Odisha · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2019
Ashok Chandra Panda of Biju Janata Dal won the Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Odisha in the 2019 state assembly election, securing 75,020 votes (57.50% vote share). The runner-up was Babu Singh (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 46,363 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Ashok Chandra Panda | 75020 | 57.50% | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2 | Babu Singh | 46363 | 35.50% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Rashmi Mohapatra | 6780 | 5.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Binapani Bhoi | 476 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Satyajit Jena | 441 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 6 | Saroj Kumar Panda | 326 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Visma Narayan Nayak | 209 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Bharat Chandra Sethi | 159 | 0.10% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 9 | Rabindranath Dash | 138 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Jnanendra Mohanty | 136 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Swapna Bijayini | 120 | 0.10% | Freethought Party Of India |
| 12 | Sumit Kumar Mishra | 110 | 0.10% | Anarakshit Samaj Party |
| 13 | Diptimayi Mahapatra | 95 | 0.10% | Kalinga Sena |
| 14 | Narayan Dalua | 64 | 0.10% | All India Forward Bloc |
The Ekamra-Bhubaneswar constituency is part of the Odisha Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2019 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Ashok Chandra Panda (Biju Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 75,020 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.