biju Janata Dal]]
| FormerMP = [[Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh]]
}}
'''Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 21 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in [[Odisha]] state in eastern [[India]]. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of [[delimitation]] of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]] constituted in 2002.

==Assembly segments==
Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency comprises 7 [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|legislative assembly]] segments, which are:<ref>{{cite web|title=13 - Kandhamal Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency|url=http://www.electionsinindia.com/odisha/kandhamal/electiondata.aspx|publisher=Datanet India Pvt. Ltd.|accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width="500px"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
!width="200px"|Name
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
!width="150px"|District
|-
|82
|[[Baliguda (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baliguda]]
|ST
|[[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
|-
| 83
|[[G. Udayagiri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|G. Udayagiri]]
|ST
|[[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
|-
|84
|[[Phulbani (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Phulbani]]
|ST
|[[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
|-
|85
|[[Kantamal (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kantamal]]
|None
|[[Boudh district|Boudh]]
|-
|86
|[[Boudh (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Boudh]]
|None
|[[Boudh district|Boudh]]
|-
|121
|[[Daspalla (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daspalla]]
|SC
|[[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]]
|-
|123
|[[Bhanjanagar (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhanjanagar]]
|None
|[[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
|-
|}

Baliguda, G. Udayagiri, Phulbani, Boudh and Bhanjanagar assembly segments were earlier in [[Phulbani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Phulbani constituency]]

==Members of Parliament==
*2009: [[Rudramadhab Ray]], BJD <ref>{{cite web|title=Parliamentary Constituency: Kandhamal|url=http://www.indian-elections.com/orissa/kandhamal.html|publisher=Indian Elections|accessdate=20 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517004154/http://www.indian-elections.com/orissa/kandhamal.html|archive-date=17 May 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2014: [[Hemendra Chandra Singh]], [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
*2014: [[Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh]], [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]
*2019: [[Achyuta Samanta|Achyutananda Samanta]], [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]]

==Election Result==
===2019 Election Result===
{{Election box begin
| title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Kandhamal]]<ref name="SP Par Cand">{{cite web |title=List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-II) (PC) |url=http://www.ceoorissa.nic.in/docs/Election/2019/Form7A/Phase2/List%20of%20Contesting%20Candidates%20%282nd%20Phase-PC%20Wise%29.pdf|website=ceoorissa.nic.in |publisher=Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha |accessdate=15 April 2019}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Achyuta Samanta|Achyutananda Samanta]]
|votes = 4,61,679
|percentage = 49.01
|change = -2.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Mahamegha Bahan Aira Kharbela Swain]]
|votes = 3,12,463
|percentage = 33.17
|change = +20.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Acharya
|votes = 1,38,993
|percentage = 14.76
|change = -13.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Amir Nayak
|votes = 7,314
|percentage = 0.78
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star
|candidate = Tuna Mallick
|votes = 8,283
|percentage = 0.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 13,253
|percentage = 1.41
|change =
|Symbol =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,49,216
|percentage = 15.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 9,42,041
|percentage = 73.10
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014 Bye-Election Result===
In 2014 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rudramadhab Ray by a margin of 2,98,868 votes.
Bye-election to the Kandhmal lok sabha constituency was held on 15 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=BJP, BJD Finalise Candidates; Cong Still Awaits Sonia Nod|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/BJP-BJD-Finalise-Candidates-Cong-Still-Awaits-Sonia-Nod/2014/09/23/article2445072.ece|publisher=The New Indian Express|accessdate=25 September 2014}}</ref>
Seven candidates had contested the election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kandhamal bypolls: Ind candidate withdraws, seven in fray|date=29 September 2014|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/odisha/kandhamal-bypolls-ind-candidate-withdraws-seven-in-fray_1477642.html|publisher=Zee Media Corporation|accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |
|title= Bye- Election, 2014 : Kandhamal <ref>{{cite web|title=BJD wins Kandhamal by-polls trouncing BJP in Odisha|date=19 October 2014|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjd-wins-kandhamal-by-polls-trouncing-bjp-in-odisha-2027508|publisher=DNA|accessdate=19 October 2014}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh]]
|votes = 4,77,529
|percentage = 61.54
|change = +11.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Rudra Madhab Ray]]
|votes = 1,78,661
|percentage = 23.02
|change = +10.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Abhimanyu Behera<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dehury|first1=Chinmaya|title=Ex MLA Abhimanyu Behera is Congress candidate for Odisha bypoll|url=http://odishasuntimes.com/88653/ex-mla-abhimanyu-behera-congress-candidate-odisha-bypoll/|accessdate=25 September 2014|publisher=Odisha Sun Times}}</ref>
|votes = 90,536
|percentage = 11.66
|change = -16.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 11,053
|percentage = 1.42
|change = -0.26
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,98,868
|percentage = 38.52
|change = +16.96
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,75,979
|percentage =67.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|swing = +11.33
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014 Election Result===
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Hemendra Chandra Singh defeated Indian National Congress candidate Harihar Karan by a margin of 1,81,017 votes.
{{Election box begin |
|title= [[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Kandhamal]]<ref>http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS1813.htm?ac=13</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Hemendra Chandra Singh]]
|votes = 4,21,458
|percentage = 50.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Harihar Karn
|votes = 2,40,411
|percentage = 28.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
|votes = 1,08,744
|percentage = 12.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Lambodhar Kanhar
|votes = 20,472
|percentage = 2.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Ram Nayak
|votes = 11,080
|percentage = 1.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Narendra Mohanty
|votes = 9,522
|percentage = 1.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Aama Odisha Party
|candidate = Bilasini Nayak
|votes = 7,741
|percentage = 0.92
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 14,159
|percentage = 1.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,81,017
|percentage = 21.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,39,796
|percentage =73.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===General Election 2009===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Kandhamal]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Biju Janata Dal
|candidate =
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate =
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate =
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,51,007
|percentage = 21.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,07,748
|percentage = 66.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Biju Janata Dal
|swing=
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/odisha/kandhamal/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Kandhamal lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]

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[[Category:Kandhamal district]]
[[Category:Boudh district]]
[[Category:Nayagarh district]]
[[Category:Politics of Ganjam district]]

Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

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