1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
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All 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
74 seats needed for a majority
Registered19,745,549
Turnout56.63%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Biju Patnaik
Party JD INC
Leader's seat Bhubaneswar
Seats before 21 117
Seats won 123 10
Seat change Increase102 Decrease107
Popular vote 53.69% 29.78%
CM before election

Hemananda Biswal
INC

Elected CM

Biju Patnaik
JD

Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in February 1990 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Odisha, India. The Janata Party won a majority of seats and Biju Patnaik was appointed as the Chief Minister of Odisha.[1][2] The number of constituencies was set as 147 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]

  1. ^ Kuldip Singh (1 May 1997). "Obituary: Biju Patnaik". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "List Of Honourable Chief Minister (YearWise)". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.