| Type: | LS |
| Kalahandi | |
| Established: | 1952 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Electors: | 17.00,318 |
| Mp: | Malvika Devi |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.
Before delimitation in 2008, the legislative assembly segments, which constituted this parliamentary constituency were: Khariar, Dharamgarh, Koksara, Junagarh, Bhawanipatna, Narla and Kesinga.[1]
Following delimitation, this constituency currently comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| Name | District | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Nuapada | Nuapada | Rajendra Dholakia | ||
| 72 | Khariar | Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi | |||
| 77 | Lanjigarh (ST) | Kalahandi | Pradip Kumar Dishari | ||
| 78 | Junagarh | Dibya Shankar Mishra | |||
| 79 | Dharmgarh | Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi | |||
| 80 | Bhawanipatna (SC) | Sagar Charan Das | |||
| 81 | Narla | Manorama Mohanty | |||
Since its formation in 1952, 16 elections have been held till date. It was a two member constituency for 1952 & 1957
List of members elected from Kalahandi constituency are
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Girdhari Bhoi | ||
| Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo | |||
| 1957 | Bijoy C. Pradhan | ||
| Pratap Keshari Deo | |||
| 1962 | Pratap Keshari Deo | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Rasa Behari Behara | ||
| 1984 | Jagannath Patnaik | ||
| 1989 | Bhakta Charan Das | ||
| 1991 | Subhash Chandra Nayak | ||
| 1996 | Bhakta Charan Das | ||
| 1998 | Bikram Keshari Deo | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Bhakta Charan Das | ||
| 2014 | Arka Keshari Deo | ||
| 2019 | Basanta Kumar Panda | ||
| 2024 | Malvika Devi | ||
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[2] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Malvika Devi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Lambodhar Nial by a margin of 1,33,813 votes.
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Basanta Kumar Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Puspendra Singhdeo by a margin of 26,814 votes.
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Arka Keshari Deo defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradeep Kumar Naik by a margin of 56,347 votes.[3]
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Bhakta Charan Das defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Subash Chandra Nayak by a margin of 1,54,037 votes.