2024 Indian general election in Odisha explained

Country:India
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Indian general election in Odisha
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2029 Indian general election in Odisha
Next Year:2029
Election Date:13 May - 1 June 2024
Seats For Election:All 21 Odisha seats in the Lok Sabha
Outgoing Members:List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Odisha
Elected Members:List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha#Odisha
Opinion Polls:2024 Indian general election in Odisha#Opinion poll
Turnout:74.51% (1.31%)
Party1:Bharatiya Janta Party
Leader1:Dharmendra Pradhan
Alliance1:NDA
Leader Since1:2021
Leaders Seat1:Sambalpur (won)
Last Election1:38.4%, 8 seats
Seat Change1: 12
Popular Vote1:1,13,35,549
Percentage1:45.34%
Swing1: 6.94%
Party2:Indian National Congress
Leader2:Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
Alliance2:INDIA
Popular Vote2:32,64,769
Percentage2:13.06%
Swing2: 0.34%
Last Election2:13.4%, 1 seat
Leader Since2:2019
Leaders Seat2:Koraput (won)
Party3:Biju Janata Dal
Leader3:Naveen Patnaik
Alliance3:-
Last Election3:42.8%, 12 seats
Leader Since3:1996
Leaders Seat3:Did not contest
Seat Change3: 12
Popular Vote3:93,82,711
Percentage3:37.53%
Swing3: 5.27%
Seats1:20
Seats2:1
Seats3:0
Prime Minister
Before Election:Narendra Modi
Before Party:BJP
After Election:Narendra Modi
After Party:BJP

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Odisha in 4 phases from 13 May 2024 to 1 June 2024 to elect 21 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Bharatiya Janata Party clean sweeped the state by winning 20 out of 21 seats.[5] [6] Indian National Congress won the Koraput seat.

Election schedule

Poll eventPhase
IVVVIVII
Notification Date18 April 26 April29 April 7 May
Last Date for filing nomination25 April3 May6 May14 May
Scrutiny of nomination26 April 4 May7 May15 May
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination29 April 6 May9 May17 May
Date of poll13 May20 May25 May1 June
Date of counting of votes/Result4 June 2024
No. of constituencies4566

Parties and alliances

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderContesting Seats
Indian National CongressSaptagiri Sankar Ulaka20
Jharkhand Mukti MorchaAnjani Soren1
Total21

Others

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderContesting Seats
Communist Party of India (Marxist)Ali Kishore Patnaik1
Communist Party of IndiaAbhaya Sahu1

Candidates

Constituency
BJDNDAINDIA
1BargarhParinita MishraPradip PurohitSanjay Bhoi
2Sundargarh (ST)Dilip Kumar TirkeyJual OramJanardan Dehury
3SambalpurPranab Prakash DasDharmendra PradhanNagendra Kumar Pradhan
4Keonjhar (ST)Dhanurjaya SiduAnanta NayakBinod Bihari Nayak
5Mayurbhanj (ST)Sudam MarndiNaba Charan MajhiAnjani Soren
6BalasoreLekhashree SamantsingharPratap Chandra SarangiSrikant Kumar Jena
7Bhadrak (SC)Manjulata MandalAvimanyu SethiAnanta Prasad Sethi
8Jajpur (SC)Sarmistha SethiRabindra Narayan BeheraAnchal Das
9DhenkanalAvinash SamalRudra Narayan PanySashmita Behera
10BolangirSurendra Singh BhoiSangeeta Kumari Singh DeoManoj Mishra
11KalahandiLambodhar NialMalvika DeviDraupadi Majhi
12Nabarangpur (ST)Pradeep MajhiBalabhadra MajhiBhujabal Majhi
13KandhamalAchyuta SamantaSukanta Kumar PanigrahiAmir Chand Nayak
14CuttackSantrupt MishraBhartruhari MahtabSuresh Mohapatra
15KendraparaAnshuman MohantyBaijayant PandaSidharth Swarup Das
16Jagatsinghpur (SC)Rajashree MallickBibhu Prasad TaraiRabindra Kumar Sethy
17PuriArup PatnaikSambit PatraJay Narayan Patnaik
18BhubaneswarManmath RoutrayAparajita SarangiYasir Nawaj
19AskaRanjita SahuAnita SubhadarshiniDebokanta Sharma
20BerhampurBhrugu BaxipatraPradeep Kumar PanigrahiRashmi Ranjan Patnaik
21Koraput (ST)Kausalya HikakaKaliram MajhiSaptagiri Sankar Ulaka

Surveys and Polls

Exit Polls

Voter turnout

Phase wise

PhasePoll DateConstituenciesVoter Turnout (%)
IV13 May 2024Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Berhampur, Koraput75.68%
V20 May 2024Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska73.50%
VI25 May 2024Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Bhubaneswar74.45%
VII1 June 2024Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur74.41%
Total74.44%

Constituency wise

ConstituencyPoll DateTurnoutSwing
1Bargarh20 May 202479.78%1.41%
2Sundargarh (ST)73.02%1.13%
3Sambalpur25 May 202479.50%2.78%
4Keonjhar (ST)78.97%1.40%
5Mayurbhanj (ST)1 June 202475.79%1.34%
6Balasore76.77%1.08%
7Bhadrak (SC)73.23%0.67%
8Jajpur (SC)74.47%0.37%
9Dhenkanal25 May 202478.01%2.68%
10Bolangir20 May 202477.52%2.61%
11Kalahandi13 May 202477.90% 1.49%
12Nabarangpur (ST)82.16%2.64%
13Kandhamal20 May 202474.13%1.03%
14Cuttack25 May 202471.20%1.39%
15Kendrapara1 June 202471.22%1.17%
16Jagatsinghpur (SC)75.48%0.65%
17Puri25 May 202475.43%2.71%
18Bhubaneswar64.49%5.32%
19Aska20 May 202462.67%3.12%
20Berhampur13 May 202465.41% 0.49%
21Koraput (ST)77.53%2.19%

