1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
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All 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
74 seats needed for a majority
Registered22,075,775
Turnout73.64%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Biju Patnaik
Party INC JD
Leader's seat Bhubaneswar
Seats before 10 123
Seats won 80 46
Seat change Increase70 Decrease77
Popular vote 39.08% 35.41%
CM before election

Biju Patnaik
JD

Elected CM

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
INC

Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in March 1995 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Odisha, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Janaki Ballabh 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. ^ "Former Odisha chief minister JB Patnaik dead". IANS. 21 April 2015. 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.