Odisha, Lok Sabha election 1996
21 constituencies in Odisha, 58.12% turnout.
Seats
21
Candidates
226
8 women, 2 elected
Turnout
58.12%
1.3 cr of 2.24 cr
Leading party
INC
16 of 21 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Odisha
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 16 | +3 | 21 | 58,50,025 | 44.90% | +0.85 |
| JDJanata Dal | 4 | -2 | 19 | 39,15,710 | 30.05% | -4.57 |
| SAPSAP | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2,02,413 | 1.55% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17,48,451 | 13.42% | +3.92 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 136 | 7,39,782 | 5.68% | +3.45 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2,19,870 | 1.69% | -0.37 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,01,527 | 1.55% | +0.91 |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 8 | 53,642 | 0.41% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -1 | 1 | 44,735 | 0.34% | -2.74 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28,244 | 0.22% | -2.75 |
| HJKPHJKP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6,209 | 0.05% | — |
| PSSSPSSS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,577 | 0.04% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,813 | 0.04% | — |
| JKPNJKPN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,449 | 0.03% | — |
| BOPBOP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,088 | 0.02% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,034 | 0.02% | — |
| JKPJKP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 395 | 0.00% | -0.08 |
- INC16 (76%)
- JD4 (19%)
- SAP1 (5%)
- INC16
- JD4
- SAP1
- INC16
- JD4
- SAP1
Constituency performance
From the 21 results in Odisha
Closest contest
JAJPUR
won by 3,873 (0.61%)
Biggest victory
NOWRANGPUR
won by 2,03,804 (36.96%)
Highest turnout
JAGATSINGHPUR
69.27%
Lowest turnout
ASKA
49.07%
Seat change
Against Odisha's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained14 (67%)
- Changed hands7 (33%)
14 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 7 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Odisha, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- JD
- SAP
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 21 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–21 of 21
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASKA | JDBIJU PATNAIK | INCRAMACHANDRA RATH | 81,09414.75% | 49.1% |
| BALASORE | INCKARTIK MOHAPATRA | INDARUN DEY | 1,90,68124.53% | 68.4% |
| BERHAMPUR | INCP V NARASIMHA RAO | JDV SUGNANA KUMARI DEO | 1,68,54030.97% | 51.9% |
| BHADRAK | INCMURALIDHAR JENA | JDRATHA DAS | 64,5729.03% | 63.3% |
| BHUBANESWAR | INCSOUMYA RANJAN PATTNAIK | CPMSIVAJI PATNAIK | 78,41912.47% | 52.0% |
| BOLANGIR | INCSARAT PATTANAYAK | JDANANG UDAY SINGH DEO | 11,7022.04% | 58.9% |
| CUTTACK | JDBIJU PATNAIK | INCANADI CHARAN SAHU | 57,8078.26% | 62.1% |
| DEOGARH | INCSRIBALLAV PANIGRAHI | BJPDEBENDRA PRADHAN | 47,3828.32% | 52.7% |
| DHENKANAL | INCKAMAKHYA PRASAD SINGH DEO | JDADWAIT PRASAD SINGH | 86,09415.20% | 53.9% |
| JAGATSINGHPUR | INCRANJIB BISWAL | JDNITYANANDA SAMNTARAY | 47,2785.96% | 69.3% |
| JAJPUR | JDANCHAL DAS | INCANADI DAS | 3,8730.61% | 59.0% |
| KALAHANDI | SAPBHAKTA CHARAN DAS | INCSUBASH CHANDRA NAYAK | 53,0339.32% | 59.0% |
| KENDRAPARA | JDSRIKANTA KUMAR JENA | INCBATAKRUSHNA JENA | 39,7126.11% | 62.1% |
| KEONJHAR | INCMADHABA SARDAR | BJPHARIHAR SOREN | 1,25,91020.61% | 60.6% |
| KORAPUT | INCGIRIDHARI GAMANG | JDJAYARAM PANGI | 1,37,65326.31% | 51.5% |
| MAYURBHANJ | INCSUSHILA TIRIYA | BJPSALKHAN MURMU | 1,11,18919.78% | 60.1% |
| NOWRANGPUR | INCKHAGAPATI PRADHANI | JDJADAV MAJHI | 2,03,80436.96% | 55.6% |
| PHULBANI | INCMRUTYUNJYA NAYAK | JDPADMANAVA BEHERA | 33,6585.80% | 55.3% |
| PURI | INCPINAKI MISHRA | JDBRAJAKISHORE TRIPATHY | 1,12,30816.49% | 61.8% |
| SAMBALPUR | INCKRUPASINDHU BHOI | JDBIJAYA SINGH BARIHA | 84,50713.05% | 58.4% |
| SUNDARGARH | INCFRIDA TOPNO | JMMGEORGE TIRKEY | 13,0732.16% | 55.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Odisha alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.