Odisha assembly election, May 2004
The 13th Odisha legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
147
74 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJD
61 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
802
55 women, 11 elected
Turnout
66.01%
1.69 cr of 2.57 cr
The house
147 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJD61
- INC38
- BJP32
- IND8
- JMM4
- OGP2
- CPI1
- CPM1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Odisha assembly election (2000)
INC
+12
BJD
-7
BJP
-6
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJDBiju Janata Dal | 61 | -7 | 84 | 47.4% | 46,32,280 | 27.36% | -2.04 | 1 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 38 | +12 | 133 | 38.5% | 58,96,713 | 34.82% | +1.05 | 9 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 32 | -6 | 63 | 40.4% | 28,98,105 | 17.11% | -1.08 | 1 |
| INDIndependent | 8 | 0 | 295 | 6.1% | 20,65,650 | 12.20% | +1.54 | 259 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 4 | +1 | 12 | 24.3% | 3,01,777 | 1.78% | -0.35 | 3 |
| OGPOGP | 2 | — | 4 | 43.3% | 2,17,998 | 1.29% | — | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17.2% | 1,29,989 | 0.77% | -0.45 | 4 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27.6% | 93,159 | 0.55% | -0.22 | 1 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 86 | 3.2% | 3,26,724 | 1.93% | +0.78 | 86 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2.8% | 99,214 | 0.59% | +0.44 | 28 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | -1 | 8 | 8.3% | 75,223 | 0.44% | -0.40 | 7 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | — | 23 | 1.8% | 47,831 | 0.28% | — | 23 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.3% | 28,531 | 0.17% | +0.14 | 8 |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.6% | 20,365 | 0.12% | +0.10 | 1 |
| AJSUAJSU | 0 | — | 4 | 5.0% | 18,982 | 0.11% | — | 4 |
| BMVPBMVP | 0 | — | 10 | 1.0% | 12,498 | 0.07% | — | 10 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.2% | 12,080 | 0.07% | -0.27 | 5 |
| KSPKSP | 0 | — | 4 | 2.5% | 11,062 | 0.07% | — | 4 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.5% | 10,733 | 0.06% | -0.07 | 4 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.9% | 8,751 | 0.05% | +0.04 | 3 |
| JPJP | 0 | — | 4 | 1.6% | 8,022 | 0.05% | — | 4 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.7% | 4,469 | 0.03% | +0.02 | 2 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5% | 2,942 | 0.02% | 0.00 | 4 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | — | 1 | 1.9% | 2,159 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| LJNSPLJNSP | 0 | — | 1 | 1.5% | 1,621 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| IJPIJP | 0 | — | 1 | 1.8% | 1,563 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| JDPJanta Darbar Party | 0 | — | 1 | 1.9% | 1,489 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| PTSSPTSS | 0 | — | 1 | 0.9% | 1,443 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| SPSPSardar Patel Siddhant Party | 0 | — | 1 | 1.3% | 1,251 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | — | 1 | 0.8% | 832 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Odisha at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of May 2004
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HINJILI | Odisha | BJDNAVEEN PATNAIK | INCUDAYANATH NAYAK | 42,64249.25% |
| BHUBANESWAR | Odisha | BJPBISWABHUSAN HARICHANDAN | INCSARAT KUMAR KAR | 85,89748.09% |
| BARAMBA | Odisha | BJDDEBIPRASAD MISHRA | INCMANORANJAN NAYAK | 33,63529.91% |
| KOKSARA | Odisha | BJDPUSHPENDRA SINGH DEO | OGPSURENDRA KUMAR PATTJOSHI | 30,32529.49% |
| ATHGARH | Odisha | BJDRANENDRA PRATAP SWAIN | INDBICHITRA NANDA MUDULI | 38,65228.64% |
| CHOUDWAR | Odisha | BJDDHARMANANDA BEHERA | INCKANHU CHARAN LENKA | 29,79428.41% |
| SURUDA | Odisha | BJPKISHORE CHANDRA SINGH DEO | INCSOMANATH RATH | 26,69527.88% |
| BASTA | Odisha | BJDRAGHUNATH MOHANTY | INCSANJIV IRI | 36,11026.42% |
| JAGANATHPRASAD | Odisha | BJDMADHABA NANDA BEHERA | INCKABIRAJ BEHERA | 23,07125.10% |
| JUNAGARH | Odisha | BJPHIMANSU SEKHAR MEHER | INDHEMANTA KUMAR PANDA | 25,98224.13% |
Closest results of May 2004
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAIRANGPUR | Odisha | BJPDROUPADI MURMU | JMMRAM CHANDRA MURMU | 420.05% |
| BHATLI | Odisha | BJPBIMBADHAR KUANR | INCRIPUNATH SETH | 1660.16% |
| MALKANGIRI | Odisha | INCNIMAI CHANDRA SARKAR | BJPARABINDA DHALI | 2530.20% |
| MELCHHAMUNDA | Odisha | BJPMOHAMMAD RAFIQUE | INCPRAKASH CHANDRA DEBTA | 2710.24% |
| RAMCHANDRAPUR | Odisha | INCNIRANJAN PATNAIK | INDBADRINARAYAN PATRA | 4820.34% |
| BALASORE | Odisha | OGPARUN DEY | BJPJIBAN PRADIP DASH | 5850.38% |
| KESINGA | Odisha | BJPDHANESWAR MAJHI | INCBHUPINDER SINGH | 5930.55% |
| SONEPUR | Odisha | INCBINOD PATRA | BJDKUNDURU KUSHAL | 6790.61% |
| SORO | Odisha | INCKARTIK MAHAPATRA | BJPBIRENDRA MOHAN BISWAL | 8580.63% |
| RAGHUNATHPALI | Odisha | JMMHALU MUNDARY | BJPPURNIMA KERKETTA | 7120.66% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Odisha assembly election, May 2004?
Biju Janata Dal won 61 of 147 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Odisha assembly election, May 2004?
Turnout was 66.01% — 1.69 cr of 2.57 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Odisha assembly election, May 2004?
802 candidates contested 147 seats.
