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.

Naveen Patnaik Naveen Patnaik (; born 16 October 1946) is an Indian politician and writer, who served as the 14th List of Chief Ministers of Odisha, Chief Minister of Odisha from 5 March 2000 to 12 June 2024. His 24-year reign is the List of longest-serving I ...

, 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.

2019 Indian general election General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and vote ...

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

. 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 The Election Commission of India (ECI) is a constitutional body established by Constitution of India, the Constitution of the Republic of India empowered to conduct free and fair elections in the Republic of India. It is headed by a Chief Ele ...

announced the dates of the election. 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election are scheduled to be held simultaneously with

in 4 phases: April 11, 18, 23, and 29. The counting of votes will be on May 23. 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

scheduled it on 19 May 2019. The

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.

Results

Partywise election results summary

Results by constituency

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

Aftermath

, 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

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as the principal opposition party, experiencing a notable surge in its vote share, which increased from around 18% to surpass the 30% mark.

References

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