Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024

The 2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election was held to elect members to 147 assembly constituencies across the state. Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party, winning 78 seats (majority mark: 74). Biju Janata Dal came second with 51 seats.

A total of 33,716,965 electors were registered to vote across the state. Of these, 25,218,025 votes were polled, resulting in an overall voter turnout of 74.79%. The average victory margin across all constituencies was 14,524 votes, with the closest contest decided by just 37 votes and the largest margin reaching 51,465 votes.

A total of 5 political parties won at least one seat in this election. Each constituency uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral system. The party or coalition winning a majority of assembly seats forms the state government and appoints the Chief Minister.

Party-wise Seat Distribution - Odisha 2024

Seat breakdown: Bharatiya Janata Party (78), Biju Janata Dal (51), Indian National Congress (14), Independent (3), Communist Party of India(Marxist) (1). Bharatiya Janata Party crossed the majority mark of 74 seats with a clear mandate.

Election Summary

  • State: Odisha
  • Election Year: 2024
  • Total Constituencies: 147
  • Majority Mark: 74 seats
  • Total Electors: 33,716,965
  • Votes Polled: 25,218,025
  • Turnout: 74.79%
  • Parties with Seats: 5
  • Avg. Victory Margin: 14,524 votes
  • By Type: (147)

Constituency-wise Results: Odisha 2024

Click on any constituency name to view the full candidate-wise breakdown with individual vote counts, vote share percentages, and party affiliations.

