Elections in Odisha

Elections in Odisha are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Odisha creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

Main Political Parties

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Lok Sabha Elections

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Lok Sabha Year 1st Party 2nd Party 3rd Party Others Total Seats
1st 1951 INC 11 GP 6 SP 1 CPI 1,IND 1 20
2nd 1957 INC 7 GP 7 PSP 2 CPI 1,IND 3 20
3rd 1962 INC 14 GP 4 PSP 1 SP 1 20
4th 1967 SWP 8 INC 6 PSP 4 SSP 1,IND 1 20
5th 1971 INC 15 SWP 3 CPI 1 UC 1 20
6th 1977 JP 15 INC 5 CPI(M) 1 21
7th 1980 INC 20 JP 1 21
8th 1984 INC 20 JP 1 21
9th 1989 JD 16 INC 3 CPI(M) 1 CPI 1 21
10th 1991 INC 13 JD 6 CPI(M) 1 CPI 1 21
11th 1996 INC 16 JD 4 SP 1 21
12th 1998 BJD 9 BJP 7 INC 5 21
13th 1999 BJD 10 BJP 9 INC 2 21
14th 2004 BJD 11 BJP 7 INC 2 JMM 1 21
15th 2009 BJD 14 INC 6 CPI 1 21
16th 2014 BJD 20 BJP 1 21
17th 2019 BJD 12 BJP 8 INC 1 21
18th 2024 BJP 20 INC 1 21

Legislative Assembly election results of Odisha

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Chief Minister(s): Nabakrushna Choudhury, Harekrushna Mahatab (Both INC)

Party Seats Vote(%)
Contested Won
Indian National Congress 135 67 37.87%
Ganatantra Parishad 58 31 20.50%
Socialist Party 79 10 11.77%
Communist Party of India 33 7 5.62%
All India Forward Bloc 2 1 0.35%
Independent 204 24 22.94%
Total 140

Chief Minister: Harekrushna Mahatab (INC)

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Indian National Congress 140 56 Decrease11 38.26% 0.39
Ganatantra Parishad 108 51 Increase20 28.74% 8.24
Praja Socialist Party 46 11 new 10.4% new
Communist Party of India 43 9 Increase2 8.4% 2.78
Independent 171 13 Decrease11 14.21% Decrease8.73
Total 140

Chief Minister(s): Biju Patnaik, Biren Mitra, Sadashiva Tripathy (All from INC)

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Indian National Congress 140 82 Increase26 43.28% Increase5.02
Ganatantra Parishad 121 37 Decrease14 22.34% Decrease6.4
Praja Socialist Party 43 10 Decrease1 10.99% Increase0.59
Communist Party of India 35 4 Decrease5 7.98% Decrease0.42
Independent 187 7 Decrease6 14.54% Increase0.33
Total 140

Chief Minister: Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, Swatantra Party

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Swatantra Party 101 49 new 22.58% new
Orissa Jana Congress 47 26 new 13.47% new
Praja Socialist Party 33 21 Increase11 12.26% Increase1.27
Indian National Congress 141 31 Decrease51 30.66% Decrease12.62
Communist Party of India 31 7 Increase3 5.26% Decrease2.72
Samyukta Socialist Party 9 2 new 1.52% new
Communist Party of India (M) 10 1 new 1.16% new
Independent 212 3 Decrease4 12.55% Decrease1.99
Total 140
Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Indian National Congress (R) 129 51 new 28.18% new
Swatantra Party 115 36 Decrease13 17.44% Decrease5.14
Utkal Congress 139 33 new 23.99% new
Praja Socialist Party 50 4 Decrease17 6.08% Decrease6.18
Communist Party of India 29 4 Decrease3 4.79% Decrease0.47
All India Jharkhand Party 14 4 new 1.64% new
Communist Party of India (M) 11 2 Increase1 1.20% Increase0.04
Orissa Jana Congress 66 1 Decrease26 5.16% Decrease8.31
Indian National Congress (O) 50 1 new 1.81% new
Independent 190 4 Increase1 7.55% Decrease5.00
Total 140
Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Indian National Congress 135 69 Increase18 37.44% Increase9.26
Utkal Congress 95 35 Increase2 26.45% Increase2.46
Swatantra Party 56 21 Decrease15 12.08% Decrease5.36
Communist Party of India 14 7 Increase3 4.87% Increase0.08
Socialist Party 17 2 new 1.77% new
Communist Party of India (M) 8 3 Increase1 1.18% Decrease0.02
Orissa Jana Congress 42 1 Steady 1.17% Decrease3.99
Jharkhand Party 12 1 new 0.60% new
Independent 299 7 Increase3 13.06% Increase5.51
Total 146

Chief Minister: Nilamani Routray, JP

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Janata Party 147 110 new 49.17% new
Indian National Congress 146 26 Decrease43 31.02% Decrease6.42
Communist Party of India 25 1 Decrease6 3.57% Decrease1.3
Communist Party of India (M) 4 1 Decrease2 0.88% Decrease0.3
Independent 264 9 Increase2 14.37% Increase1.31
Total 147

