BHUBANESWAR
Assembly seat no. 50 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1961.
Odisha also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BHUBANESWAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1980
RAMA KRUSHNA PATI
CPI
Elections held
10
1961–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 10
Margin, 1980
11,777
23.41% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)DHIREN PATTNAIK
- Votes
- 16,326
- Vote share
- 32.46%
- Behind by
- 11,777
Electors
1,13,755
Total votes polled
50,301
Valid votes
50,301
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.2%
Full result, 1980
9 candidates · 50,301 valid votes
RAMA KRUSHNA PATICPIwon
28,103
55.9%
DHIREN PATTNAIKINC(I)
16,326
32.5%
SIBANANDA RAYINC(U)
2,751
5.5%
HEMANTA KUMAR GAJENDRAIND
1,343
2.7%
BHABAGRAHI MISHRAIND
694
1.4%
SABITRI MISHRAIND
334
0.7%
SANKARSAN RAJIND
272
0.5%
NAKUL CHANDRA MALLICKIND
265
0.5%
KRIPAL BOSEIND
213
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BISWABHUSAN HARICHANDAN | BJP | 1,23,671 | 69.24% | SARAT KUMAR KAR | 85,897 |
| 2000 | BISWABHUSAN HARICHANDAN | BJP | 1,17,150 | 78.96% | DR. JAGANNATH MOHAPATRA | 94,555 |
| 1995 | BIJU PATNAIK | JD | 92,239 | 51.25% | SOUMYARANJAN PATNAIK | 36,679 |
| 1990 | BIJU PATNAIK | JD | 76,022 | 80.16% | PRASAD KUMAR HARICHANDAN | 61,836 |
| 1985 | BIJU PATNAIK | JNP | 43,495 | 69.12% | SATYAPRIYA MOHANTY | 28,333 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BHUBANESWAR assembly constituency in 2004?
BISWABHUSAN HARICHANDAN (BJP) won BHUBANESWAR in 2004, by a margin of 85,897 votes.
Which party has won BHUBANESWAR the most times?
BJP, with 2 of the 10 wins recorded since 1961.
How many times has BHUBANESWAR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1961 to 2004.
Who has won BHUBANESWAR the most times?
BIJU PATNAIK, with 3 wins between 1985 and 1995.