Sno. Constituency Type State Winner Party Electors Votes Turnout Margin Margin% Year
1 1-Padampur-Odisha Odisha Barsha Singh Bariha Biju Janata Dal 270450 211411 78.17% 10993 5.20% 2024
2 2-Bijepur-Odisha Odisha Sanat Kumar Gartia Bharatiya Janata Party 241753 196135 81.13% 10066 5.13% 2024
3 3-Bargarh-Odisha Odisha Ashwini Kumar Sarangi Bharatiya Janata Party 217952 167928 77.05% 4772 2.84% 2024
4 4-Attabira -Odisha Odisha Nihar Ranjan Mahanand Bharatiya Janata Party 224933 180446 80.22% 28910 16.02% 2024
5 5-Bhatli-Odisha Odisha Irasis Acharya Bharatiya Janata Party 232280 196827 84.74% 27892 14.17% 2024
6 6-Brajarajnagar-Odisha Odisha Suresh Pujari Bharatiya Janata Party 217251 168418 77.52% 26789 15.91% 2024
7 7-Jharsuguda-Odisha Odisha Tankadhar Tripathy Bharatiya Janata Party 229274 191199 83.39% 1333 0.70% 2024
8 8-Talsara -Odisha Odisha Bhabani Shankar Bhoi Bharatiya Janata Party 216981 163163 75.20% 17189 10.53% 2024
9 9-Sundargarh -Odisha Odisha Jogesh Kumar Singh Biju Janata Dal 237029 181347 76.51% 9122 5.03% 2024
10 10-Biramitrapur -Odisha Odisha Rohit Joseph Tirkey Biju Janata Dal 244417 189181 77.40% 6884 3.64% 2024
11 11-Raghunathpali -Odisha Odisha Durga Charan Tanti Bharatiya Janata Party 183207 117378 64.07% 5774 4.92% 2024
12 12-Rourkela-Odisha Odisha Sarada Prasad Nayak Biju Janata Dal 215294 139281 64.69% 3552 2.55% 2024
13 13-Rajgangapur -Odisha Odisha C.s. Raazen Ekka Indian National Congress 253571 182681 72.04% 10184 5.57% 2024
14 14-Bonai -Odisha Odisha Laxman Munda Communist Party of India(Marxist) 228597 186689 81.67% 23439 12.56% 2024
15 15-Kuchinda -Odisha Odisha Rabi Narayan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 222709 185558 83.32% 32220 17.36% 2024
16 16-Rengali-Odisha Odisha Sudarshan Haripal Biju Janata Dal 196975 162267 82.38% 3212 1.98% 2024
17 17-Sambalpur-Odisha Odisha Jayanarayan Mishra Bharatiya Janata Party 206279 132190 64.08% 4105 3.11% 2024
18 18-Rairakhol-Odisha Odisha Prasanna Acharya Biju Janata Dal 202639 161654 79.77% 4960 3.07% 2024
19 19-Deogarh-Odisha Odisha Romancha Ranjan Biswal Biju Janata Dal 251730 199741 79.35% 15792 7.91% 2024
20 20-Telkoi -Odisha Odisha Dr. Fakir Mohan Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 240261 194161 80.81% 9439 4.86% 2024
21 21-Ghasipura -Odisha Odisha Badri Narayan Patra Biju Janata Dal 231781 188303 81.24% 13811 7.33% 2024
22 22-Anandapur -Odisha Odisha Abhimanyu Sethi Biju Janata Dal 235679 181920 77.19% 10966 6.03% 2024
23 23-Patna -Odisha Odisha Akhila Chandra Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 214433 174354 81.31% 37979 21.78% 2024
24 24-Keonjhar -Odisha Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi Bharatiya Janata Party 231912 187077 80.67% 11577 6.19% 2024
25 25-Champua -Odisha Odisha Sanatan Mahakud Biju Janata Dal 235467 182783 77.63% 39994 21.88% 2024
26 26-Jashipur-Odisha Odisha Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia Bharatiya Janata Party 219031 170049 77.64% 34667 20.39% 2024
27 27-Saraskana -Odisha Odisha Bhadav Hansdah Bharatiya Janata Party 209605 158145 75.45% 13652 8.63% 2024
28 28-Rairangpur -Odisha Odisha Jalen Naik Bharatiya Janata Party 230824 170780 73.99% 7693 4.50% 2024
29 29-Bangriposi -Odisha Odisha Sanjali Murmu Bharatiya Janata Party 224301 175830 78.39% 34476 19.61% 2024
30 30-Karanjia -Odisha Odisha Padma Charan Haiburu Bharatiya Janata Party 200408 150385 75.04% 29499 19.62% 2024
31 31-Udala -Odisha Odisha Bhaskar Madhei Bharatiya Janata Party 203084 158209 77.90% 6517 4.12% 2024
32 32-Badasahi -Odisha Odisha Sanatan Bijuli Bharatiya Janata Party 200130 152581 76.24% 37387 24.50% 2024
33 33-Baripada -Odisha Odisha Prakash Soren Bharatiya Janata Party 225354 163349 72.49% 29385 17.99% 2024
34 34-Morada-Odisha Odisha Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra Bharatiya Janata Party 234075 182075 77.78% 33270 18.27% 2024
35 35-Jaleswar-Odisha Odisha Aswini Kumar Patra Biju Janata Dal 254539 196120 77.05% 319 0.16% 2024
36 36-Bhograi-Odisha Odisha Goutam Buddha Das Biju Janata Dal 233902 176678 75.54% 6564 3.72% 2024
37 37-Basta-Odisha Odisha Subasini Jena Biju Janata Dal 246159 191077 77.62% 20377 10.66% 2024