Chief Minister: Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, INC

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Indian National Congress 147 118 Increase92 47.78% Increase16.76
Janata Party (Secular) 110 13 new 19.49% new
Communist Party of India 27 4 Increase3 5.09% Increase1.52
Janata Party 31 3 Decrease107 4.14% Decrease45.03
Indian National Congress (U) 98 2 new 7.03% new
Independent 248 7 Decrease2 11.88% Decrease2.49
Total 147

Chief Minister(s): Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Hemananda Biswal (All from INC)

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Indian National Congress 147 117 Decrease1 51.08% Increase3.3
Janata Party 140 21 Increase18 30.61% Increase26.47
Communist Party of India 27 1 Decrease3 3.31% Decrease1.78
Bharatiya Janata Party 67 1 Increase1 2.6% Increase1.24
Independent 374 7 Steady 10.5% Decrease1.38
Total 147

Chief Minister: Biju Patnaik, JD

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Janata Dal 139 123 new 53.69% new
Indian National Congress 145 10 Decrease107 29.78% Decrease21.3
Communist Party of India 9 5 Increase4 2.98% Decrease0.33
Bharatiya Janata Party 63 2 Increase1 3.56% Increase0.96
Communist Party of India (M) 3 1 Increase1 0.84%
Independent 389 6 Decrease1 7.36% Decrease3.14
Total 147

Chief Minister(s): Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Giridhar Gamang, Hemananda Biswal (All from INC)

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Indian National Congress 146 80 Increase70 39.08% Increase9.3
Janata Dal 146 46 Decrease77 35.73% Decrease17.96
Bharatiya Janata Party 144 9 Increase7 7.88% Increase4.32
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 16 4 new 1.94% new
Communist Party of India 21 1 Decrease4 1.71% Decrease1.27
Jharkhand People's Party 4 1 new 0.17% new
Independent 682 6 Steady 10.51% Increase3.15
Total 147

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik, BJD

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Biju Janata Dal 84 68 new 29.40% new
Bharatiya Janata Party 63 38 Increase29 18.20% Increase10.32
Indian National Congress 145 26 Decrease54 33.78% Decrease5.3
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 21 3 Decrease1 2.14% Increase0.2
Communist Party of India 29 1 Steady 1.22% Decrease0.49
Janata Dal (Secular) 24 1 new 0.84% new
Trinamool Congress 36 1 new 0.78% new
Communist Party of India (M) 15 1 Increase1 0.77%
Independent 236 8 Increase2 10.66% Increase0.51
Total 147

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik, BJD

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Biju Janata Dal 84 61 Decrease7 27.36% Decrease2.04
Bharatiya Janata Party 63 32 Decrease6 17.11% Decrease1.09
Indian National Congress 134 38 Increase12 34.82% Increase1.04
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 12 4 Increase1 1.78% Decrease0.36
Odisha Gana Parishad 4 2 new 1.29% new
Communist Party of India 6 1 Steady 0.77% Decrease0.45
Communist Party of India (M) 3 1 Steady 0.55% Decrease0.22
Independent 295 8 Steady 12.20%
Total 147

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik, BJD[1]

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Biju Janata Dal 130 103 Increase42 38.86 Increase11.50
Indian National Congress 145 27 Decrease11 29.1 Decrease5.72
Bharatiya Janata Party 147 6 Decrease26 15.03 Decrease2.06%
Nationalist Congress Party 4 new 1.34 new
Communist Party of India 1 Steady 0.51 Decrease0.26
Independent 6 Decrease2 8.65
Total 147

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik, BJD

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Biju Janata Dal 117 Increase14 43.4
Indian National Congress 16 Decrease11 25.7
Bharatiya Janata Party 10 Increase4 18.0
Communist Party of India (M) 1 Increase1 5.0
Samata Kranti Dal 1 Increase1 0.4
Independent 2 Decrease4 0.4
NOTA 147 1.3
Total 100.00

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik, BJD

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Biju Janata Dal 146 112 5Decrease 44.7 Increase1.3
Bharatiya Janata Party 146 23 13Increase 32.5 Increase14.5
Indian National Congress 138 9 7Decrease 16.12 Decrease9.6
Communist Party of India (M) 145 1 Steady 0.3 Decrease0.1
Independent 305 1 1Decrease
NOTA 1.05 Decrease2.18
Total 146 100%

Chief Minister: Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP

Party Seats Popular Vote
Contested Won +/− % ±pp
Bharatiya Janata Party 147 78 Increase55 40.07 Increase7.5
Biju Janata Dal 147 51 Decrease61 40.22 Decrease4.5
Indian National Congress 145 14 Increase5 13.26 Decrease2.8
Communist Party of India (M) 1 Steady 0.37 Increase0.7
Independent 3 Increase2
NOTA 1.02 Decrease1.8
Total 147 - 100% -

References

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  1. ^ "Stats Report, Orissa Vidhan Sabha Elections, 2009" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
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