2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

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All 147 Assembly Constituencies 74 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	73.20% (0.60%)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Naveen Patnaik Basanta Kumar Panda Niranjan Patnaik Party BJD BJP INC Alliance NDA UPA Leader since 1996 2016 2018 Leader's seat Hinjili & Bijepur (won) (did not contest) Ghasipura & Bhandaripokhari (lost) Seats before 117 10 16 Seats won 112 23 9 Seat change 5 13 7 Percentage 44.71% 32.49% 16.12% Swing 1.3% 14.5% 9.6%
Seatwise Result Map of the election
Structure of the Odisha Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election Naveen Patnaik BJD Chief Minister after election Naveen Patnaik BJD

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]

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.

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]

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	Change
	Biju Janata Dal	10,571,727	44.71	1.3	147	113	4
	Bharatiya Janata Party	7,690,581	32.49	14.5	147	23	13
	Indian National Congress	3,779,751	16.12	9.6	138	9	7
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	70,119	0.30	0.1	5	1
	Bahujan Samaj Party	193,155	0.82		107	0
	Independents	662,358	2.82	2.18		1	1
	None of the above	245,425	1.05	–	–	–	–
	Total	23,606,647	100.00			147
Valid votes		23,606,647	99.24
Invalid votes		181,728	0.76
Votes cast / turnout		23,788,375	73.20
Abstentions		8,709,387	26.80
Registered voters		32,497,762
Source:[6][7][8][9][10]

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

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]

• 2019 elections in India
• 2019 Indian general election