38 38-Balasore-Odisha Odisha Manas Kumar Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party 229852 175572 76.38% 28626 16.30% 2024
39 39-Remuna -Odisha Odisha Gobinda Chandra Das Bharatiya Janata Party 229033 180300 78.72% 24168 13.40% 2024
40 40-Nilgiri-Odisha Odisha Santosh Khatua Bharatiya Janata Party 216428 168454 77.83% 19839 11.78% 2024
41 41-Soro -Odisha Odisha Madhab Dhada Biju Janata Dal 228076 162984 71.46% 802 0.49% 2024
42 42-Simulia-Odisha Odisha Padma Lochan Panda Bharatiya Janata Party 257238 183100 71.18% 13183 7.20% 2024
43 43-Bhandaripokhari-Odisha Odisha Sanjib Kumar Mallick Biju Janata Dal 240416 185515 77.16% 1551 0.84% 2024
44 44-Bhadrak-Odisha Odisha Sitansu Sekhar Mohapatra Bharatiya Janata Party 274332 197193 71.88% 16068 8.15% 2024
45 45-Basudevpur-Odisha Odisha Ashok Kumar Das Indian National Congress 272821 199299 73.05% 631 0.32% 2024
46 46-Dhamnagar -Odisha Odisha Suryabanshi Suraj Bharatiya Janata Party 247651 181106 73.13% 8095 4.47% 2024
47 47-Chandabali-Odisha Odisha Byomakesh Ray Biju Janata Dal 253394 194621 76.81% 1916 0.98% 2024
48 48-Binjharpur -Odisha Odisha Pramila Mallik Biju Janata Dal 229680 152182 66.26% 2856 1.88% 2024
49 49-Bari-Odisha Odisha Biswaranjan Mallick Biju Janata Dal 227157 159971 70.42% 51465 32.17% 2024
50 50-Barchana-Odisha Odisha Amar Kumar Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 194341 145712 74.98% 6310 4.33% 2024
51 51-Dharmasala-Odisha Odisha Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo F-late Ramesh Chandra Sahoo Independent 232166 186191 80.20% 4150 2.23% 2024
52 52-Jajpur-Odisha Odisha Sujata Sahu Biju Janata Dal 244613 179761 73.49% 2564 1.43% 2024
53 53-Korei-Odisha Odisha Akash Dasnayak Bharatiya Janata Party 209605 165955 79.18% 5646 3.40% 2024
54 54-Sukinda-Odisha Odisha Pradeep Bal Samanta Bharatiya Janata Party 211032 171716 81.37% 9577 5.58% 2024
55 55-Dhenkanal-Odisha Odisha Krushna Chandra Patra Bharatiya Janata Party 271942 203324 74.77% 20439 10.05% 2024
56 56-Hindol-Odisha Odisha Simarani Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 263522 197401 74.91% 11827 5.99% 2024
57 57-Kamakhyanagar-Odisha Odisha Satrughan Jena Bharatiya Janata Party 219965 172774 78.55% 4662 2.70% 2024
58 58-Parjanga-Odisha Odisha Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party 219662 177712 80.90% 32162 18.10% 2024
59 59-Pallahara-Odisha Odisha Ashok Mohanty Bharatiya Janata Party 178632 148767 83.28% 7563 5.08% 2024
60 60-Talcher-Odisha Odisha Braja Kishore Pradhan Biju Janata Dal 164354 129857 79.01% 32122 24.74% 2024
61 61-Angul -Odisha Odisha Pratap Chandra Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party 215625 172132 79.83% 17433 10.13% 2024
62 62-Chhendipada-Odisha Odisha Agasti Behera Bharatiya Janata Party 211410 178987 84.66% 15063 8.42% 2024
63 63-Athamallik -Odisha Odisha Nalini Kanta Pradhan Biju Janata Dal 209796 180425 86.00% 16153 8.95% 2024
64 64-Birmaharajpur -Odisha Odisha Raghunath Jagadala Bharatiya Janata Party 216088 177887 82.32% 21946 12.34% 2024
65 65-Sonepur-Odisha Odisha Niranjan Pujari Biju Janata Dal 256007 214844 83.92% 15239 7.09% 2024
66 66-Loisingha -Odisha Odisha Mukesh Mahaling Bharatiya Janata Party 245851 189008 76.88% 18190 9.62% 2024
67 67-Patnagarh-Odisha Odisha Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Bharatiya Janata Party 306231 225821 73.74% 1357 0.60% 2024
68 68-Bolangir -Odisha Odisha Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo Biju Janata Dal 243358 186770 76.65% 13409 7.18% 2024
69 69-Titlagarh-Odisha Odisha Nabin Kumar Jain Bharatiya Janata Party 257804 205537 79.73% 17399 8.47% 2024
70 70-Kantabanji-Odisha Odisha Laxman Bag Bharatiya Janata Party 278205 204801 73.62% 16344 7.98% 2024
71 71-Nuapada-Odisha Odisha Rajendra Dholakia Biju Janata Dal 243514 183828 75.49% 10881 5.92% 2024
72 72-Khariar-Odisha Odisha Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi Biju Janata Dal 253164 200159 79.06% 9618 4.81% 2024
73 73-Umarkote -Odisha Odisha Nityananda Gond Bharatiya Janata Party 196646 163380 83.08% 10373 6.35% 2024
