Kandhamal
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Kandhamal in 2024, 21,371 votes ahead of Achyutananda Samanta.
Signed in on 147 of 154 sitting days. House average 86%.
- Questions asked
- 150
- Debates joined
- 22
- Bills debated
- 0
- Local issues raised
- 5
- Promises from ministers
- 7
- Committees
- 3
Questions put to ministers, in writing or aloud
More than averageaverage 118
Times they spoke in a debate
About averageaverage 22
Times they spoke on a proposed law
Fewer than averageaverage 3
Urgent matters raised as special mentions
About averageaverage 5
Assurances a minister gave in reply to them
More than averageaverage 3
Small groups of MPs who examine laws and spending closely
Fewer than averageaverage 4
These counts show how active a member has been, not how good their work was. Read from the Lok Sabha website on 22 Oct 2026.
Who stood in 2024
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
4,16,415 votes · 41.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ASBiju Janata Dal
3,95,044 votes · 39.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ANIndian National Congress
1,44,322 votes · 14.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BBManas Lokshakti Dal
7,330 votes · 0.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KRIndependent
5,205 votes · 0.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- HBBahujan Samaj Party
5,137 votes · 0.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SMNational Jan Dal
4,137 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PPKalinga Sena
2,781 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
13 · Kandhamal
General13,40,580 registered voters · 8 candidates · 21,371 votes between the first two
Elected 2024
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
BJP · Male · 4,16,415 votes (41.80%) · 21,371 ahead of Achyutananda Samanta
- 74.58%
- Turnout
- 9,99,765
- Votes cast
- 9,80,371
- Valid votes
- 15,720
- None of the above
- 6,67,607
- Women electors
4,93,057 men and 5,00,210 women voted in person, plus 6,462 postal ballots. 891 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 1,490.
- BJP4,16,4153,095 postal41.80%
BJD3,95,0441,400 postal39.66%- Amir Chand NayakMale
INC1,44,3221,011 postal14.49% - None of the aboveNOTA15,7201.58%
- MLDDiamond7,3301 postal0.74%
- Kanak Manjari RathFemaleINDCoconut farm5,2054 postal0.52%
BSP5,13716 postal0.52%- Subash MohapatraMaleNJNDLLetter box4,1374 postal0.42%
- Parsuram PradhanMaleKSBat2,78111 postal0.28%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.