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Kalahandi Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Kalahandi? — Malvika Devi (BJP), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 1,33,813 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Malvika Devi

BJP
Margin: 1,33,813Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Kalahandi

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Malvika DeviBJPCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Lambodar Nial (BJD)Margin1,33,813
  2. 2019May 2019Basanta Kumar PandaBJPLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Puspendra Singh Deo (BJD)Margin26,814

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Malvika Devi

BJPComfortable win

votes

5,44,303

Margin

1,33,813(10%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Malvika Devi · BJPLambodar Nial · BJD
5,44,3034,10,490
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Malvika Devi✓ WinnerBJP5,44,30340.79%
  2. 2Lambodar NialBJD4,10,49030.77%
  3. 3Droupadi MajhiINC3,03,19922.72%
  4. 4NOTA19,7151.48%
  5. 5Umakanta TandiINDDeposit lost9,1940.69%
  6. 6Biranchi Narayan DurgaBSPDeposit lost8,4970.64%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7Dr. Dharmananda GahirINDDeposit lost7,8110.59%
  2. 8Siba HatiSPDeposit lost7,1680.54%
  3. 9Rajaram SahuINDDeposit lost6,7300.5%
  4. 10Naresh HianlaINDDeposit lost6,6410.5%
  5. 11Gangadhar JalINDDeposit lost5,5900.42%
  6. 12Himanshu TripathySamruddha OdishaDeposit lost4,9060.37%
Total votes13,34,244

Deposit lost: 8 of 11 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
17,02,038

incl. service voters

Votes cast
13,38,480

incl. 13,443 postal

Turnout
78.64%
Polling stations
2,023

Turnout of men and women

Women79%

6,71,244 of 8,49,744 voted on EVMs

Men76.7%

6,53,769 of 8,52,184 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 110; 24 voted.

  • Candidates11 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA19,715
  • Valid votes13,14,529

Women candidates: Malvika Devi, Droupadi Majhi — a woman won this seat.

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Basanta Kumar Panda (BJP)Full result ▾
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Basanta Kumar Panda✓ WinnerBJP4,33,07435.26%
  2. 2Puspendra Singh DeoBJD4,06,26033.08%
  3. 3Bhakta Charan DasINC3,19,20225.99%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 4NOTA21,1991.73%
  2. 5Kamalini YadavBahujan Mukti PartyDeposit lost15,8641.29%
  3. 6Chhabilal NialAmbedkarite Party of IndiaDeposit lost12,4091.01%
  4. 7Premananda BagBSPDeposit lost10,4480.85%
  5. 8Hatiram DurgaINDDeposit lost9,8360.8%
Total votes12,28,292

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Kalahandi?

Malvika Devi (BJP) won Kalahandi in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 5,44,303 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kalahandi?

Malvika Devi defeated Lambodar Nial (BJD) by 1,33,813 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Kalahandi?

2019: Basanta Kumar Panda (BJP)

What was the turnout in Kalahandi in 2024?

78.64% — 13,38,480 of 17,02,038 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 79%, men's 76.7%.

How many voters does Kalahandi have?

17,02,038 electors at the 2024 election — 8,52,184 men, 8,49,744 women, 110 third gender (service voters included), and 2,023 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer