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Kandhamal Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Kandhamal? — Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi (BJP), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 21,371 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

BJP
Margin: 21,371Tight race

Election history — every MP of Kandhamal

2 elections · newest first

Wins by party

  • BJP 1
  • BJD 1
  1. 2024Jun 2024Sukanta Kumar PanigrahiBJPCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Achyutananda Samanta (BJD)Margin21,371
  2. 2019May 2019Achyutananda SamantaBJDLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Mahameghabahan Aira Kharabela Swain (BJP)Margin1,49,216

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

BJPTight race

votes

4,16,415

Margin

21,371(2.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi · BJPAchyutananda Samanta · BJD
4,16,4153,95,044
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi✓ WinnerBJP4,16,41541.8%
  2. 2Achyutananda SamantaBJD3,95,04439.66%
  3. 3Amir Chand NayakINCDeposit lost1,44,32214.49%
  4. 4NOTA15,7201.58%
  5. 5Bhagirathi BaliarsinghManas Lokshakti DalDeposit lost7,3300.74%
  6. 6Kanak Manjari RathINDDeposit lost5,2050.52%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Haribandhu BeheraBSPDeposit lost5,1370.52%
  2. 8Subash MohapatraNational Jan DalDeposit lost4,1370.42%
  3. 9Parsuram PradhanKalinga SenaDeposit lost2,7810.28%
Total votes9,96,091

Deposit lost: 6 of 8 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
13,40,580

incl. service voters

Votes cast
9,99,765

incl. 6,462 postal

Turnout
74.58%
Polling stations
1,575

Turnout of men and women

Women74.9%

5,00,210 of 6,67,607 voted on EVMs

Men73.3%

4,93,057 of 6,72,860 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 113; 36 voted.

  • Candidates8 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA15,720
  • Valid votes9,80,371

Women candidates: Kanak Manjari Rath

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Achyutananda Samanta (BJD)Full result ▾
Candidate (6)votes
  1. 1Achyutananda Samanta✓ WinnerBJD4,61,67949.01%
  2. 2Mahameghabahan Aira Kharabela SwainBJP3,12,46333.17%
  3. 3Manoj Kumar AcharyaINCDeposit lost1,38,99314.76%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 4NOTA13,2531.41%
  2. 5Tuna MallickCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red StarDeposit lost8,2830.88%
  3. 6Amir NayakBSPDeposit lost7,3140.78%
Total votes9,41,985

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Kandhamal?

Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi (BJP) won Kandhamal in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 4,16,415 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kandhamal?

Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi defeated Achyutananda Samanta (BJD) by 21,371 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Kandhamal?

2019: Achyutananda Samanta (BJD)

What was the turnout in Kandhamal in 2024?

74.58% — 9,99,765 of 13,40,580 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 74.9%, men's 73.3%.

How many voters does Kandhamal have?

13,40,580 electors at the 2024 election — 6,72,860 men, 6,67,607 women, 113 third gender (service voters included), and 1,575 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