Kandhamal
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Kandhamal
Each segment elects its own MLA. Shown: the most recent assembly result we hold for each seat.
Lok Sabha results since delimitation
Contests since the 2008 delimitation. Earlier elections used different boundaries and are not compared.
2024 vote share
Source: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity). NOTA excluded.
Source: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.
Every candidate, 2024
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,16,415 | 41.80% |
| 2 | Achyutananda Samanta | Biju Janata Dal | 3,95,044 | 39.66% |
| 3 | Amir Chand Nayak | Indian National Congress | 1,44,322 | 14.49% |
| 4 | Bhagirathi Baliarsingh | Manas Lokshakti Dal | 7,330 | 0.74% |
| 5 | Kanak Manjari Rath | Independent | 5,205 | 0.52% |
| 6 | Haribandhu Behera | Bahujan Samaj Party | 5,137 | 0.52% |
| 7 | Subash Mohapatra | National Jan Dal | 4,137 | 0.42% |
| 8 | Parsuram Pradhan | Kalinga Sena | 2,781 | 0.28% |
Source: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity). NOTA votes are not listed.
Villages & boundaries
We place 3,845 villages in Kandhamal — by their own map location where we have it, otherwise from where most mapped villages of the same mandal fall. Villages with too little evidence are left out rather than guessed. Open any assembly segment above to see its villages.
Boundaries: Lok Sabha boundaries, 2024 (Arun Ganesh / planemad).