Kantamal
Part of the Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat.
Kanhai Charan Danga (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Kantamal in 2024, 7,149 votes ahead of Mahidhar Rana.
Who stood in 2024
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
68,356 votes · 47.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MRBiju Janata Dal
61,207 votes · 42.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SPIndian National Congress
7,694 votes · 5.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SDIndependent
1,024 votes · 0.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KSManas Lokshakti Dal
954 votes · 0.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SSIndependent
941 votes · 0.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
85 · Kantamal
General1,69,070 registered voters · 6 candidates · 7,149 votes between the first two
Elected 2024
Kanhai Charan Danga
BJP · Male · 68,356 votes (48.28%) · 7,149 ahead of Mahidhar Rana
- 84.77%
- Turnout
- 1,43,329
- Votes cast
- 1,40,176
- Valid votes
- 1,399
- None of the above
- 82,504
- Women electors
72,940 men and 69,533 women voted in person, plus 856 postal ballots. 117 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 43.
- BJP68,356400 postal48.28%
- Mahidhar RanaMale
BJD61,207276 postal43.23% 
INC7,69449 postal5.43%- None of the aboveNOTA1,3990.99%
- Sudhansu DangaMaleINDKettle1,0246 postal0.72%
- MLDPen nib with seven rays9542 postal0.67%
- Satyabrat SahuMaleINDBasket containing Fruits9411 postal0.66%
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.