# 2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in February 2000 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Odisha, India. The Bhartiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal fought election together as NDA. The National Democratic Alliance won the most seats and Nabeen Pattanaik was appointed as the Chief Minister of Odisha. The number of constituencies was set as 147 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.

## Result

| | Indian National Congress | 4,770,654 | 33.77 | 26 | –54 |
| | Biju Janata Dal | 4,270,813 | 30.24 | 69 | New |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,570,074 | 18.19 | 38 | +29 |
| | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 301,729 | 2.14 | 3 | –1 |
| | Communist Party of India | 281,654 | 1.99 | 2 | 0 |
| | All India Trinamool Congress | 110,056 | 0.78 | 1 | New |
| | Others | 314,186 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents | 1,506,216 | 10.66 | 8 | +2 |
| Total | Total | 14,125,382 | 100.00 | 147 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,125,382 | 98.82 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 169,311 | 1.18 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,294,693 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 24,188,320 | 59.10 | | |
| Source: ECI ||||||
Biju Janata Dal joined NDA (BJP's side). The BJD won 69 seats, BJP won 38 seats. Seats won by NDA = BJD + BJP = 69 + 38 = 107 (higher than 74 -- the magic number). Whereas Congress, which was in power earlier, won only 26 seats (not enough for forming govt), overthrowing Sri Hemananda Biswal from power.
So NDA formed govt. and Sri Nabeen Pattanaik became the CM. He appointed many MLAs from both BJP & BJD as ministers.

