| Election Name: | 2019 Indian general election in Odisha |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Indian general election in Odisha |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2024 Indian general election in Odisha |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Election Date: | 11-29 April 2019 |
| Seats For Election: | 21 seats |
| Turnout: | 73.29% (0.60%) |
| Leader1: | Naveen Patnaik |
| Party1: | Biju Janata Dal |
| Leaders Seat1: | did not contest |
| Leader Since1: | 1996 |
| Seats Before1: | 20 |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Percentage1: | 42.8% |
| Swing1: | 1.3% |
| Leader2: | Jual Oram |
| Party2: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alliance2: | National Democratic Alliance (India) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Sundargarh (won) |
| Leader Since2: | 2014 |
| Seats Before2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Percentage2: | 38.4% |
| Swing2: | 16.9% |
| Leader3: | Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka |
| Party3: | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance3: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Leaders Seat3: | Koraput (won) |
| Leader Since3: | 2019 |
| Seats Before3: | 0 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Percentage3: | 13.4% |
| Swing3: | 12.2% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Narendra Modi |
| Before Party: | BJP |
| After Election: | Narendra Modi |
| After Party: | BJP |
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.[1] [2]
The constituency-wise election schedule is as follows.
| Phase | Poll Date | Constituencies | Voter Turnout [3] (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Date published | Polling agency | Lead | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA | UPA | BJD | ||||
| 6 April 2019 | India TV - CNX | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | |
| Jan 2019 | ABP News - Cvoter | 12 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Nov 2018 | ABP News- C Voter | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| Oct 2018 | ABP News- CSDS | 13 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Major election candidates are:[4]
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 | BJP | Prasanna Achary | BJD | 63,939 | |
| 2 | Sundargarh (ST) | 71.89 | BJP | Sunita Biswal | BJD | 2,23,065 | |
| 3 | Sambalpur | 76.72 | BJP | Nalinikanta Pradhan | BJD | 9,162 | |
| 4 | Keonjhar (ST) | 77.57 | BJD | Ananta Nayak | BJP | 66,203 | |
| 5 | Mayurbhanj (ST) | 77.13 | BJP | Debashis Marandi | BJD | 25,256 | |
| 6 | Balasore | 75.69 | BJP | Rabindra Kumar Jena | BJD | 12,956 | |
| 7 | Bhadrak (SC) | 73.90 | BJD | Abhimanyu Sethi | BJP | 28,803 | |
| 8 | Jajpur (SC) | 74.10 | BJD | Amiya Kanta Mallick | BJP | 1,01,693 | |
| 9 | Dhenkanal | 75.33 | BJD | Rudra Narayan Pani | BJP | 35,413 | |
| 10 | Bolangir | 74.91 | BJP | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | BJD | 19,516 | |
| 11 | Kalahandi | 76.41 | BJP | Puspendra Singh Deo | BJD | 26,814 | |
| 12 | Nabarangpur (ST) | 79.52 | BJD | Pradeep Kumar Majhi | INC | 41,643 | |
| 13 | Kandhamal | 73.10 | BJD | Kharabela Swain | BJP | 1,49,216 | |
| 14 | Cuttack | 69.81 | BJD | Prakash Mishra | BJP | 1,21,201 | |
| 15 | Kendrapara | 72.39 | BJD | BJP | 1,52,584 | ||
| 16 | Jagatsinghpur (SC) | 74.83 | BJD | Bibhu Prasad Tarai | BJP | 2,71,655 | |
| 17 | Puri | 72.72 | BJD | BJP | 11,714 | ||
| 18 | Bhubaneswar | 59.17 | BJP | Arup Patnaik | BJD | 23,839 | |
| 19 | Aska | 65.79 | BJD | Anita Subhadarshini | BJP | 2,04,707 | |
| 20 | Berhampur | 65.90 | BJD | Bhrugu Baxipatra | BJP | 94,844 | |
| 21 | Koraput (ST) | 75.34 | INC | Kausalya Hikaka | BJD | 3,613 | |
| 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 | 147 | |||