Kalahandi
Constituency No. 11 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Lanjigarh
- Junagarh
- Dharmgarh
- Bhawanipatna
- Narla
Kalahandi District
Odisha
Kalahandi district is one of the districts of Odisha. Its administrative headquarters is at Bhawanipatna. It covers 7,920 sq km and had a population of 15,76,869 at the 2011 census, a density of 199 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Bhawanipatna
Area
7,920 sq km
Population
15.77 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
199 /km²
Literacy Rate
59.22%
Sex Ratio
1,003
per 1,000 males
Kalahandi District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Kalahandi district.
Total Population
15.77 Lakh
Male Population
7.87 Lakh
Female Population
7.90 Lakh
Rural Population
14.51 Lakh
Urban Population
1.26 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.88 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
4.48 Lakh
Literacy Rate
59.22%
Population Density
199 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,003
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 71.9%Female literacy 46.6%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Kalahandi district.
13
Tehsils
13
Blocks
60
Nyay Panchayats
310
Gram Panchayats
2,221
Villages
- Headquarters
- Bhawanipatna
- Languages
- Odia, Sambalpuri / Kosali, Kui
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 19.9° N, 83.16° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kalahandi
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Kalahandi
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 77 · Kalahandi
PD
Pradeep Kumar Dishari
Biju Janata Dal
MLA
No. 78 · Kalahandi
CM
Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra
Biju Janata Dal
MLA
No. 79 · Kalahandi
SP
Sudhir Kumar Pattjoshi
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 80 · Kalahandi
PN
Pradipta Kumar Naik
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 81 · Kalahandi
MM
Manorama Mohanty
Biju Janata Dal
MLA
Your Representatives from Kalahandi
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kalahandi district.
- PDPradeep Kumar DishariBiju Janata DalMLALanjigarh · No. 77
- CMCaptain Dibya Shankar MishraBiju Janata DalMLAJunagarh · No. 78
- SPSudhir Kumar PattjoshiBharatiya Janata PartyMLADharmgarh · No. 79
- PNPradipta Kumar NaikBharatiya Janata PartyMLABhawanipatna · No. 80
- MMManorama MohantyBiju Janata DalMLANarla · No. 81
Election History
Lok SabhaKalahandi · No. 11
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPMalvika DeviVotes 5,44,303Vote share 42.44%Margin 1,33,813
- 1. Malvika Devi · BJP5,44,303 (42.44%)
- 2. Lambodhar Nial · Biju Janata Dal4,10,490 (32.01%)
- 3. Draupadi Majhi · INC2,68,210 (20.91%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPBasanta Kumar PandaVotes 5,08,317Vote share 40.64%Margin 26,814
- 1. Basanta Kumar Panda · BJP5,08,317 (40.64%)
- 2. Puspendra Singh Deo · Biju Janata Dal4,81,503 (38.5%)
- 3. Bhakta Charan Das · INC2,19,229 (17.53%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBiju Janata DalArka Keshari DeoVotes 3,70,875Vote share 33.19%Margin 56,347
- 1. Arka Keshari Deo · Biju Janata Dal3,70,875 (33.19%)
- 2. Pradeep Kumar Naik · BJP3,14,528 (28.15%)
- 3. Bhakta Charan Das · INC3,07,967 (27.56%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Kalahandi District at a Glance
- State
- Odisha
- Headquarters
- Bhawanipatna
- Area
- 7,920 sq km
- Population
- 15.77 Lakh
- Population density
- 199 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 1,003 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 59.22%
- Languages
- Odia, Sambalpuri / Kosali, Kui
- Tehsils
- 13
- Blocks
- 13
- Gram panchayats
- 310
- Villages
- 2,221
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 5
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Odisha
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.