2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

2004 Orissa Legislative Assembly election
20 and 26 April 2004
All 147 seats in the Orissa Legislative Assembly
74 seats needed for a majority
Registered25,651,989
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
BJP
Leader Naveen Patnaik Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
Party BJD BJP INC
Alliance NDA NDA UPA
Leader's seat Hinjili Begunia
Seats before 69 38 26
Seats won 61 32 38
Seat change 8 6 12
Popular vote 27.36% 17.11 34.82%
CM before election

Naveen Patnaik
Biju Janata Dal (NDA)

 Elected CM

Naveen Patnaik
Biju Janata Dal (NDA)

Elections to the Orissa Legislative Assembly were held in April 2004 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Orissa, India. The Bhartiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal fought election together as NDA. The National Democratic Alliance won the most seats and Naveen Patnaik was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Orissa.The opposition Congress was headed by former CM Janaki Ballabh Pattnaik, who was unsuccessful. The number of constituencies was set as 147 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.

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