Odisha · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2019
Susant Kumar Rout of Biju Janata Dal won the Bhubaneswar North (Uttar) Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Odisha in the 2019 state assembly election, securing 71,193 votes (55.50% vote share). The runner-up was Aparajita Mohanty (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 45,779 votes.
A total of 16 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 | Susant Kumar Rout | 71193 | 55.50% | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2 | Aparajita Mohanty | 45779 | 35.70% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Itish Kumar Pradhan | 5189 | 4.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Jugansu Sekhar Panda | 2021 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 5 | Asutosh Samantaray | 1154 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 6 | Abhimanyu Naik | 567 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Raj Kumar Rout | 512 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Pravata Kumar Srichandan | 443 | 0.40% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 9 | Sumit Roychowdhury | 310 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Rajendra Prasad Barik | 241 | 0.20% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star |
| 11 | Satya Ranjan Nayak | 211 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Dr. Akshaya Kumar Barik | 183 | 0.10% | Jai Prakash Janata Dal |
| 13 | Sudhanshu Bala Das | 172 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Mahendra Kumar Parida | 171 | 0.10% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 15 | Umesh Chandra Das | 108 | 0.10% | Odisha Pragati Dal |
| 16 | Pradeep Kumar Sahoo | 94 | 0.10% | Kalinga Sena |
The Bhubaneswar North (Uttar) constituency is part of the Odisha Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2019 Assembly election, 16 candidates contested for this seat. Susant Kumar Rout (Biju Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 71,193 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.