74 74-Jharigam -Odisha Odisha Narsing Bhatra Bharatiya Janata Party 217126 183553 84.54% 3278 1.79% 2024
75 75-Nabarangpur -Odisha Odisha Gouri Shankar Majhi Bharatiya Janata Party 234183 201297 85.96% 25094 12.47% 2024
76 76-Dabugam -Odisha Odisha Manohar Randhari Biju Janata Dal 204966 175337 85.54% 21455 12.24% 2024
77 77-Lanjigarh -Odisha Odisha Pradip Kumar Dishari Biju Janata Dal 230367 177415 77.01% 6501 3.66% 2024
78 78-Junagarh -Odisha Odisha Dibya Shankar Mishra Biju Janata Dal 246605 199730 80.99% 1338 0.67% 2024
79 79-Dharmgarh-Odisha Odisha Sudhir Ranjan Pattjoshi Bharatiya Janata Party 261881 210454 80.36% 18927 8.99% 2024
80 80-Bhawanipatna -Odisha Odisha Sagar Charan Das Indian National Congress 234424 180260 76.89% 13741 7.62% 2024
81 81-Narla-Odisha Odisha Manorama Mohanty Biju Janata Dal 232083 186517 80.37% 5205 2.79% 2024
82 82-Baliguda -Odisha Odisha Chakramani Kanhar Biju Janata Dal 165501 121601 73.47% 1671 1.37% 2024
83 83-G. Udayagiri -Odisha Odisha Prafulla Chandra Pradhan Indian National Congress 208617 145541 69.76% 7857 5.40% 2024
84 84-Phulbani -Odisha Odisha Uma Charan Mallick Bharatiya Janata Party 200205 147347 73.60% 2858 1.94% 2024
85 85-Kantamal-Odisha Odisha Kanhai Charan Danga Bharatiya Janata Party 169070 143329 84.77% 7149 4.99% 2024
86 86-Boudh-Odisha Odisha Saroj Kumar Pradhan Bharatiya Janata Party 166544 136481 81.95% 2765 2.03% 2024
87 87-Baramba-Odisha Odisha Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera Independent 247960 185110 74.65% 23479 12.68% 2024
88 88-Banki-Odisha Odisha Devi Ranjan Tripathy Biju Janata Dal 219513 167664 76.38% 17026 10.15% 2024
89 89-Athagarh-Odisha Odisha Ranendra Pratap Swain Biju Janata Dal 214063 173981 81.28% 3584 2.06% 2024
90 90-Barabati-Cuttack-Odisha Odisha Sofia Firdous Indian National Congress 244574 140916 57.62% 8001 5.68% 2024
91 91-Choudwar-Cuttack-Odisha Odisha Souvic Biswal Biju Janata Dal 233928 139912 59.81% 17816 12.73% 2024
92 92-Niali -Odisha Odisha Chhabi Malik Bharatiya Janata Party 248941 189662 76.19% 1452 0.77% 2024
93 93-Cuttack Sadar -Odisha Odisha Prakash Chandra Sethi Bharatiya Janata Party 229006 165346 72.20% 3809 2.30% 2024
94 94-Salipur-Odisha Odisha Prasanta Behera Biju Janata Dal 249033 191767 77.00% 7594 3.96% 2024
95 95-Mahanga-Odisha Odisha Sarada Prasad Padhan Independent 271535 206838 76.17% 7423 3.59% 2024
96 96-Patkura-Odisha Odisha Arvind Mohapatra Biju Janata Dal 252438 184535 73.10% 13822 7.49% 2024
97 97-Kendrapara -Odisha Odisha Ganeswar Behera Biju Janata Dal 230413 156818 68.06% 35418 22.59% 2024
98 98-Aul -Odisha Odisha Pratap Keshari Deb Biju Janata Dal 275973 176443 63.93% 19628 11.12% 2024
99 99-Rajanagar-Odisha Odisha Dhruba Charan Sahoo Biju Janata Dal 262707 175140 66.67% 18241 10.42% 2024
100 100-Mahakalapada-Odisha Odisha Durga Prasan Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 253626 191836 75.64% 33526 17.48% 2024
101 101-Paradeep-Odisha Odisha Sampad Chandra Swain Bharatiya Janata Party 220649 164182 74.41% 15787 9.62% 2024
102 102-Tirtol -Odisha Odisha Ramakanta Bhoi Biju Janata Dal 249910 185075 74.06% 28495 15.40% 2024
103 103-Balikuda-Ersama-Odisha Odisha Sarada Prasanna Jena Biju Janata Dal 270641 203828 75.31% 25959 12.74% 2024
104 104-Jagatsinghpur-Odisha Odisha Amarendra Das Bharatiya Janata Party 220988 171443 77.58% 22138 12.91% 2024
105 105-Kakatpur -Odisha Odisha Tusharkanti Behera Biju Janata Dal 244399 180356 73.80% 23151 12.84% 2024
106 106-Nimapara-Odisha Odisha Pravati Parida Bharatiya Janata Party 247961 196972 79.44% 4588 2.33% 2024
107 107-Puri-Odisha Odisha Sunil Kumar Mohanty Biju Janata Dal 240287 163575 68.07% 5178 3.17% 2024
108 108-Bramhagiri-Odisha Odisha Upasna Mohapatra Bharatiya Janata Party 229367 187065 81.56% 9830 5.25% 2024
109 109-Satyabadi -Odisha Odisha Om Prakash Mishra Bharatiya Janata Party 215326 166789 77.46% 17708 10.62% 2024
110 110-Pipili-Odisha Odisha Ashrit Pattanayak Bharatiya Janata Party 238309 192666 80.85% 15162 7.87% 2024
111 111-Jayadev -Odisha Odisha Naba Kishor Mallick Biju Janata Dal 183354 147860 80.64% 21473 14.52% 2024
112 112-Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya)-Odisha Odisha Ananta Narayan Jena Biju Janata Dal 219233 112782 51.44% 37 0.03% 2024
