2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

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2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
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All 147 Assembly Constituencies
74 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.20% (Decrease2.svg0.60%)
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Leader Naveen Patnaik Dharmendra Pradhan Niranjan Patnaik
Party BJD BJP INC
Alliance NDA UPA
Leader since199619952018
Leader's seat Hinjili & Bijepur (won)(did not contest) Ghasipura & Bhandaripokhari (lost)
Seats before1171016
Seats won112239
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 13Decrease2.svg 7
Percentage44.71%32.49%16.12%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.3%Increase2.svg 14.5%Decrease2.svg 9.6%
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Results
Chief Minister before election

Naveen Patnaik
Biju Janata Dal

Chief Minister after election

Naveen Patnaik
Biju Janata Dal

The 2019 Odisha assembly election, held between April 11 and April 29, was the 16th quinquennial legislative assembly election to elect 147 MLAs to the 16th legislative assembly of Odisha. Covering 147 constituencies across four phases, the polls coincided with the Lok Sabha elections. Vote counting for the assembly election took place on May 23, concluding before the previous Odisha Assembly's term expiration on June 11. [1] [2]

Contents

Naveen Patnaik, serving as the Chief Minister of Odisha, achieved a fifth consecutive term in office as the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the political party he leads, emerged victorious in the electoral contest. The election witnessed a keen competition with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a former ally, vigorously campaigning and making notable inroads into the coastal state. [3]

2019 Indian general election in the 21 constituencies of Odisha and 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election was held in the first 4 phases of the 7 scheduled phases of 2019 Indian general election. MR. Surya Narayana patro is the current speaker of Odisha Vidhan sabha while the deputy charge is given to MR. Rajanikant Singh.

Election schedule

On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced the dates of the election. 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election are scheduled to be held simultaneously with 2019 Indian general election in 4 phases: April 11, 18, 23, and 29. The counting of votes will be on May 23. [4]

Elections were cancelled in Patkura Assembly constituency following the death of 83-year-old, six-time MLA and Biju Janata Dal candidate Bed Prakash Agarwalla. Later the Election Commission of India scheduled it on 19 May 2019. The Election Commission of India further decided to extend the completion of the election for 60 days in view of the devastation caused by Cyclone Fani. The poll was done in July 2019. [5]

Results

Partywise election results summary

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Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes%± pp ContestedWonChange
  Biju Janata Dal 10,571,72744.71Increase2.svg1.3146112Decrease2.svg5
  Bharatiya Janata Party 7,690,58132.49Increase2.svg14.514623Increase2.svg13
  Indian National Congress 3,779,75116.12Decrease2.svg9.61389Decrease2.svg7
  Communist Party of India (Marxist) 70,1190.30Decrease2.svg0.151Steady2.svg
  Bahujan Samaj Party 193,1550.821070Steady2.svg
  Independents 662,3582.82Decrease2.svg2.181Decrease2.svg1
  None of the above 245,4251.05––––
Total23,606,647100.00147
Valid votes23,606,64799.24
Invalid votes181,7280.76
Votes cast / turnout23,788,375 73.20
Abstentions8,709,38726.80
Registered voters32,497,762
Source: [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Results by constituency

