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The 2014 Indian general election polls in Odisha for 21 Lok Sabha seats were held in two phases on 10 and 17 April 2014. [1]
The major contenders in the state were Biju Janata Dal, Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. The assembly elections were held simultaneously with the general elections in the state. [1] [2]
| Conducted in month(s) | Ref. | Polling organisation/agency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | BJP | BJD | CPI(M) | |||
| Aug–Oct 2013 | [3] | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dec 2013 – Jan 2014 | [4] | India Today-CVoter | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jan–Feb 2014 | [5] | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| March 2014 | [6] | NDTV- Hansa Research | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| March–April 2014 | [7] | CNN-IBN-Lokniti-CSDS | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
The constituency-wise election schedule is as follows. [1]
| Polling day | Phase | Date | Constituencies | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 10 April | Aska, Bargarh, Berhampur, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Sambalpur, Sundargarh | 67 [8] |
| 2 | 5 | 17 April | Balasore, Bhadrak, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri | 70 [9] |
| 20 | 1 |
| BJD | BJP |
| Party | Vote share % | Change | Seats won | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biju Janata Dal | 44.10% | +6.87 | 20 | +6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 21.50% | 1 | +1 | |
| Indian National Congress | 26.00% | −6.75 | 0 | −6 |
The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014. [1]
| No. | Constituency | Turnout% | Elected M.P. | Party | Runner-up | Party | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bargarh | 78.71 | Prabhas Kumar Singh | Biju Janata Dal | Subash Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11,178 | |
| 2 | Sundargarh | 71.66 | Jual Oram | Bharatiya Janata Party | Dilip Kumar Tirkey | Biju Janata Dal | 18,829 | |
| 3 | Sambalpur | 75.92 | Nagendra Kumar Pradhan | Biju Janata Dal | Suresh Pujari | Bharatiya Janata Party | 30,576 | |
| 4 | Keonjhar | 80.54 | Sakuntala Laguri | Biju Janata Dal | Ananta Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,57,317 | |
| 5 | Mayurbhanj | 79.44 | Rama Chandra Hansdah | Biju Janata Dal | Nepole Raghu Murmu | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,22,866 | |
| 6 | Balasore | 76.84 | Rabindra Kumar Jena | Biju Janata Dal | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,41,825 | |
| 7 | Bhadrak | 73.63 | Arjun Charan Sethi | Biju Janata Dal | Sangram Keshari Jena | Indian National Congress | 1,79,359 | |
| 8 | Jajpur | 75.31 | Rita Tarai | Biju Janata Dal | Asok Das | Indian National Congress | 3,20,271 | |
| 9 | Dhenkanal | 76.43 | Tathagata Satapathy | Biju Janata Dal | Rudra Narayan Pany | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,37,340 | |
| 10 | Bolangir | 74.92 | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,04,299 | |
| 11 | Kalahandi | 75.83 | Arka Keshari Deo | Biju Janata Dal | Pradipta Kumar Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | 56,347 | |
| 12 | Nabarangpur | 78.80 | Balabhadra Majhi | Biju Janata Dal | Pradeep Kumar Majhi | Indian National Congress | 2,042 | |
| 13 | Kandhamal | 73.43 | Hemendra Chandra Singh | Biju Janata Dal | Harihar Karan | Indian National Congress | 1,81,017 | |
| 14 | Cuttack | 71.49 | Bhartruhari Mahtab | Biju Janata Dal | Aparajita Mohanty | Indian National Congress | 3,06,762 | |
| 15 | Kendrapara | 73.14 | Baijayant Panda | Biju Janata Dal | Dharanidhar Nayak | Indian National Congress | 2,09,108 | |
| 16 | Jagatsinghpur | 75.54 | Kulamani Samal | Biju Janata Dal | Bibhu Prasad Tarai | Indian National Congress | 2,76,394 | |
| 17 | Puri | 74.01 | Pinaki Misra | Biju Janata Dal | Sucharita Mohanty | Indian National Congress | 2,63,361 | |
| 18 | Bhubaneswar | 58.38 | Prasanna Kumar Patasani | Biju Janata Dal | Prithiviraj Harichandan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,89,477 | |
| 19 | Aska | 63.63 | Ladu Kishore Swain | Biju Janata Dal | Srilokanath Ratha | Indian National Congress | 3,11,997 | |
| 20 | Berhampur | 67.90 | Siddhanta Mahapatra | Biju Janata Dal | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | Indian National Congress | 1,28,728 | |
| 21 | Koraput | 76.18 | Jhina Hikaka | Biju Janata Dal | Giridhar Gamang | Indian National Congress | 19,328 | |
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