2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
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All 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
74 seats needed for a majority
Registered25,651,989
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Naveen Patnaik
Party BJD INC BJP
Seats before 68 26 38
Seats won 61 38 32
Seat change Decrease7 Increase12 Decrease6
Popular vote 27.36% 34.82% 17.11
CM before election

Naveen Patnaik
BJD

Elected CM

Naveen Patnaik
BJD

Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in April 2004 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Odisha, India. The Bhartiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal fought election together as NDA. The National Democratic Alliance won the most seats and Naveen Patnaik was re-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. ^ Satyasundar Barik (21 September 2021). "Naveen Patnaik — an election-ready politician". The Hindu. 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.