A.C. No. [11] ConstituencyWinnerPartyVotesRunner-UpPartyVotesMargin
Bargarh District
1 Padampur Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha BJD 83299Pradeep Purohit BJP 775655734
2 Bijepur Naveen Patnaik (Vacated) BJD 110604Sanat Kumar Gupta BJP 5348257122
3 Bargarh Debesh Acharya BJD 75133Ashwini Kumar Sarangi BJP 666818452
4 Attabira (SC) Snehangini Chhuria BJD 84010Milan Seth BJP 6161422396
5 Bhatli Susanta Singh BJD 98666Irasis Acharya BJP 7543423232
Jharsuguda District
6 Brajarajnagar Kishore Kumar Mohanty BJD 80152Radharani Panda BJP 6851811634
7 Jharsuguda Naba Kisore Das BJD 98620Dinesh Kumar Jain BJP 5292145699
Sundargarh District
8 Talsara (ST) Bhabani Shankar Bhoi BJP 60264Stephen Wilson Soreng BJD 4407616188
9 Sundargarh (ST) Kusum Tete BJP 83118Jogesh Kumar Singh BJD 757547364
10 Biramitrapur (ST) Shankar Oram BJP 60937Makhlu Ekka BJD 4458616351
11 Raghunathpali (SC) Subrat Tarai BJD 44815Jagabandhu Behera BJP 401314684
12 Rourkela Sarada Prasad Nayak BJD 60705Nihar Ray BJP 5027510430
13 Rajgangpur (ST) C. S. Razen Ekka INC 53918Mangala Kisan BJD 52972946
14 Bonai (ST) Laxman Munda CPM 59939Ranjit Kishan BJD 4790912030
Sambalpur District
15 Kuchinda (ST) Kishore Chandra Naik BJD 72601Rabi Narayan Naik BJP 690933508
16 Rengali (SC) Nauri Nayak BJP 74077Reena Tanty BJD 673346743
17 Sambalpur Jayanarayan Mishra BJP 57349Dr. Raeswari Panigrahi BJD 529694380
18 Rairakhol Rohit Pujari BJD 57111Assaf Ali Khan INC 4247914632
Deogarh District
19 Deogarh Subash Chandra Panigrahi BJP 74355Romancha Ranjan Biswal BJD 672497106
Keonjhar District
20 Telkoi (ST) Premananda Nayak BJD 74148Dhanurjaya Sidu BJP 682285920
21 Ghasipura Badri Narayan Patra BJD 86816 Niranjan Patnaik INC 5412832688
22 Anandpur (SC)| Bhagirathi Sethy BJD 89850Jayadev Jena INC 4565744193
23 Patna (ST) Jagannath Naik BJD 70310Bhabani Sankar Nayak BJP 625147796
24 Keonjhar (ST) Mohan Charan Majhi BJP 72760Madhaba Sadar BJD 716361124
25 Champua Minakshi Mahanta BJD 89525Murali Manohar Sharma BJP 6311726408
Mayurbhanj District
26 Jashipur (ST) Ganeshram Khuntia BJP 58708Golakbihari Nayak BJD 501568552
27 Saraskana (ST) Dr. Budhan Murmu BJP 53197Amar Singh Tudu BJD 463846813
28 Rairangpur (ST) Naba Charan Majhi BJP 60901Basanti Marndi BJD 580542847
29 Bangriposi (ST) Sudam Marndi BJD 72050Sugda Murmu BJP 6020611844
30 Karanjia (ST) Basanti Hembram BJD 60064Padma Charan Haiburu BJP 513018763
31 Udala (ST) Bhaskar Madhei BJP 69725Srinath Soren BJD 682921433
32 Badasahi (SC) Sanatan Bijuli BJP 69072Brundaban Das BJD 5793311119
