Kandhamal Lok Sabha Constituency
MP: Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi · BJP · Odisha
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Kandhamal is one of Odisha's 21 Lok Sabha constituencies. Its Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha is Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi of the Bharatiya Janata Party, serving a first term in the Lok Sabha. The BJP holds 20 of Odisha's 21 seats.
- Constituency
- Kandhamal
- State / UT
- Odisha
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi
- Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Lok Sabha terms
- 1
- House
- 18th Lok Sabha (elected 2024)
Other Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha
- Aska — Anita Subhadarshini (BJP)
- Balasore — Pratap Chandra Sarangi (BJP)
- Bargarh — Pradeep Purohit (BJP)
- Berhampur — Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy (BJP)
- Bhadrak — Avimanyu Sethi (BJP)
- Bhubaneswar — Aparajita Sarangi (BJP)
- Bolangir — Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (BJP)
- Cuttack — Bhartruhari Mahtab (BJP)
- Dhenkanal — Rudra Narayan Pany (BJP)
- Jagatsinghpur — Bibhu Prasad Tarai (BJP)
- Jajpur — Rabindra Narayan Behera (BJP)
- Kalahandi — Malvika Devi (BJP)
- Kendrapara — Baijayant Panda (BJP)
- Keonjhar — Ananta Nayak (BJP)
- Koraput — Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka (INC)
- Mayurbhanj — Naba Charan Majhi (BJP)
- Nabarangpur — Balabhadra Majhi (BJP)
- Puri — Sambit Patra (BJP)
- Sambalpur — Dharmendra Pradhan (BJP)
- Sundargarh — Jual Oram (BJP)
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the MP of Kandhamal?
Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi (BJP) is the Member of Parliament for Kandhamal, Odisha, in the 18th Lok Sabha (sansad.in, 27 October 2026).
Which party holds the Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat?
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) holds Kandhamal through Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi.
Which state is the Kandhamal constituency in?
Kandhamal is a Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Odisha have?
Odisha has 21 Lok Sabha seats. By party: BJP 20, INC 1 (sansad.in, 27 October 2026).
When is the next Lok Sabha election?
The current (18th) Lok Sabha was elected in 2024. Its normal five-year term runs until 2029 unless it is dissolved earlier. A vacant seat is filled through a by-election announced by the Election Commission of India.
Source: sansad.in — Lok Sabha members, official record as of 27 October 2026.