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ PartyPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppContestedWon+/−
NDABJP1,13,35,54945.34 6.94%212012
BJD93,82,71137.53 5.27%21012
INDIAINC31,30,05612.52 0.88%201
JMM1,34,7130.54 0.04%10
Total32,64,76913.06 1.74%211
Others6,50,3362.60
NOTA3,24,5881.30
Total100%21

Results by regions

RegionsSeats
NDABJDINDIAOthers
Northern Odisha55000
Central Odisha1010000
Southern Odisha65010
Total2120010

Results by constituency

ConstituencyTurnoutWinner[7] [8] Runner UpMargin
PartyCandidateVotes%PartyCandidateVotes%Votes%
1Bargarh79.78%Pradip Purohit7,16,35954.69%Parinita Mishra4,64,69234.58%2,51,66720.11%
2Sundargarh (ST)73.02%Jual Oram4,94,28242.77%Dilip Kumar Tirkey3,55,47430.76%1,38,80812.01%
3Sambalpur79.50%Dharmendra Pradhan5,92,16249.48%Pranab Prakash Das4,72,32639.47%1,19,83610.01%
4Keonjhar (ST)78.97%Ananta Nayak5,73,92345.67%Dhanurjaya Sidu4,76,88137.95%97,0427.72%
5Mayurbhanj (ST)75.79%Naba Charan Majhi5,85,97149.91%Sudam Marndi3,66,63731.23%2,19,33418.68%
6Balasore76.77%Pratap Chandra Sarangi5,63,86545.49%Lekhashree Samantsinghar4,16,70933.62%1,47,15611.87%
7Bhadrak (SC)73.23%Avimanyu Sethi5,73,31944.19%Manjulata Mandal4,81,77537.13%91,5447.06%
8Jajpur (SC)74.47%Rabindra Narayan Behera5,34,23946.01%Sarmistha Sethi5,32,65245.87%1,5870.14%
9Dhenkanal78.01%Rudra Narayan Pany5,98,72150.24%Avinash Samal5,22,15443.82%76,5676.42%
10Bolangir77.52%Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo6,17,74444.12%Surendra Singh Bhoi4,85,08034.64%1,32,6649.48%
11Kalahandi77.90%Malvika Devi5,44,30340.79%Lambodhar Nial4,10,49030.77%1,33,81310.02%
12Nabarangpur (ST)82.16%Balabhadra Majhi4,81,39638.74%Pradeep Majhi3,93,86031.70%87,5367.04%
13Kandhamal74.13%Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi4,16,41541.80%Achyutananda Samanta3,95,04439.66%21,3712.14%
14Cuttack71.20%Bhartruhari Mahtab5,31,60147.43%Santrupt Mishra4,74,52442.34%57,0775.09%
15Kendrapara71.22%Baijayant Panda6,15,70548.21%Anshuman Mohanty5,49,16943.00%66,5365.21%
16Jagatsinghpur (SC)75.48%Bibhu Prasad Tarai5,89,09345.80%Rajashree Mallick5,48,39742.63%40,6963.17%
17Puri75.43%Sambit Patra6,29,33052.58%Arup Mohan Patnaik5,24,62143.83%1,04,7098.75%
18Bhubaneswar64.49%Aparajita Sarangi5,12,51947.36%Manmath Routray4,77,36744.11%35,1523.25%
19Aska62.67%Anita Subhadarshini4,94,22648.55%Ranjita Sahu3,94,25238.73%99,9749.82%
20Berhampur65.41%Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy5,13,10249.20%Bhrugu Baxipatra3,47,62633.33%1,65,47615.87%
21Koraput (ST)77.53%Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka4,71,39341.03%Kausalya Hikaka3,23,64928.17%1,47,74412.86%

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

PartyAssembly segment wise leadResult of 2024 Odisha Assembly election
Bharatiya Janata Party11178
Biju Janata Dal2651
Indian National Congress1014
Independent03
Communist Party of India (Marxist)01
Total147

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik expecting PM Narendra Modi's return in 2024? Remark hints at that. 2023-08-19.
  2. News: Why BJP Should Be in No Mood to Disrupt its Clandestine Arrangement With BJD Now. 2023-08-19.
  3. News: BJD to go solo in 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Naveen Patnaik. 2023-08-19.
  4. News: BJP Will Fight 2024 Elections On Its Own In Odisha: Bhupender Yadav. 2023-08-19.
  5. News: Barik . Satyasundar . 2024-06-04 . Election results 2024: BJP achieves a landslide victory in Lok Sabha elections in Odisha . 2024-06-05 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  6. Web site: 2024-06-05 . Odisha Election Results 2024 Live: BJP scripts history, halts Naveen Patnaik’s 24-year juggernaut . 2024-06-05 . The Times of India . en.
  7. News: Election Commission of India. 2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Constituency Wise. 18 June 2024. 4 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240618140930/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/statewiseS181.htm. 18 June 2024.
  8. News: Election Commission of India. 2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Sundargarh. 9 June 2024. 4 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609170307/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S182.htm. 9 June 2024.