2014 Indian general election in Odisha
The 2014 Indian general election polls in Odisha for 21 Lok Sabha seats were held in two phases on 10 and 17 April 2014.[1]
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Turnout | 73.79% | ||||||||||||
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The major contenders in the state were Biju Janata Dal, Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. The assembly elections were held simultaneously with the general elections in the state.[1][2]
Opinion poll
Conducted in month(s) | Ref. | Polling organisation/agency | ||||
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INC | BJP | BJD | CPI(M) | |||
Aug–Oct 2013 | [3] | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Dec 2013 – Jan 2014 | [4] | India Today-CVoter | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Jan–Feb 2014 | [5] | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
March 2014 | [6] | NDTV- Hansa Research | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
March–April 2014 | [7] | CNN-IBN-Lokniti-CSDS | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Election schedule
The constituency-wise election schedule is as follows.[1]
Polling day | Phase | Date | Constituencies | Vote percentage |
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1 | 3 | 10 April | Aska, Bargarh, Berhampur, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Sambalpur, Sundargarh |
67[8] |
2 | 5 | 17 April | Balasore, Bhadrak, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Puri |
70[9] |
Elected members
The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.[1]
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No. | Constituency | Elected M.P. | Party | Runner-up | Party | Notes |
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1 | Aska | Ladu Kishore Swain | Biju Janata Dal | Srilokanath Ratha | Indian National Congress | |
2 | Balasore | Rabindra Kumar Jena | Biju Janata Dal | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
3 | Bargarh | Prabhas Kumar Singh | Biju Janata Dal | Subash Chouhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
4 | Berhampur | Siddhanta Mahapatra | Biju Janata Dal | Chandra Sekhar Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
5 | Bhadrak | Arjun Charan Sethi | Biju Janata Dal | Sangram Keshari Jena | Indian National Congress | |
6 | Bhubaneswar | Prasanna Kumar Patasani | Biju Janata Dal | Prithiviraj Harichandan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
7 | Bolangir | Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo | Biju Janata Dal | Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
8 | Cuttack | Bhartruhari Mahtab | Biju Janata Dal | Aparajita Mohanty | Indian National Congress | |
9 | Dhenkanal | Tathagata Satapathy | Biju Janata Dal | Rudra Narayan Pany | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
10 | Jagatsinghpur | Kulamani Samal | Biju Janata Dal | Bibhu Prasad Tarai | Indian National Congress | |
11 | Jajpur | Rita Tarai | Biju Janata Dal | Asok Das | Indian National Congress | |
12 | Kalahandi | Arka Keshari Deo | Biju Janata Dal | Pradipta Kumar Naik | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
13 | Kandhamal | Hemendra Chandra Singh | Biju Janata Dal | Harihar Karan | Indian National Congress | |
14 | Kendrapara | Baijayant Panda | Biju Janata Dal | Dharanidhar Nayak | Indian National Congress | |
15 | Keonjhar | Sakuntala Laguri | Biju Janata Dal | Ananta Nayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
16 | Koraput | Jhina Hikaka | Biju Janata Dal | Giridhar Gamang | Indian National Congress | |
17 | Mayurbhanj | Rama Chandra Hansdah | Biju Janata Dal | Nepole Raghu Murmu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
18 | Nabarangpur | Balabhadra Majhi | Biju Janata Dal | Pradeep Kumar Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
19 | Puri | Pinaki Misra | Biju Janata Dal | Sucharita Mohanty | Indian National Congress | |
20 | Sambalpur | Nagendra Kumar Pradhan | Biju Janata Dal | Suresh Pujari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
21 | Sundargarh | Jual Oram | Bharatiya Janata Party | Dilip Kumar Tirkey | Biju Janata Dal | |
Result
20 | 1 |
BJD | BJP |
Party | Vote share % | Change | Seats won | Changes |
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Biju Janata Dal | 44.10% | +6.87 | 20 | +6 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 21.50% | 1 | +1 | |
Indian National Congress | 26.00% | −6.75 | 0 | −6 |
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References
- "General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections" (PDF). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- "Lok Sabha elections begin April 7, counting on May 16". Indiatoday. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- "Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll". Outlook. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- "NDA may win over 200 seats as Modi's popularity soars further: India Today Mood of the Nation opinion poll : North, News – India Today". India Today. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- "India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark". Indiatv. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- "The Final Word – India's biggest opinion poll". NDTV. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- "Odisha tracker: Naveen's BJD to win 16 seats, BJP 0, Congress 4, CPI(M) 1". CNN-IBN. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- "Kerala sees maximum voter turnout at 76%". Hindustan Times. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- "Odisha logs 70% voter turnout in last phase polls". Business Standard. PTI. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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