1995 Orissa Legislative Assembly election

1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
7 & 9 March 1995
All 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly
74 seats needed for a majority
Registered22,075,775
Turnout73.64%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Biju Patnaik
Party INC JD
Leader's seat Begunia Bhubaneswar
Seats before 5 127
Seats won 80 46
Seat change 75 81
Popular vote 39.08% 35.41%
CM before election

Biju Patnaik
JD

Elected CM

Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
INC

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. The number of constituencies was set as 147 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.

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