Odisha · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2019
Ananta Narayan Jena of Biju Janata Dal won the Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Odisha in the 2019 state assembly election, securing 54,022 votes (53.80% vote share). The runner-up was Jagannath Pradahan (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 42,580 votes.
A total of 13 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ananta Narayan Jena | 54022 | 53.80% | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2 | Jagannath Pradahan | 42580 | 42.40% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Rajeeb Kumar Pattanaik | 2746 | 2.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Pradip Kumar Bhuyan | 172 | 0.20% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 5 | Subhasis Patanaik | 140 | 0.10% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 6 | Birendra Nayak | 130 | 0.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Subhadra Mishra | 112 | 0.10% | Kalinga Sena |
| 8 | Ranjana Jena | 110 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Sunil Kumar Agrawal | 99 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Sumanta Kumar Swain | 95 | 0.10% | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |
| 11 | Mahesh Chandra Sethi | 93 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Pradeep Kumar Das | 65 | 0.10% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 13 | Nilamadhav Behera | 59 | 0.10% | Freethought Party Of India |
The Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) constituency is part of the Odisha Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2019 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Ananta Narayan Jena (Biju Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 54,022 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.