2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
16, 23 April 2009
All 147 Assembly Constituencies
74 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.35%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Naveen Patnaik Bhupendra Singh Biswabhusan Harichandan
Party BJD INC BJP
Alliance Third Front UPA NDA
Leader since 1996
Leader's seat Hinjili Narla (won) Bhubaneswar (lost)
Last election 2004 2004 2004
Seats before 61 38 32
Seats won 103 27 6
Seat change 42 11 26
Popular vote 6,903,641 5,169,559 2,674,067
Percentage 38.86% 29.10% 15.05%
Swing 11.50% 5.72% 1.61%
Seatwise Result Map of the election
Structure of the Odisha Legislative Assembly after the election
Chief Minister before election

Nabeen Pattanayak
BJD

 Elected Chief Minister

Nabeen Pattanayak
BJD

The 2009 Odisha Legislative Assembly election took place in April 2009, concurrently with the general election. The elections were held in the state in two phases. The results were declared on 16 May. Despite having recently separated from the Bharatiya Janata Party after an eleven-year partnership, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) retained power in the Odisha State Assembly with a more convincing majority. Party chief Naveen Patnaik was formally re-elected as the BJD Legislature party leader on 19 May, thus paving the way for his third consecutive term as the Chief Minister of Odisha.

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