Elections in Odisha

Elections in Odisha are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Odisha Legislative Assembly creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.

Main Political Parties

Present

• BJD: Biju Janta Dal
• BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party
• INC: Indian National Congress
• CPM: Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• CPI: Communist Party of India
• JMM: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

Defunct

• AIGP: All India Ganatantra Parishad
• SP: Socialist Party
• PSP: Praja Socialist Party
• SWP: Swatantra Party
• UC: Utkal Congress
• JP: Janata Party
• JD: Janata Dal

Lok Sabha Elections

Legislative Assembly election

1952

Chief Minister(s): Nabakrushna Choudhury, Harekrushna Mahatab (Both INC) <br />

1957

Chief Minister: Harekrushna Mahatab (INC)

1961

Chief Minister(s): Biju Patnaik, Biren Mitra, Sadashiva Tripathy (All from INC) <br />

1967

Chief Minister: Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo, SWP

1971

Chief Minister: Bishwanath Das, IND & Nadini Satpathy, INC(R)

1974

Chief Minister: Nadini Satpathy, Binayak Acharya (both INC(R))

1977

Chief Minister: Nilamani Routray, JP

1980

Chief Minister: Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, INC

1985

Chief Minister(s): Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Hemananda Biswal (All from INC)

1990

Chief Minister: Biju Patnaik, JD

1995

Chief Minister(s): Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Giridhar Gamang, Hemananda Biswal (All from INC)

2000

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik, BJD

2004

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik, BJD

2009

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik, BJD

2014

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik, BJD

2019

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik, BJD

2024

Chief Minister: Mohan Charan Majhi, BJP

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