BJD’s masterstroke help retain Paradip seat
Paradip: Setting to rest all speculation that had been doing the rounds after the expulsion of top leader Damodar Rout from the party, the BJD has once again emerged victorious in the Paradip Assembly segment. This has worked simply because of the party’s idea of nominating Damodar’s son, Sambit Routray from the same constituency.
Naveen wins comfortably in Bijepur
Bijepur: BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has emerged winner in Bijepur assembly seat, defeating his nearest opponent BJP’s Sanat Kumar Gartia by a huge margin of 57, 122 votes.
Susanta Singh scores a hat-trick in Bhatli
Sohela/Bhatli: Odisha’s Labour and Energy Minister Susanta Singh achieved a hat-trick by winning the election from Bhatli Assembly constituency for the third consecutive time. Singh defeated his opponent, BJP’s Irasis Acharya by a margin of 23, 330 votes.
BJP wins Umarkote Assembly segment
Nabarangpur: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Nityananda Gond has won the Umarkote Assembly seat by defeating Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD’s) Subash Gond by a margin of 9,763 votes, Election Commission sources said.
Injured Congress MLA candidate dies in capital
Bhubaneswar: Congress’ Aska MLA candidate Manoj Kumar Jena, who had been shot at Wednesday in Berhampur, succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital here late Thursday night.
OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik resigns after election debacle
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik Friday announced his resignation from the post in the wake of the party’s electoral debacle in the state.
Two high-profile BJP leaders bite dust in Odisha
Amid celebrations in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) camp for the stupendous victory in the Lok Sabha elections, two of its high-profile leaders lost in Odisha. Former MP Baijayant Panda, who was contesting from the Kendrapara Parliament constituency, lost to actor-turned Rajya Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty by a margin of 1,52,584 votes. Similarly, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra lost to sitting BJD MP Pinaki Mishra by a margin of 11,714 votes in a close fight from the Puri Lok Sabha seat.
4:44pm – BJD candidate Sadasiva Pradhani wins Nabarangpur Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Gouri Shankar Majhi by 6878 votes.
4:42pm – BJD candidate Pramod Kumar Mallick wins Niali Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Chhabi Malik by 27703 votes.
4:41pm – BJD candidate Bijaya Ranjan Singh Bariha wins Padampur Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Pradip Purohit by 5734 votes.
4:39pm – BJD candidate Jagannath Naik wins Patna Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Bhabani Sankar Nayak by 7796 votes.
4:38pm – BJD candidate Bishnu Charan Das wins Tirtol Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Ramakanta Bhoi by 40386 votes.
4:37pm – BJD candidate Dhruba Charan Sahoo wins Rajanagar Assembly seat defeating Congress candidate Anshuman Mohanty by 18408 votes.
4:36pm – BJD candidate Dibya Shankar Mishra wins Junagarh Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Manoj Kumar Meher by 27859 votes.
4:35pm – BJD candidate Aswini Kumar Patra wins Jaleswar Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Jaynarayan Mohanty by 35443 votes.
4:34pm – BJD candidate Prakash Chandra Majhi wins Jharigam Assembly seat defeating Congress candidate Uldhar Majhi by 31370 votes.
4:33pm – BJD candidate Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy wins Gopalpur Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Bibhuti Bhusan Jena by 2673 votes.
4:32pm – BJD candidate Badri Narayan Patra wins Ghasipura Assembly seat defeating Congress candidate Niranjan Patnaik by 32688 votes.
4:31pm – BJD candidate Manohar Randhari wins Dabugam Assembly seat defeating Congress candidate Bhujabal Majhi by 7363 votes.
4:30pm – BJD candidate Chandra Sarathi Behera wins Cuttack Sadar Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Dilip Kumar Mallick by 26079 votes.
4:29pm – BJD candidate Byomakesh Ray wins Chandabali Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Manmohan Samal by 8080 votes.
4:28pm – BJD candidate Naveen Patnaik wins Bijepur Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Sanat Kumar Gartia by 57122 votes.
4:27pm – BJD candidate Ananta Das wins Bhograi Assembly seat defeating Congress candidate Satya Shiba Das by 16875 votes.
4:27pm – BJD candidate Bikram Kumar Panda wins Berhampur Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Kanhu Charan Pati by 35484 votes.
4:26pm – BJD candidate Bishnubrata Routray wins Basudevpur Assembly seat defeating Congress candidate Ashok Kumar Das by 9581 votes.
