KandhamalLok Sabha by-election result, 2014
P.R.Singh (BJD) won Kandhamal in the 2014 Lok Sabha by-election with 61.5% of the vote, beating R.M.Ray (BJP) by 2,98,868 votes.
Winner — 2014 by-election
All Candidates
7 candidates + NOTA| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.R.Singh | 4,77,52961.5% | |
| 2 | R.M.Ray | 1,78,66123.0% | |
| 3 | Abhimanyu Behera | 90,53611.7% | |
| — | NOTA NOTA | NOTA | 11,0531.4% |
| 4 | B.K.Gouda IND | IND | 5,3330.7% |
| 5 | Kulamani Urma PVP | PVP | 5,1140.7% |
| 6 | Jalandhar Kanhar IND | IND | 4,2000.5% |
| 7 | M.Z.Ahamed ICP | ICP | 3,5010.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many people voted?
of registered voters
How many parties were really in the race?
BJD and BJP took 85% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 2.24 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How much NOTA?
of votes went to NOTA, “None of the above”
How often does it back the winner?
How did the vote split?
Kandhamal district · 7.3 lakh people · Census 2011
Known for Kandhamal Haladi.
This seat spans 4 districts; the figures below are for Kandhamal, its main one.
this districtdashed line = India
Who lives here?
What faith is practised here?
- Hindu79.2%
- Christian20.3%
- Muslim0.3%
- Buddhist<0.1%
- Sikh<0.1%
- Jain<0.1%
- Not stated0.2%
Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet (Census 2011)
Health and family (NFHS-5, 2019–21)
What's nearby?
4 locationsKandhamal district
Baudh district
Nayagarh district
Paschima Somanatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples
Paschima Somanatha, Bhubanesvara and Kapilesvara temples
Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara
Temples of Nila-Madhava and Siddhesvara
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STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25Figures for the state as a whole, not for this seat.