Elections to the Orissa Legislative Assembly were held in February 2000 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Orissa, India. The BJP and BJD fought election together as NDA. The National Democratic Alliance won the most seats and Naveen Pattanaik was appointed as the Chief Minister of Orissa.[1][2] The number of constituencies was set as 147 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]
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All 147 seats in the Orissa Legislative Assembly 74 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 24,188,320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 59.10% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties and alliances
edit| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
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| BJD | 
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Naveen Patnaik | 84 | |
| BJP | 
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Jual Oram | 63 | |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
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| Indian National Congress | 
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Hemananda Biswal | 145 | |
Others
edit| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | |
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| TMC | 
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Mamata Banerjee | 36 | |
| Communist Parties (CPI-CPM) | 
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44 | ||
| Janata Dal (Secular) | _Flag.png){kind=small}
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H. D. Deve Gowda | 24 | |
| JMM | 
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Shibu Soren | 21 | |
Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 4,770,654 | 33.77 | 26 |  54 | |
| BJD | 4,270,813 | 30.24 | 69 | New | |
| BJP | 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 | |
| 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[4] | |||||
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 Naveen Pattanaik became the CM. He appointed many MLAs from both BJP & BJD as ministers.
Elected members
editBy-polls
edit| Year | Constituency | Reason for by-poll | Winning candidate | Party | |
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| 2001 | Rairakhol | Death of Durjodhan Sohela | Sanatan Bisi[5] | Biju Janata Dal | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.