4:25pm – BJD candidate Nityananda Sahoo wins Basta Assembly seat defeating Congress candidate Bijan Nayak by 11864 votes.
4:23pm – BJD candidate Raghunandan Das wins Balikuda-Ersama Assembly seat defeating Congress candidate Lalatendu Mohapatra by 54583 votes.
4:21pm – BJD candidate Bhagirathi Sethy wins Anandapur Assembly seat defeating Congress candidate Jayadev Jena by 44193 votes.
4:20pm – BJP candidate Pradipta Kumar Naik wins Bhawanipatna Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Dusmanta Naik by 4684 votes.
4:19pm – BJP candidate Bishnu Charan Sethi wins Dhamnagar Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Rajendra Kumar Das by 4625 votes.
4:18pm – BJP candidate Ganesh Ram Sing Khuntia wins Jashipur Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Golakbihari Nayak by 8552 votes.
4:17pm – BJP candidate Jaya Narayan Mishra wins Sambalpur Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Dr. Raseswari Panigrahi by 4380 votes.
4:16pm – BJP candidate Nityananda Gond wins Umarkote Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Subash Gond by 9922 votes.
4:13pm – Congress candidate Santosh Singh Saluja wins Kantabanji Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Laxman Bag by 128 votes.
4:10pm – BJP candidate Nitesh Ganga Deb wins Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat defeating BJD’s Nalini Kanta Pradhan by 9162 votes.
4:09pm – BJD candidate Pinaki Misra wins Puri Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Sambit Patra by 11714 votes.
4:07pm – BJD candidate Ramesh Chandra Majhi wins Nabarangpur Lok Sabha seat defeating Congress candidate Pradeep Kumar Majhi by 41634 votes.
4:04pm – BJP candidate Bishweswar Tudu wins Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat defeating BJD’s Dr Debashis Marndi by 25056 votes.
4:04pm – BJD candidate Chandrani Murmu wins Keonjhar Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Ananta Nayak by 66203 votes.
4:03pm – BJD candidate Achyutananda Samanta wins Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Mahameghabahan Aira Kharabela Swain by 149216 votes.
4:02pm – BJP candidate Basanta Kumar Panda wins Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat defeating BJD’s Puspendra Singh Deo by 26814 votes.
4:01pm – BJD candidate Rajashree Mallick wins Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Bibhu Prasad Tarai by 271655 votes.
4:00pm – BJD candidate Mahesh Sahoo wins Dhenkanal Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Rudra Narayan Pany by 35412 votes.
3:59pm – BJP candidate Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo wins Bolangir Lok Sabha seat defeating BJD’s Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo by 19516 votes.
3:57pm – BJD candidate Manjulata Mandal wins Bhadrak Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Avimanyu Sethi by 28803 votes.
3:56pm – BJP candidate Pratap Chandra Sarangi wins Balasore Lok Sabha seat defeating BJD’s Rabindra Kumar Jena by 12956 votes.
1:45pm – BJD candidate Premananda Nayak wins Telkoi Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Dhanurjaya Sidu by 5920 votes.
1:44pm – BJD candidate Brajakishore Pradhan wins Talcher Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Kalandi Charan Samal by 24102 votes.
1:43pm – BJD candidate Parshu Ram Dhada wins Soro Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Rakesh Kumar Malik by 4936 votes.
1:42pm – BJD candidate Niranjan Pujari wins Sonepur Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Ashok Kumar Pujari by 25726 votes.
1:41pm – BJD candidate Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi wins Simulia Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Padmalochan Panda by 14959 votes.
1:40pm – BJD candidate Umakanta Samantaray wins Satyabadi Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Om Prakash Mishra by 17812 votes.
1:38pm – BJD candidate Prasanta Behera wins Salipur Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Prakash Chandra Behera by 32210 votes.
1:37pm – BJD candidate Sarada Prasad Nayak wins Rourkela Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Nihar Ray by 10460 votes.
1:34pm – BJD candidate Sudhansu Sekhar Parida wins Remuna Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Gobinda Chandra Das by 4118 votes.
1:33pm – BJD candidate Satyanarayan Pradhan wins Ranpur Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Surama Padhy by 4251 votes.
1:32pm – BJD candidate Srikanta Sahu wins Polasara Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Gokula Nanda Mallik by 12739 votes.
1:31pm – BJD candidate Pradeep Maharathy wins Pipili Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Ashrit Pattanayak by 15787 votes.