33 Baripada (ST) Prakash Soren BJP 72225Sarojini Hembram BJD 5281419411
34 Morada Rajkishore Das BJD 68551Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra BJP 618476704
Balasore District
35 Jaleswar Ashwini Kumar Patra BJD 85435Jaynarayan Mohanty BJP 4999235443
36 Bhograi Ananta Das BJD 76796Satya Shiba Das INC 5992116875
37 Basta Nityananda Sahoo BJD 71737Bijan Nayak INC 5987311864
38 Balasore Madanmohan Dutta BJP 74815Jiban Pradip Dash BJD 6140913406
39 Remuna Sudhansu Sekhar Parida BJD 79097Gobinda Chandra Das BJP 749794118
40 Nilagiri Sukanta Nayak BJP 69517Santosh Khatua BJD 679401577
41 Soro (SC) Parshu Ram Dhada BJD 54775Rakesh Kumar Malik BJP 498394936
42 Simulia Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi BJD 90083Padmalochan Panda BJP 7512414959
Bhadrak District
43 Bhandaripokhari Prafulla Samal BJD 70180 Niranjan Patnaik INC 613218859
44 Bhadrak Sanjib Kumar Mallick BJD 93668Dr. Pradip Nayak BJP 6027933389
45 Basudevpur Bishnubrata Routray BJD 78963Ashok Kumar Das INC 693829581
46 Dhamnagar (SC) Bishnu Charan Sethi BJP 80111Rajendra Kumar Das BJD 754864625
47 Chandabali Byomakesh Ray BJD 77313 Manmohan Samal BJP 692338080
Jajpur District
48 Binjharpur (SC) Pramila Mallik BJD 79087Babita Mallick BJP 5786121226
49 Bari Sunanda Das BJD 72559Biswaranjan Mallick BJP 684974062
50 Barchana Amar Prasad Satpathy BJD 64084Amar Kumar Nayak BJP 625991485
51 Dharmasala Pranab Kumar Balabantaray BJD 101364Ramesh Chandra Parida BJP 4862552739
52 Jajpur Pranab Prakash Das BJD 99738Goutam Ray BJP 5908240656
53 Korei Ashok Kumar Bal BJD 73403Biswajeet Nayak BJP 4267930724
54 Sukinda Pritiranjan Gharai BJD 77510Pradeep Bal Samanta BJP 6078016730
Dhenkanal District
55 Dhenkanal Sudhir Kumar Samal BJD 89536Krushna Chandra Patra BJP 6889620640
56 Hindol (SC) Simarani Nayak BJD 93980Ashok Kumar Nayak BJP 7507518905
57 Kamakhyanagar Prafulla Kumar Mallik BJD 81695Satrughan Jena BJP 6518616509
58 Parjanga Nrusingha Charan Sahu BJD 78747Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan BJP 78007740
Angul District
59 Pallahara Mukesh Kumar Pal BJD 59350Ashok Mohanty BJP 531366214
60 Talcher Brajakishore Pradhan BJD 70044Kalandi Charan Samal BJP 4594224102
61 Angul Rajanikant Singh BJD 65388Pratap Chandra Pradhan BJP 565658823
62 Chhendipada (SC) Susanta Kumar Behera BJD 74911Agasti Behera BJP 681176794
63 Athmallik Ramesh Chandra Sai BJD 86254Bhagirathi Pradhan BJP 3907047184
Subarnapur District
64 Birmaharajpur (SC) Padmanabha Behera BJD 65202Raghunath Jagadala BJP 5214513057
65 Sonepur Niranjan Pujari BJD 99073Ashok Kumar Pujari BJP 7334725726