## Elected members

| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party |
| Karanjia | ST | Padma Charana Haiburu | Independent |
| Jashipur | ST | Bhanu Charana Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bahalda | ST | Laxmana Soren | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Rairangpur | ST | Droupadi Murmu | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bangriposi | ST | Purusottama Naik | Independent |
| Kuliana | ST | Sudam Marndi | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Baripada | None | Kishore Dash | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Baisinga | ST | Kandra Soren | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Khunta | ST | Golaka Bihari Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Udala | ST | Bhaskara Madhei | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhograi | None | Kamala Das | Biju Janata Dal |
| Jaleswar | None | Jayanarayana Mohanty | Indian National Congress |
| Basta | None | Raghunath Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal |
| Balasore | None | Jiban Pradip Dash | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Soro | None | Kartik Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| Simulia | None | Parsuram Panigrahi | Biju Janata Dal |
| Nilgiri | None | Pradipta Panda | Communist Party of India |
| Bhandaripokhari | SC | Ratha Das | Biju Janata Dal |
| Bhadrak | None | Biren Palei | Indian National Congress |
| Dhamnagar | None | Manasa Ranjana Mallik | Independent |
| Chandbali | SC | Bishnu Sethi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Basudebapur | None | Bijayashree Routray | Biju Janata Dal |
| Sukinda | None | Prafulla Chandra Ghadai | Biju Janata Dal |
| Korai | None | Ashok Kumar Das | Biju Janata Dal |
| Jajpur | SC | Surjyamani Jena | Biju Janata Dal |
| Dharamsala | None | Kalpataru Das | Biju Janata Dal |
| Barchana | None | Amar Prasada Satpathy | Biju Janata Dal |
| Bari-derabisi | None | Debasis Nayak | Biju Janata Dal |
| Binjharpur | SC | Pramila Mallik | Biju Janata Dal |
| Aul | None | Pratap Keshari Deb | Biju Janata Dal |
| Patamundai | SC | Tapash Kumar Das | Biju Janata Dal |
| Rajnagar | None | Nalini Kanta Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal |
| Kendrapara | None | Bed Prakash Agarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Patkura | None | Trilochan Behera | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Tirtol | None | Debashish Samantaray | Biju Janata Dal |
| Ersama | None | Damodar Rout | Biju Janata Dal |
| Balikuda | None | Umesha Chandra Swain | Indian National Congress |
| Jagatsinghpur | SC | Bishnu Charan Das | Biju Janata Dal |
| Kissannagar | None | Pratap Jena | Biju Janata Dal |
| Mahanga | None | Sarat Kumar Kar | Biju Janata Dal |
| Salepur | SC | Kalandi Behera | Biju Janata Dal |
| Gobindpur | None | Panchanan Kanungo | Biju Janata Dal |
| Cuttack Sadar | None | Nibedita Pradhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Cuttack City | None | Samir Dey | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Choudwar | None | Bidhubhusan Praharaj | Independent |
| Banki | None | Prabhaat Tripathy | Biju Janata Dal |
| Athgarh | None | Ranendra Pratap Swain | Biju Janata Dal |
| Baramba | None | Debiprasada Mishra | Biju Janata Dal |
| Balipatna | SC | Raghaba Chandra Sethi | Biju Janata Dal |
| Bhubaneswar | None | Biswabhusan Harichandan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jatni | None | Suresh Kumar Routray | Indian National Congress |
| Pipli | None | Pradeepa Maharathy | Biju Janata Dal |
| Nimapara | SC | Baidhara Malik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Kakatpur | None | Surendra Natha Naik | Biju Janata Dal |
| Satyabadi | None | Prasada Kumara Harichandana | Indian National Congress |
| Puri | None | Maheswara Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal |
| Brahmagiri | None | Lalatendu Bidyadhara Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| Chilka | None | Dr. Bibhuti Bhusana Harichandan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Khurda | None | Jyotirindra Natha Mitra | Independent |
| Begunia | None | Prashanta Nanda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Ranapur | None | Ramakanta Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| Nayagarh | None | Bhagabat Behera | Biju Janata Dal |
| Khandapara | None | Bijayalaxmi Pattnaik | Biju Janata Dal |
| Daspalla | None | Harihara Karana | Indian National Congress |
| Jaganathprasad | SC | Simanchala Behera | Indian National Congress |
| Bhanjanagar | None | Bikram Keshari Arukha | Biju Janata Dal |
| Suruda | None | Usha Rani Panda | Indian National Congress |
| Aska | None | Debaraja Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal |
| Kabisurjyanagar | None | Nityananda Pradhan | Communist Party of India |
| Kodala | None | Rama Krushna Pattanaik | Biju Janata Dal |
| Khallikote | None | V. Sugyana Kumari Deo | Biju Janata Dal |
| Chatrapur | None | Rama Chandra Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Hinjili | None | Nabeen Pattanaik | Biju Janata Dal |
| Gopalpur | SC | Rama Chandra Sethy | Biju Janata Dal |
| Berhampur | None | Dr. Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal |
| Chikiti | None | Usha Devi | Biju Janata Dal |
| Mohana | None | Surjya Narayana Patro | Biju Janata Dal |
| Ramagiri | ST | Haladhara Karji | Indian National Congress |
| Parlakhemundi | None | Trinatha Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| Gunupur | ST | Ramamurthy Gamango | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bissam-cuttack | ST | Sarangadhar Kadraka | Biju Janata Dal |
| Rayagada | ST | Lalbihari Himirika | Biju Janata Dal |
| Lakshmipur | ST | Bibhisana Majhi | Biju Janata Dal |
| Pottangi | ST | Jayaram Pangi | Biju Janata Dal |
| Koraput | None | Tara Prasad Bahinipati | Indian National Congress |
| Malkangiri | SC | Arabinda Dhali | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Chitrakonda | ST | Mamata Madhi | Indian National Congress |
| Kotpad | ST | Basudeba Majhi | Indian National Congress |
| Jeypore | None | Rabi Narayana Nanda | Biju Janata Dal |
| Nabarangapur | None | Habibulla Khan | Indian National Congress |
| Kodinga | ST | Sadana Nayak | Indian National Congress |
| Dabugam | ST | Bhujabal Majhi | Indian National Congress |
| Amarkote | ST | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress |
| Nuapara | None | Basanta Kumar Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Khariar | None | Durjyodhana Majhi | Biju Janata Dal |
| Dharamgarh | SC | Bira Sipka | Biju Janata Dal |
| Koksara | None | Rosni Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal |
| Junagarh | None | Himansu Sekhar Meher | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bhabanipatana | SC | Pradipta Kumara Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Narla | ST | Balabhadra Majhi | Biju Janata Dal |
| Kesinga | None | Dhaneswara Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Balliguda | ST | Surendra Kanhar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Udayagiri | ST | Saluga Pradhan | Biju Janata Dal |
| Phulbani | SC | Bishnu Priya Behera | Biju Janata Dal |
| Boudh | None | Pradip Kumar Amat | Independent |
| Titilagarh | SC | Jogendra Behera | Biju Janata Dal |
| Kantabanji | None | Santosh Singh Saluja | Indian National Congress |
| Patnagarh | None | Kanaka Bardhan Singh Deo | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Saintala | None | Surendra Singh Bhoi | Indian National Congress |
| Loisingha | None | Balagopal Mishra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bolangir | None | Ananga Udaya Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal |
| Sonepur | SC | Kunduru Kushal | Biju Janata Dal |
| Binka | None | Niranjana Pujari | Biju Janata Dal |
| Birmaharajpur | None | Baishnaba Padhan | Biju Janata Dal |
| Athmallik | None | Nagendra Kumar Pradhan | Biju Janata Dal |
| Angul | None | Advaita Prasada Sing | Biju Janata Dal |
| Hindol | SC | Anjali Behera | Biju Janata Dal |
| Dhenkanal | None | Krushna Chandra Patra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Gondia | None | Nabin Nanda | Biju Janata Dal |
| Kamakhyanagar | None | Brahmananda Biswal | Biju Janata Dal |
| Pallahara | None | Dharmendra Pradhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Talcher | SC | Mahesh Sahoo | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Padampur | None | Bijaya Singh Bariha | Biju Janata Dal |
| Melchhamunda | None | Prakash Chandra Debta | Indian National Congress |
| Bijepur | None | Ashok Kumar Panigrahy | Biju Janata Dal |
| Bhatli | SC | Bimbadhar Kuanr | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bargarh | None | Ananda Acharya | Biju Janata Dal |
| Sambalpur | None | Jayanarayana Mishra | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Brajarajnagar | None | Anup Kumar Sai | Indian National Congress |
| Jharsuguda | None | Kishore Kumar Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal |
| Laikera | ST | Hemananda Biswal | Indian National Congress |
| Kuchinda | ST | Rabi Narayan Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Rairakhol | SC | Durjyodhana Sohela | Biju Janata Dal |
| Deogarh | None | Subhash Chandra Panigrahi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Sundargarh | None | Shankarsana Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Talsara | ST | Gajadhar Majhi | Indian National Congress |
| Rajgangpur | ST | Mangala Kisan | Biju Janata Dal |
| Biramitrapur | ST | George Tirkey | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Rourkela | None | Ajit Das | Biju Janata Dal |
| Raghunathpali | ST | Shankar Oram | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bonai | ST | Dayanidhi Kisan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Champua | ST | Saharai Oram | Independent |
| Patna | ST | Gourahari Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Keonjhar | ST | Mohan Charan Majhi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Telkoi | ST | Niladri Nayak | Biju Janata Dal |
| Ramchandrapur | None | Badri Narayan Patra | Independent |
| Anandapur | SC | Sri Mayadhara Jena | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## By-polls

| Year | Constituency | Reason for by-poll | Winning candidate | Party | Party |
| 2001 | Rairakhol | Death of Durjodhan Sohela | Sanatan Bisi | | Biju Janata Dal |