1:30pm – BJD candidate Angada Kanhar wins Phulbani Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Debanarayan Pradhan by 24416 votes.
1:29pm – BJD candidate Saroj Kumar Meher wins Patnagarh Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo by 11028 votes.
1:27pm – BJD candidate Samir Ranjan Dash wins Nimapara Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Pravati Parida by 32008 votes.
1:26pm – BJD candidate Aruna Kumar Sahoo wins Nayagarh Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Irani Ray by 14855 votes.
1:25pm – BJD candidate Bhupinder Singh wins Narla Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Aniruddha Padhan by 9020 votes.
1:24pm – BJD candidate Pratap Jena wins Mahanga Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Sarada Prasad Padhan by 29585 votes.
1:23pm – BJD candidate Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak wins Mahakalapada Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Bijay Pradhan by 15663 votes
1:22pm – BJD candidate Jyotirindra Nath Mitra wins Khurda Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Kalucharan Khandeitaray by 10043 votes.
1:21pm – BJD candidate Suryamani Baidya wins Khalikote Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Bharati Behera by 41545 votes.
1:20pm – BJD candidate Basanti Hembram wins Karanjia Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Padma Charan Haiburu by 8763 votes.
1:19pm – BJD candidate Mahidhar Rana wins Kantamal Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Kanhai Charan Danga by 3650 votes.
1:18pm – BJD candidate Latika Pradhan wins Kabisuryangar Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Ranjan Polai by 45699 votes.
1:17pm – BJD candidate Naba Kisore Das wins Jharsuguda Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Dinesh Kumar Jain by 45699 votes.
1:14pm – BJD candidate Arabinda Dhali wins Jayadev Assembly seat defeating independent candidate Naba Kishor Mallick by 18700 votes.
1:13pm – BJD candidate Pranab Prakash Das wins Jajpur Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Goutam Ray by 40656 votes.
1:12pm – BJD candidate Naveen Patnaik wins Hinjili Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Pitambar Acharya by 60160 votes.
1:11pm – BJD candidate Ashok Chandra Panda wins Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Babu Singh by 28657 votes.
1:10pm – BJD candidate Surjya Narayan Patro wins Digapahandi Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Pinky Pradhan by 40452 votes.
1:06pm – BJD candidate Sudhir Kumar Samal wins Dhenkanal Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Krushna Chandra Patra by 20640 votes.
1:05pm – BJD candidate Mousadhi Bag wins Dharmgarh Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Ananta Pratap Deo by 35291 votes.
1:04pm – BJD candidate Ramesh Chandra Behera wins Daspalla Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Purna Chandra Nayak by 35291 votes.
1:03pm – BJD candidate Souvic Biswal wins Choudwar-Cuttack Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Nayan Kishore Mohanty by 21584 votes.
1:02pm – BJD candidate Prasanta Kumar Jagadev wins Chilika Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Prithiviraj Harichandan by 10856 votes.
1:01pm – BJD candidate Susanta Kumar Behera wins Chhendipada Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Agasti Behera by 6794 votes.
12:50pm – BJD candidate Subash Chandra Behera wins Chhatrapur Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Prasanta Kumar Kar by 21051 votes.
12:49pm – BJD candidate Kishore Kumar Mohanty wins Brajarajnagar Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Radharani Panda by 11634 votes.
12:32pm – BJD candidate Pradip Kumar Amat wins Boudh Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Susanta Kumar Pradhan by 10448 votes.
12:30pm – BJD candidate Susant Kumar Rout wins Bhubaneswar North Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Aparajita Mohanty by 25414 votes.
12:22pm – BJD candidate Susanta Singh wins Bhatli Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Irasis Acharya by 23232 votes.
12:22pm – BJD candidate Sanjib Kumar Mallick wins Bhadrak Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Dr. Pradip Nayak by 33389 votes.
12:21pm – BJD candidate Sunanda Das wins Bari Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Biswaranjan Mallick by 4062 votes.
12:19pm – BJD candidate Debesh Acharya wins Bargarh Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Ashwini Kumar Sarangi by 8452 votes.
12:18pm – BJD candidate Debiprasad Mishra wins Baramba Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Bijaya Kumar Dalabehera by 18019 votes.
12:17pm – BJD candidate Sudam Marndi wins Bangriposi Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Sugda Murmu by 11844 votes.
12:16pm – BJD candidate Snehangini Chhuria wins Attabira Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Milan Seth by 22396 votes.
