1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
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All 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly 74 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 22,075,775 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 73.64% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in March 1995 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Odisha, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Janaki Ballabh Patnaik was 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]
Result
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| Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
| Color | Flag | Name | Symbol | Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− |
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Indian National Congress | 
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6,180,237 | 39.08 |  9.3
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146 | 80 | 70
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Janata Dal |
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5,60,0853 | 35.41 |  18.28
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146 | 46 | 46
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Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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1,245,996 | 7.88 | 4.32
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144 | 9 | 7
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Communist Party of India | 
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2,71,199 | 1.71 | 1.27
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21 | 1 | 4
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 
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307,517 | 1.94 | 1.61
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16 | 4 | 4
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| - | Jharkhand People's Party | 
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27,494 | 0.17 | (new) | 4 | 1 | (new) | |
| - | Independents | - | 1,661,485 | 10.51 | 3.15
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682 | 6 | 2
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| Total | - | 100 | - | - | 147 | - | |||
| Valid Votes | 15,815,009 | 71.64 | |||||||
| Invalid Votes | 440,548 | - | |||||||
| Total Votes polled / turnout | 16,255,557 | 73.64 | |||||||
| Abstentation | 5,820,218 | - | |||||||
| Total No. of Electors | 22,075,775 | ||||||||
Elected Members
[edit]Analysis
[edit]In Orissa, the Janata Dal had won massive landslide victory in 1990 elections by winning 84% of total seats. It completed full 5 year term and in 1995 elections it lost by winning 30% seats, giving way to Congress.
It is believed that one of the main reasons was, the then excise minister Prasanna Acharya banned alcoholic and tobacco products in 1992. It is believed, those who were addicted to it, voted for Congress in following elections of 1995. Congress, after coming to power, withdrew the ban. It justified that State Govt. will earn revenue from this business.
It accused, the JD is depriving the state from economic prosperity and it is prioritising the Coastal Belt instead of Tribal belt. But Congress itself couldn't work for economic progress or Tribal development, when it came to power.
The Janata CM Sri Biju Pattanaik had criticised the tribal districts as, "not even capable of having built a cycle factory, what steel plant would be built?" So JD lost tribal votes.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Former Odisha chief minister JB Patnaik dead". IANS. 21 April 2015. 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, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 February 2022.