Constituency
328. Kalahandi
Community mirrorOdisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 2004
IN-KALAHANDI
BJP 47.3%won by 4.5%INC 42.8%
What changed here
DerivedBharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 18.1% to 4.5%.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 90.2% between them, down from 97.6% — the field split more ways.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 6.0% to 66.6%.
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Electorate
11,32,680
Turnout
66.6%
Valid votes
7,54,128
Margin
34,122
4.52%
Candidates
4 contested · winner BJP- 1BIKRAM KESHARI DEOBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,57,07947.3%
- 2BHAKTA CHARAN DASIndian National Congress · INC3,22,95742.8%
- 3KUNJA BIHARI BAGARTTISamajwadi Party · SP38,3695.1%
- 4Panchanan Dhangada MajhiRPI · RPI35,7234.7%
Since 1999
Derived- Winner then
- BJP
- Winner now
- BJP
- BJP–INC swing
- −13.6%
- BJP share
- 57.9% → 47.3%
- INC share
- 39.8% → 42.8%
- Turnout
- 60.6% → 66.6%