113 113-Bhubaneswar North (Uttar)-Odisha Odisha Susant Kumar Rout Biju Janata Dal 285872 154479 54.04% 11343 7.34% 2024
114 114-Ekamra-Bhubaneswar-Odisha Odisha Babu Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 269327 152800 56.73% 5023 3.29% 2024
115 115-Jatani-Odisha Odisha Bibhuti Bhusan Balabantaray Biju Janata Dal 247101 174586 70.65% 25221 14.45% 2024
116 116-Begunia-Odisha Odisha Pradip Kumar Sahu S/o-laxmidhar Sahu Biju Janata Dal 220052 159118 72.31% 47814 30.05% 2024
117 117-Khurda-Odisha Odisha Prasanta Kumar Jagadev Bharatiya Janata Party 250080 182456 72.96% 8598 4.71% 2024
118 118-Chilika-Odisha Odisha Prithiviraj Harichandan Bharatiya Janata Party 234073 168234 71.87% 4566 2.71% 2024
119 119-Ranpur-Odisha Odisha Surama Padhy Bharatiya Janata Party 209600 157161 74.98% 15544 9.89% 2024
120 120-Khandapada-Odisha Odisha Dusmanta Kumar Swain Bharatiya Janata Party 185935 150779 81.09% 7343 4.87% 2024
121 121-Daspalla -Odisha Odisha Ramesh Chandra Behera Biju Janata Dal 190742 140386 73.60% 6296 4.48% 2024
122 122-Nayagarh-Odisha Odisha Aruna Kumar Sahoo Biju Janata Dal 222736 168302 75.56% 439 0.26% 2024
123 123-Bhanjanagar-Odisha Odisha Pradyumna Kumar Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 239901 165071 68.81% 16324 9.89% 2024
124 124-Polasara -Odisha Odisha Gokulananda Mallik Bharatiya Janata Party 249263 160818 64.52% 20946 13.02% 2024
125 125-Kabisuryangar-Odisha Odisha Pratap Chandra Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 238297 145249 60.95% 30173 20.77% 2024
126 126-Khalikote -Odisha Odisha Purna Chandra Sethy Bharatiya Janata Party 233062 149097 63.97% 23057 15.46% 2024
127 127-Chhatrapur -Odisha Odisha Krushna Chandra Nayak Bharatiya Janata Party 236803 156418 66.05% 11438 7.31% 2024
128 128-Aska-Odisha Odisha Saroj Kumar Padhi Bharatiya Janata Party 203348 120188 59.10% 8059 6.71% 2024
129 129-Surada-Odisha Odisha Nilamani Bisoyi Bharatiya Janata Party 235622 153730 65.24% 28224 18.36% 2024
130 130-Sanakhemundi-Odisha Odisha Ramesh Chandra Jena Indian National Congress 231373 147598 63.79% 10662 7.22% 2024
131 131-Hinjili-Odisha Odisha Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata Dal 232439 141911 61.05% 4636 3.27% 2024
132 132-Gopalpur-Odisha Odisha Bibhuti Bhushan Jena Bharatiya Janata Party 227313 144034 63.36% 9062 6.29% 2024
133 133-Berhampur-Odisha Odisha K. Anil Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 224982 125277 55.68% 18709 14.93% 2024
134 134-Digapahandi-Odisha Odisha Sidhant Mohapatra Bharatiya Janata Party 225979 148686 65.80% 16847 11.33% 2024
135 135-Chikiti-Odisha Odisha Manoranjan Dyan Samantara Bharatiya Janata Party 216271 140751 65.08% 6522 4.63% 2024
136 136-Mohana -Odisha Odisha Dasarathi Gamango Indian National Congress 246023 181594 73.81% 4059 2.24% 2024
137 137-Paralakhemundi-Odisha Odisha Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi Biju Janata Dal 217857 149982 68.84% 3998 2.67% 2024
138 138-Gunupur -Odisha Odisha Satyajeet Gomango Indian National Congress 224055 163478 72.96% 29885 18.28% 2024
139 139-Bissam Cuttack -Odisha Odisha Nilamadhab Hikaka Indian National Congress 234292 184830 78.89% 9403 5.09% 2024
140 140-Rayagada -Odisha Odisha Kadraka Appala Swamy Indian National Congress 255053 192547 75.49% 29186 15.16% 2024
141 141-Laxmipur -Odisha Odisha Pabitra Saunta Indian National Congress 173780 142600 82.06% 21262 14.91% 2024
142 142-Kotpad -Odisha Odisha Rupu Bhatra Bharatiya Janata Party 209003 178881 85.59% 26264 14.68% 2024
143 143-Jeypore -Odisha Odisha Tara Prsada Bahinipati Indian National Congress 214757 168157 78.30% 13111 7.80% 2024
144 144-Koraput -Odisha Odisha Raghuram Machha Bharatiya Janata Party 192486 148240 77.01% 2524 1.70% 2024
145 145-Pottangi -Odisha Odisha Rama Chandra Kadam Indian National Congress 187219 155332 82.97% 1919 1.24% 2024
146 146-Malkangiri -Odisha Odisha Narasinga Madkami Bharatiya Janata Party 247087 190138 76.95% 14890 7.83% 2024
147 147-Chitrakonda -Odisha Odisha Mangu Khilla Indian National Congress 205599 157278 76.50% 9159 5.82% 2024

