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 Dharmendra Pradhan Niranjan Patnaik Party BJD BJP INC Alliance NDA UPA Leader since 1996 1995 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%
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]

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.