# 2019 Indian general election in Odisha

The 2019 Indian general election for the 21 Parliamentary Constituencies were held in four phases to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. The Legislative Assembly elections were held simultaneously with the General Elections in the state. Major political parties in the state were Biju Janata Dal, Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party.

## Election Schedule

The constituency-wise election schedule is as follows.
| Phase | Poll Date | Constituencies | Voter Turnout(%) |
| 1 | 11 April 2019 | Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Berhampur, Koraput | 74.28% |
| 2 | 18 April 2019 | Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska | 72.90% |
| 3 | 23 April 2019 | Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Bhubaneswar | 71.61% |
| 4 | 29 April 2019 | Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur | 74.61% |

## Opinion Polls

| Date published | Polling agency | | | | Lead |
| Date published | Polling agency | NDA | UPA | BJD | Lead |
| 6 April 2019 | India TV - CNX | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| Jan 2019 | ABP News - Cvoter Archived 29 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine | 12 | – | 9 | 3 |
| Nov 2018 | ABP News- C Voter | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Oct 2018 | ABP News- CSDS | 13 | 2 | 6 | 7 |

## Candidates

Major election candidates are:
| No | Constituency | Poll Date | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates |
| No | Constituency | Poll Date | BJP | BJP | UPA  INC (18) CPI (1)  CPI(M) (1) JMM (1) | UPA  INC (18) CPI (1)  CPI(M) (1) JMM (1) | BJD | BJD |
| 1 | Bargarh | 18 April 2019 | Suresh Pujari | BJP | Pradeep Kumar Devta | INC | Prasanna Acharya | BJD |
| 2 | Sundargarh (ST) | 18 April 2019 | Jual Oram | BJP | George Tirkey | INC | Sunita Biswal | BJD |
| 3 | Sambalpur | 23 April 2019 | Nitesh Ganga Deb | BJP | Sarat Patnaik | INC | Nalin Pradhan | BJD |
| 4 | Keonjhar (ST) | 23 April 2019 | Ananta Nayak | BJP | Fakir Mohan Naik | INC | Chandrani Murmu | BJD |
| 5 | Mayurbhanj (ST) | 29 April 2019 | Bishweswar Tudu | BJP | Anjali Soren | JMM | Debashish Marandi | BJD |
| 6 | Balasore | 29 April 2019 | Pratap Sarangi | BJP | Navajyoti Patnaik | INC | Rabindra Kumar Jena | BJD |
| 7 | Bhadrak (SC) | 29 April 2019 | Avimanyu Sethi | BJP | Madhumita Sethi | INC | Manjulala Mandal | BJD |
| 8 | Jajpur (SC) | 29 April 2019 | Amiya Kanta Mallick | BJP | Manas Jena | INC | Sarmishta Sethi | BJD |
| 9 | Dhenkanal | 23 April 2019 | Rudra Narayan Pani | BJP | Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo | INC | Mahesh Sahoo | BJD |
| 10 | Bolangir | 18 April 2019 | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | BJP | Samarendra Mishta | INC | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | BJD |
| 11 | Kalahandi | 11 April 2019 | Basanta Kumar Panda | BJP | Bhakta Charan Das | INC | Pushpendra Singh Deo | BJD |
| 12 | Nabarangpur (ST) | 11 April 2019 | Balabhadra Majhi | BJP | Pradeep Majhi | INC | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | BJD |
| 13 | Kandhamal | 18 April 2019 | M. A. Kharavela Swain | BJP | Manoj Kumar Acharya | INC | Dr. Achyuta Samanta | BJD |
| 14 | Cuttack | 23 April 2019 | Prakash Mishra | BJP | Panchanan Kanungo | INC | Bhartruhari Mahtab | BJD |
| 15 | Kendrapara | 29 April 2019 | Baijayant Panda | BJP | Dharanidhar Nayak | INC | Anubhav Mohanty | BJD |
| 16 | Jagatsinghpur (SC) | 29 April 2019 | Bibhu Prasad Tarai | BJP | Pratima Mallick | INC | Rajashree Mallick | BJD |
| 17 | Puri | 23 April 2019 | Sambit Patra | BJP | Satya Prakash Nayak | INC | Pinaki Mishra | BJD |
| 18 | Bhubaneswar | 23 April 2019 | Aparajita Sarangi | BJP | Janardan Pati | CPI(M) | Arup Mohan Patnaik | BJD |
| 19 | Aska | 18 April 2019 | Anita Subhadarshini | BJP | Rama Krushna Panda | CPI | Pramila Bisoyi | BJD |
| 20 | Berhampur | 11 April 2019 | Bhrugu Baxipatra | BJP | V. Chandrasekhar Naidu | INC | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | BJD |
| 21 | Koraput (ST) | 11 April 2019 | Jayaram Pangi | BJP | Saptagiri Ulka | INC | Kaushalya Hikaka | BJD |

