Legislative Assembly election in Odisha, India
2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election All 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly 74 seats needed for a majorityRegistered 24,188,320 Turnout 59.10%
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Leader
Nabeen Pattanaik
Hemananda Biswal
Party
BJD
BJP
INC
Alliance
NDA
NDA
Leader's seat
Hinjili
Laikera
Seats before
New
9
80
Seats won
69
38
26
Seat change
New
29
54
Popular vote
29.40%
18.19%
33.78%
Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in February 2000 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 Nabeen Pattanaik was appointed as the Chief Minister of Odisha . The number of constituencies was set as 147 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India .
Result
Party Votes % Seats +/– Indian National Congress 4,770,654 33.77 26 –54 Biju Janata Dal 4,270,813 30.24 69 New Bharatiya Janata Party 2,570,074 18.19 38 +29 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 301,729 2.14 3 –1 Communist Party of India 281,654 1.99 2 0 All India Trinamool Congress 110,056 0.78 1 New Others 314,186 2.22 0 0 Independents 1,506,216 10.66 8 +2 Total 14,125,382 100.00 147 0 Valid votes 14,125,382 98.82 Invalid/blank votes 169,311 1.18 Total votes 14,294,693 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 24,188,320 59.10 Source: ECI
Biju Janata Dal joined NDA (BJP's side). The BJD won 69 seats, BJP won 38 seats. Seats won by NDA = BJD + BJP = 69 + 38 = 107 (higher than 74 -- the magic number).
Whereas Congress, which was in power earlier, won only 26 seats (not enough for forming govt), overthrowing Sri Hemananda Biswal from power.
So NDA formed govt. and Sri Nabeen Pattanaik became the CM. He appointed many MLAs from both BJP & BJD as ministers.
Elected members
By-polls
Year
Constituency
Reason for by-poll
Winning candidate
Party
2001
Rairakhol
Death of Durjodhan Sohela
Sanatan Bisi
Biju Janata Dal
See also
References
Satyasundar Barik (21 September 2021). "Naveen Patnaik — an election-ready politician" . The Hindu . Retrieved 6 February 2022.
"List Of Honourable Chief Minister (YearWise)" . odishaassembly.nic.in . Retrieved 6 February 2022.
"DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 9 December 2020.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 6 February 2022.
"Bye-Elections - September, 2001 - Legislative Assembly of Orissa - Assembly Constituency - 133-Rairakhol(SC)" . Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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