Balangir District
66 Loisingha (SC) Mukesh Mahaling BJP 71261Pradeep Kumar Behera BJD 5759313668
67 Patnagarh Saroj Meher BJD 88533 Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo BJP 7737411159
68 Bolangir Narasingha Mishra INC 71598Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo BJD 662575341
69 Titilagarh Tukuni Sahu BJD 73284Sunrendra Sing Bhoi INC 5364719637
70 Kantabanji Santosh Singh Saluja INC 64246Laxman Bag BJP 64118128
Nuapada District
71 Nuapada Rajendra Dholakia BJD 65647Ghasi Ram Manjhi INC 4531720330
72 Khariar Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi INC 59308Lambodar Nial BJD 564512857
Nabarangpur District
73 Umarkote (ST) Nityananda Gond BJP 59895Subash Gond BJD 499739922
74 Jharigam (ST) Prakash Chandra Majhi BJD 77881Uldhar Majhi INC 4651131370
75 Nabarangpur (ST) Sadasiva Pradhani BJD 64901Gouri Shankar Majhi BJP 580236878
76 Dabugam (ST) Manohar Randhari BJD 73264Bhujabal Majhi INC 659017363
Kalahandi District
77 Lanjigarh (ST) Pradip Kumar Dishari BJD 62413Sibaji Majhi INC 4810514308
78 Junagarh Dibya Shankar Mishra BJD 83789Manoj Kumar Meher BJP 5593027859
79 Dharmagarh Mousadhi Bag BJD 68291Ananta Pratap Deo BJP 5219316098
80 Bhawanipatna (SC) Pradipta Kumar Naik BJP 63063Dusmanta Naik BJD 583794684
81 Narla Bhupinder Singh BJD 53264Aniruddha Padhan BJP 442449020
Kandhamal District
82 Baliguda Chakramani Kanhar BJD 43175Siman Mallick INC 362656910
83 G. Udayagiri (ST) Saluga Pradhan BJD 53238Shyamaghana Pradhan INC 4197711261
84 Phulbani (ST) Angada Kanhar BJD 65564Debanarayan Pradhan BJP 4114824416
Boudh District
85 Kantamal Mahidhar Rana BJD 43099Kanhai Charan Danga BJP 394493650
86 Boudh Pradip Kumar Amat BJD 61536Susanta Kumar Pradhan BJP 5108810448
Cuttack District
87 Baramba Debiprasad Mishra BJD 90564Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera BJP 7254518019
88 Banki Devi Ranjan Tripathy BJD 74599Debasis Patnaik INC 5048124118
89 Athgarh Ranendra Pratap Swain BJD 98114Brajendra Kumar Ray BJP 4011957995
90 Barabati-Cuttack Mohammed Moquim INC 50244Debashish Samantaray BJD 464173827
91 Choudwar-Cuttack Souvic Biswal BJD 66386Nayan Kishore Mohanty BJP 4428322103
92 Niali (SC) Dr. Pramod Kumar Mallick BJD 94013Chhabi Malik BJP 6631027703
93 Cuttack Sadar (SC) Chandra Sarathi Behera BJD 86329Dilip Kumar Mallick BJP 6025026079
94 Salipur Prasanta Behera BJD 104154Prakash Chandra Behera BJP 7194432210
95 Mahanga Pratap Jena BJD 106054Sarada Prasad Padhan BJP 7646929585
Kendrapara District
96 Patkura Sabitri Agarwalla

