Odisha General (Lok Sabha) Elections 2019 Latest News & Live Updates

The state of Odisha is located on the eastern coast of the country. It is the ninth largest state in India area-wise and 11th largest in terms of population. Odisha was established in 1936 as a province under the British Empire and became a part of the Indian Republic in 1950.

Representation of Odisha at the Centre

Odisha sends ten members to the Rajya Sabha. The state has 21 Lok Sabha seats (Parliamentary constituencies). There are five seats reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and four seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. Some important constituencies of Odisha are Cuttack, Bhubaneshwar, Puri, Koraput, Kalahandi, and Balasore.

The state legislature is unicameral and currently it has 147 members.

Main Political Parties

Important national political parties in Odisha are:

• Indian National Congress (INC)
• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• Biju Janata Dal (BJD)
• Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
• Communist Party of India (CPI)
• Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI (M)]
• Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
• Regional parties of Odisha include:
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
• All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC)
• Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)]
• Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
• Samajwadi Party (SP)

Odisha also has a number of registered unrecognized parties. Some of these are:

• Bharatiya Jan Shakti (BJSH)
• Kalinga Sena (KS)
• Lok Satta Party (LSP)

Election History

In the election history of Odisha, three parties namely INC, Janata Dal (JD) and currently the BJD have played the dominant role. INC was in power from 1946 to 1967. But its winning streak was lost in 1967 when the Swatantra Party came to power. It was succeeded by the United Front in 1971. In 1972, INC came back to power and ruled till 1977. In the 1977 elections, it lost to JD. INC made a comeback in the 1980 elections and continued to rule till 1990. In 1990, JD won the elections. In the 1995 elections, INC emerged victorious, but lost to BJD in 2000. Since then, BJD has won the 2004, 2009 and 2014 elections and is currently the most influential party in the state.

In the parliamentary elections, till 1962, INC was the leading party. Congress got back its position in the 1971 elections only to lose it to Bharatiya Lok Dal (BLD) in the 1977 elections. INC made a comeback in 1984 election but in the 1989 elections, Janata Dal became the leading party. In 1991 and 1996 elections, INC won most seats. The BJD contesting Lok Sabha polls for the first time emerged as the leading party in 1998 elections and repeated its performance in 1999, 2004 and 2009 elections. BJP gave satisfactory performance in 1998, 1999 and 2004 elections but failed to secure a single seat in the 2009 elections. In 2014 elections, BJD swept the state winning 20 out of 21 seats, leaving one seat for the BJP.

Major Political Personalities

Some candidates who contested in the 2019 parliamentary elections are:

• Jual Oram : He is the Vice President of BJP and is a former Union Minister. He contested from the Sundargarh constituency, which he represented in the 15th Lok Sabha also.


• Satya Mahar : A prominent participant in the Niyamgiri protest movement, Mahar was a AAP candidate from Kalahandi. He is known for his social activism and is the leader of the Sachetan Nagarik Manch, a forum involved in the development of Kalahandi.

Some important political personalities from Odisha who were also members of the 16th Lok Sabha are:

• Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo : He is a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and represented the Bolangir constituency. He was the youngest member of the Odisha Legislative assembly prior to his election to the Lok Sabha. He was a member of the Public Accounts Committee and Energy Committee.


• Bibhu Prasad Tarai : He is a leader of the Communist Party of India. He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Jagatsinghpur constituency.


• Pradeep Kumar Majhi : He is an MP from the INC and represented the Nabarangpur constituency. He worked for the rural and started the Garib Sena organization to monitor implementation of government schemes in Nabarangpur. He created history by asking the maximum number of questions in the 15th Lok Sabha.

Famous Politicians

Some prominent politicians from Odisha are:

• Biju Patnaik : A World War II veteran, Biju Patnaik participated in India's freedom struggle and also played a role in the Indonesian Independence movement. He was noted for his political acumen and served twice as the Chief Minister of Odisha.

ass="table_head">Election Highlights  

Quick Facts	No. of PCs: 21 No. of Polling Days: 4 Polling Dates: 1 April (Phase 1), 18 April (Phase 2), 23 April (Phase 3), 29 April (Phase 4) Poll Expenditure Limit per Candidate : Rs. 70 lakhs





0disha Parliamentary Constituency Winners 2009





PC No.	PC Name	Category	Winning Candidate	Gender	Party	Total Votes
1	Bargarh	GEN	Sanjay Bhoi	M	INC	397375
2	Sundargarh	(ST)	Hemanand Biswal	M	INC	280054
3	Sambalpur	GEN	Amarnath Pradhan	M	INC	304890
4	Keonjhar	(ST)	Yashbant Narayan Singh Laguri	M	BJD	389104
5	Mayurbhanj	(ST)	Laxman Tudu	M	BJD	256648
6	Balasore	GEN	Srikant Kumar Jena	M	INC	313888
7	Bhadrak	(SC)	Arjun Charan Sethi	M	BJD	416808
8	Jajpur	(SC)	Mohan Jena	M	BJD	433350
9	Dhenkanal	GEN	Tathagata Satpathy	M	BJD	398568
10	Bolangir	GEN	Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo	M	BJD	430150
11	Kalahandi	GEN	Bhakta Charan Das	M	INC	401736
12	Nabarangpur	(ST)	Pradeep Kumar Majhi	M	INC	308307
13	Kandhamal	GEN	Rudramadhab Ray	M	BJD	315314
14	Cuttack	GEN	Bhartruhari Mahtab	M	BJD	465089
15	Kendrapara	GEN	Baijayant Panda	M	BJD	502635
16	Jagatsinghpur	(SC)	Bibhu Prasad Tarai	M	CPI	457234
17	Puri	GEN	Pinaki Misra	M	BJD	436961
18	Bhubaneswar	GEN	Prasanna Kumar Patasani	M	BJD	400472
19	Aska	GEN	Nityananda Pradhan	M	BJD	419862
20	Berhampur	GEN	Sidhant Mohapatra	M	BJD	319839
21	Koraput	(ST)	Jayaram Pangi	M	BJD	312776





Parliamentary Constituencies in Odisha

PC No.	PC Name	PC No.	PC Name
1	Bargarh	12	Nabarangpur
2	Sundargarh	13	Kandhamal
3	Sambalpur	14	Cuttack
4	Keonjhar	15	Kendrapara
5	Mayurbhanj	16	Jagatsinghpur
6	Balasore	17	Puri
7	Bhadrak	18	Bhubaneswar
8	Jajpur	19	Aska
9	Dhenkanal	20	Berhampur
10	Bolangir	21	Koraput
11	Kalahandi





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