How to Read This Data

Column Definitions

Constituency
The assembly constituency name. Click to view the full candidate-wise results.
Type
GEN (General), SC (Scheduled Castes), ST (Scheduled Tribes), BL (Backward Class).
Electors
Total registered voters eligible to vote on polling day.
Turnout
Percentage of registered electors who actually cast their vote.

 

Votes Polled
Total votes cast, including valid and rejected ballots.
Margin
Vote difference between first and second-place candidates.
Margin %
Margin as a percentage of total votes polled.
Party
The political party that won the constituency.

Odisha 2024 Assembly Election Analysis

Data-driven analysis covering competitiveness, candidate performance, and voter behaviour.

Victory Margin Distribution

A constituency with a margin under 5,000 votes is considered closely fought. The average margin in Odisha 2024 was 14,524 votes.

Closest Contests

The 10 constituencies decided by the narrowest margins.

ConstituencyWinnerPartyMargin

Deposit Forfeiture by Party

Candidates receiving less than one-sixth (16.67%) of valid votes forfeit their security deposit. A high forfeiture rate indicates a party fielded candidates in constituencies with little voter support.

NOTA Analysis

NOTA allows voters to reject all candidates. When NOTA votes exceed the victory margin, it signals significant voter dissatisfaction.

ConstituencyNOTA VotesWin MarginNOTA > Margin?

How Odisha Assembly Elections Work

The Odisha Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) is the lower house of the state legislature. MLAs are directly elected by voters through universal adult suffrage.

Odisha is divided into 147 assembly constituencies. The constituencies are categorized as: (147 seats). SC and ST reserved constituencies ensure representation for historically marginalized communities.

To form a government, a party or coalition needs at least 74 seats (simple majority of 147 seats). The leader is invited by the Governor to become Chief Minister.

Elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).