Name: Kalahandi Lok Sabha 1996 result - Odisha
Creator: VotingBharat.com

Winner: BHAKTA CHARAN DASSAP
Votes: 200,08035.2% share
Margin ?: 53,033over INC
Turnout ?: 60.5%584,472 of 965,322
NOTA ?: 0

Historical election results Official outcomes as published by the Election Commission of India, compiled by third parties and not verified by VotingBharat.com. Data sources

All candidates, 1996
#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	BHAKTA CHARAN DAS Winner	SAP	200,080	35.15%
2	SUBASH CHANDRA NAYAK	INC	147,047	25.84%
3	UDIT PRATAP DEO	JD	87,259	15.33%
4	BHAWANI SANKAR BABU	BJP	62,956	11.06%
5	PRAHALAD AGRAWAL	IND	16,003	2.81%
6	BHAIRAB NAYAK	IND	13,639	2.40%
7	GOBINDA CHANDRA SAHU	JP	10,302	1.81%
8	JALANDHAR BHOI	IND	7,025	1.23%
9	DHANSINGH CHHATRIA	IND	6,522	1.15%
10	BIDESHI KAR	IND	3,940	0.69%
11	SANTOSH KUMAR ACHARYA	AIIC(T)	3,040	0.53%
12	BHAGABAN BARIK	IND	2,792	0.49%
13	SWAYAMBARA MAJHI	IND	2,720	0.48%
14	RANJIT KUMAR DASH	SHS	2,034	0.36%
15	ANANDA KUMAR PATRA	IND	1,899	0.33%
16	HARIHARA MAJHI	IND	1,891	0.33%

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Winning party by year

2024BJPby 133,813
2019BJPby 26,814
2014BJDby 56,347
2009INCby 154,037
2004BJPby 34,122
1999BJPby 116,519
1998BJPby 119,914
1996SAPby 53,033
1991INCby 28,925
1989JDby 51,952
1984INCby 24,074
1980INC(I)by 45,627
1977INDby 53,261
1971SWAby 65,874
1967SWAby 58,679
1962GPby 40,833
1957GPby 23,239

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