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Indian general election in Odisha, 2009
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21 seats
Turnout65.35%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party BJD INC CPI
Alliance Third Front UPA Third Front
Last election 11 2 0
Seats won 14 6 1
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 4 Increase 1
Percentage 37.23% 32.75% 2.57%

The Indian general election, 2009 in Odisha were held for 21 seats with the state going to the polls in the first two phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the Third Front, Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The third front parties contesting in the state were the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the Left parties and the Nationalist Congress Party. The assembly elections were held simultaneously with the general elections in the state.

A few weeks before the elections, seat sharing talks broke down between the BJD and its long-time ally BJP. Then the BJD joined the Third Front. The BJD leader Naveen Patnaik said that he broke the alliance with BJP over the Kandhamal riots.

Voting and results

Source: Election Commission of India

List of elected MPs

No. Constituency Turnout% Winning candidate Winning party Margin
1 Bargarh 69.65 Sanjay Bhoi Indian National Congress 98,444
2 Sundargarh 61.43 Hemanand Biswal Indian National Congress 11,624
3 Sambalpur 64.90 Amarnath Pradhan Indian National Congress 14,874
4 Keonjhar 70.48 Yashbant Narayan Singh Laguri Biju Janata Dal 1,26,484
5 Mayurbhanj 70.27 Laxman Tudu Biju Janata Dal 66,178
6 Balasore 70.29 Srikant Kumar Jena Indian National Congress 38,900
7 Bhadrak 67.71 Arjun Charan Sethi Biju Janata Dal 54,938
8 Jajpur 66.59 Mohan Jena Biju Janata Dal 1,27,747
9 Dhenkanal 66.74 Tathagata Satapathy Biju Janata Dal 1,86,587
10 Bolangir 70.11 Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo Biju Janata Dal 90,835
11 Kalahandi 68.85 Bhakta Charan Das Indian National Congress 1,54,037
12 Nabarangpur 65.14 Pradeep Kumar Majhi Indian National Congress 29,977
13 Kandhamal 66.44 Rudra Madhab Ray Biju Janata Dal 1,51,007
14 Cuttack 63.38 Bhartruhari Mahtab Biju Janata Dal 2,36,292
15 Kendrapara 68.53 Baijayant Panda Biju Janata Dal 1,27,107
16 Jagatsinghpur 67.56 Bibhu Prasad Tarai Communist Party of India 76,735
17 Puri 68.83 Pinaki Misra Biju Janata Dal 2,11,305
18 Bhubaneswar 49.14 Prasanna Kumar Patasani Biju Janata Dal 2,52,760
19 Aska 54.57 Nityananda Pradhan Biju Janata Dal 2,32,834
20 Berhampur 58.92 Siddhanta Mahapatra Biju Janata Dal 57,287
21 Koraput 62.64 Jayaram Pangi Biju Janata Dal 96,360

References

  1. "Kandhamal riots forced BJD to snap ties with BJP". IBNLive.com India. 2009-03-19. Archived from the original on 2009-03-22.
  2. "Election Commission of India". Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
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