## Results

The results of the election were declared on 23 May 2019. The elected public representatives are mentioned below:
| No. | Constituency | Turnout | Elected Member | Party | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
| 1 | Bargarh | 78.37 | Suresh Pujari | BJP | Prasanna Achary | BJD | 63,939 |
| 2 | Sundargarh (ST) | 71.89 | Jual Oram | BJP | Sunita Biswal | BJD | 2,23,065 |
| 3 | Sambalpur | 76.72 | Nitesh Ganga Deb | BJP | Nalinikanta Pradhan | BJD | 9,162 |
| 4 | Keonjhar (ST) | 77.57 | Chandrani Murmu | BJD | Ananta Nayak | BJP | 66,203 |
| 5 | Mayurbhanj (ST) | 77.13 | Bishweswar Tudu | BJP | Debashis Marandi | BJD | 25,256 |
| 6 | Balasore | 75.69 | Pratap Sarangi | BJP | Rabindra Kumar Jena | BJD | 12,956 |
| 7 | Bhadrak (SC) | 73.90 | Manjulata Mandal | BJD | Abhimanyu Sethi | BJP | 28,803 |
| 8 | Jajpur (SC) | 74.10 | Sarmistha Sethi | BJD | Amiya Kanta Mallick | BJP | 1,01,693 |
| 9 | Dhenkanal | 75.33 | Mahesh Sahoo | BJD | Rudra Narayan Pani | BJP | 35,413 |
| 10 | Bolangir | 74.91 | Sangeeta Singh Deo | BJP | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | BJD | 19,516 |
| 11 | Kalahandi | 76.41 | Basanta Kumar Panda | BJP | Puspendra Singh Deo | BJD | 26,814 |
| 12 | Nabarangpur (ST) | 79.52 | Ramesh Chandra Majhi | BJD | Pradeep Kumar Majhi | INC | 41,643 |
| 13 | Kandhamal | 73.10 | Achyuta Samanta | BJD | Kharabela Swain | BJP | 1,49,216 |
| 14 | Cuttack | 69.81 | Bhartruhari Mahtab | BJD | Prakash Mishra | BJP | 1,21,201 |
| 15 | Kendrapara | 72.39 | Anubhav Mohanty | BJD | Baijayant Panda | BJP | 1,52,584 |
| 16 | Jagatsinghpur (SC) | 74.83 | Rajashree Mallick | BJD | Bibhu Prasad Tarai | BJP | 2,71,655 |
| 17 | Puri | 72.72 | Pinaki Misra | BJD | Sambit Patra | BJP | 11,714 |
| 18 | Bhubaneswar | 59.17 | Aparajita Sarangi | BJP | Arup Patnaik | BJD | 23,839 |
| 19 | Aska | 65.79 | Pramila Bisoyi | BJD | Anita Subhadarshini | BJP | 2,04,707 |
| 20 | Berhampur | 65.90 | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | BJD | Bhrugu Baxipatra | BJP | 94,844 |
| 21 | Koraput (ST) | 75.34 | Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka | INC | Kausalya Hikaka | BJD | 3,613 |

## Assembly segments wise lead of parties

| Party | Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2019 simultaneous elections) |
| | Biju Janata Dal | 88 | 113 |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 47 | 23 |
| | Indian National Congress | 7 | 9 |
| | Others | – | 2 |
| Total | Total | 147 | 147 |