(Elected on 24.07.2019)

 BJD 95162 Bijoy Mohapatra BJP 7750717655
97 Kendrapara (SC) Shashi Bhusan Behera BJD 66132Ganeswar Behera INC 595476585
98 Aul Pratap Keshari Deb BJD 99837Devendra Sharma INC 4398655851
99 Rajanagar Dhruba Charan Sahoo BJD 78926Anshuman Mohanty INC 6051818408
100 Mahakalapada Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak BJD 93197Bijay Pradhan BJP 7753415663
Jagatsinghpur District
101 Paradeep Sambit Routray BJD 69871Arindam Sarkhel INC 4887920992
102 Tirtol (SC) Bishnu Charan Das BJD 93967Ramakanta Bhoi BJP 5358140386
103 Balikuda-Erasama Raghunandan Das BJD 103814Lalatendu Mohapatra INC 4923154583
104 Jagatsinghpur Prasanta Kumar Muduli BJD 70116Chiranjib Biswal INC 614748642
Puri District
105 Kakatpur (SC) Tusarakanti Behera BJD 91897Biswa Bhusan Das INC 4620645691
106 Nimapara Samir Ranjan Dash BJD 91160Pravati Parida BJP 5915232008
107 Puri Jayanta Kumar Sarangi BJP 76747Maheswar Mohanty BJD 727394008
108 Brahmagiri Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra BJP 88256Sanjay Kumar Das Burma BJD 861262130
109 Satyabadi Umakanta Samantaray BJD 80537Om Prakash Mishra BJP 6272517812
110 Pipili Pradeep Maharathy BJD 88518Ashrit Pattanayak BJP 7273115787
Khurda District
111 Jayadev (SC) Arabinda Dhali BJD 63000Naba Kishor Mallick Ind 4430018700
112 Bhubaneswar Central Ananta Narayan Jena BJD 54022Jagannath Pradhan BJP 4258011442
113 Bhubaneswar North Susant Kumar Rout BJD 71193Aparajita Mohanty BJP 4577925414
114 Ekamra Bhubaneswar Ashok Chandra Panda BJD 75020Babu Singh BJP 4636328657
115 Jatani Suresh Kumar Routray INC 68895Bibhuti Bhusan Balanbantaray BJD 613567539
116 Begunia Rajendra Kumar Sahoo BJD 73178Pradeep Kumar Sahoo INC 5313020048
117 Khurda Jyotirindra Nath Mitra BJD 84553Kalucharan Khandeitray BJP 7451010043
118 Chilika Prasanta Kumar Jagadev BJD 80133Prathiviraj Harichandran BJP 6927710856
Nayagarh District
119 Ranpur Satyanarayan Pradhan BJD 69849Surama Padhy BJP 655984251
120 Khandapada Soumya Ranjan Patnaik BJD 100038Dusmanta Kumar Swain Ind 1860881430
121 Daspalla (SC) Ramesh Chandra Behera BJD 75006Purna Chandra Nayak BJP 3971535291
122 Nayagarh Aruna Kumar Sahoo BJD 81592Irani Ray BJP 6673714855
Ganjam District
123 Bhanjanagar Bikram Keshari Arukha BJD 76879Pradyumna Kumar Nayak BJP 677769103
124 Polasara Srikanta Sahu BJD 80463Gokula Nanda Mallik BJP 6772412739
125 Kabisuryanagar Latika Pradhan BJD 92347Ranjan Polai BJP 4331949028
126 Khalikote (SC) Suryamani Baidya BJD 86105Bharati Behera BJP 4456041545
127 Chhatrapur (SC) Subash Chandra Behera BJD 74594Prasanta Kumar Kar BJP 5354321051
128 Aska Manjula Swain BJD 66872Debaraj Mohanty BJP 3963927233
129 Surada Purna Chandra Swain BJD 76501Nilamani Bisoyi BJP 6250513996
130 Sanakhemundi Ramesh Chandra Jena INC 75021Nandini Devi BJD 5129423727
131 Hinjili Naveen Patnaik BJD 94065Pitambar Acharya BJP 3390560160
132 Gopalpur Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy BJD 61628Bibhuti Bhusan Jena BJP 589552673
133 Berhampur Bikram Kumar Panda BJD 68113Kanhu Charan Pati BJP 3262935484
134 Digapahandi Surya Narayan Patra BJD 75016Pinky Pradhan BJP 3456440452
135 Chikiti Usha Devi BJD 73353Manoranjan Dyan Samantara BJP 5271820635
Gajapati District
136 Mohana (ST) Dasarathi Gomango INC 53705Purnabasi Nayak BJD 513512354
137 Parlakhemundi K. Narayan Rao BJP 52415Tirupati Panigrahi Ind 3708015335
Rayagada District
138 Gunupur (ST) Raghunath Gomango BJD 48839Purusottam Gomango INC 425696270
139 Bissam Cuttack (ST) Jagannath Saraka BJD 66150Nilamadhaba Hikaka INC 5281813332
140 Rayagada (ST) Makaranda Muduli Ind 52844Lal Bihari Himirika BJD 479744870
Koraput District
141 Lakshmipur (ST) Padmini Dian BJD 45211Kailash Chandra Kulesika INC 44982229
142 Kotpad (ST) Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak BJD 62248Chandra Sekhar Majhi INC 596172631
143 Jeypore Tara Prasad Bahinipati INC 59785Rabi Narayan Nanda BJD 543345451
144 Koraput (SC) Raghu Ram Padal BJD 48171Krushna Kuldip INC 418866285
145 Pottangi (ST) Pitam Padhi BJD 51244Rama Chandra Kadam INC 469894255
Malkangiri District
146 Malkangiri (ST) Aditya Madhi BJP 70263Mala Madhi INC 4469425569
147 Chitrakonda (ST) Purna Chandra Baka BJD 41192Laxmipriya Nayak INC 386472545

* Election in Patkura Assembly constituency is due to be held. [5] *

Aftermath

Naveen Patnaik, the incumbent Chief Minister of Odisha, secured a fifth consecutive term in office as his party, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), emerged victorious in the electoral battle. The BJP replaced the Congress as the principal opposition party, experiencing a notable surge in its vote share, which increased from around 18% to surpass the 30% mark. [12]

See also

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