Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency

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 legislative assembly segments, which are:

Baliguda, G. Udayagiri, Phulbani, Boudh and Bhanjanagar assembly segments were earlier in Phulbani constituency

Elected Members
Since its formation in 2009, 5 elections have been held till date including one bypoll in 2014.

List of members elected from Kandhamal constituency are:

2024
Voting were held on 20th May 2024 in 5th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Achyutananda Samanta by a margin of 21,371 votes.

2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Achyutananda Samanta defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kharbela Swain by 1,49,216 votes.

2014 Bypoll
Bye-election to the Kandhmal lok sabha constituency was held on 15 October 2014. In this election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Rudra Madhab Ray by a margin of 2,98,868 votes.

2014
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.

2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rudra Madhab Ray defeated Indian National Congress candidate Suzit Kumar Padhi by a margin of 1,51,007 votes.