12:15pm – BJD candidate Ramesh Chandra Sai wins Athamallik Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Bhagirathi Pradhan by 47184 votes.
12:14pm – BJD candidate Ranendra Pratap Swain wins Athagarh Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Brajendra Kumar Ray by 57995 votes.
12:11pm – BJD candidate Tukuni Sahu wins Titlagarh Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Surendra Sing Bhoi by 19587 votes.
12:10pm – BJD candidate Rohit Pujari wins Rairakhol Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Assaf Ali Khan by 14632 votes.
12:09pm – BJD candidate Pitam Padhi wins Pottangi Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Rama Chandra Kadam by 4255 votes.
12:08pm – BJD candidate Sambit Routray wins Paradeep Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Arindam Sarkhel by 20992 votes.
12:07pm – BJD candidate Rajendra Dholakia wins Nuapada Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Ghasi Ram Majhi by 20330 votes.
12:06pm – BJD candidate Prabhu Jani wins Laxmipur Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Kailash Chandra Kulesika by 229 votes.
12:05pm – BJD candidate Pradip Kumar Dishari wins Lanjigarh Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Sibaji Majhi by 14308 votes.
12:04pm – BJD candidate Padmini Dian wins Kotpad Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Chandra Sekhar Majhi by 2631 votes.
12:03pm – BJD candidate Soumya Ranjan Patnaik wins Khandapada Assembly seat defeating independent candidate Dusmanta Kumar Swain by 81430 votes.
12:00pm – BJD candidate Shashi Bhusan Behera wins Kendrapara Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Ganeswar Behera by 6320 votes.
11:59am – BJD candidate Tusharkanti Behera wins Kakatpur Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Biswa Bhushan Das by 45691 votes.
11:58am – BJD candidate Prasanta Kumar Muduli wins Jagatsinghpur Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Chiranjib Biswal by 8642 votes.
11:56am – BJD candidate Saluga Pradhan wins G. Udayagiri Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Shyamaghana Pradhan by 11261 votes.
11:55am – BJD candidate Purna Chandra Baka wins Chitrakonda Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Laxmipriya Nayak by 13332 votes.
11:54am – BJD candidate Jagannath Saraka wins Bissam Cuttack Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Nilamadhaba Hikaka by 13332 votes.
11:53am – BJD candidate Prafulla Samal wins Bhandaripokhari Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Niranjan Patnaik by 24118 votes.
11:52am – BJD candidate Rajendra Kumar Sahoo wins Begunia Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Pradeep Kumar Sahoo by 24118 votes.
11:50am – BJD candidate Devi Ranjan Tripathy wins Banki Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Debasis Patnaik by 24118 votes.
11:49am – BJD candidate Chakramani Kanhar wins Baliguda Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Siman Mallick by 6910 votes.
11:48am – BJD candidate Pratap Keshari Deb wins Aul Assembly seat defeating Congress nominee Devendra Sharma by 55601 votes.
11:44am –BJP candidate Bhaskar Madhei wins Udala Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Srinath Soren by 1433 votes.
11:43am – BJP candidate Nauri Nayak wins Rengali Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Reena Tanty by 6743 votes.
11:42am – BJP candidate Naba Charan Majhi wins Rairangpur Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Basanti Marndi by 1577 votes.
11:41am – BJP candidate Jayanta Kumar Sarangi wins Puri Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Maheswar Mohanty by 1577 votes.
11:39am – BJP candidate Sukanta Kumar Nayak wins Nilgiri Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Santosh Khatua by 1577 votes.
11:38am – BJP candidate Mukesh Mahaling wins Loisingha Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Pradeep Kumar Behera by 1124 votes.
11:37am – BJP candidate Mohan Charan Majhi wins Keonjhar Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Madhaba Sardar by 1124 votes.
11:36am – BJP candidate Subash Chandra Panigrahi wins Deogarh Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Romancha Ranjan Biswal by 7106 votes.
11:35am – BJP candidate Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra wins Bramhagiri Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Sanjay Kumar Das Burma by 2130 votes.
11:34am – BJP candidate Shankar Oram wins Biramitrapur Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Makhlu Ekka by 16351 votes.
11:33am – BJP candidate Prakash Soren wins Baripada Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Jiban Sarojini Hembram by 19411 votes.
11:30am – BJP candidate Madan Mohan Dutta wins Balasore Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Jiban Pradip Dash by 13406 votes.
11:29am – BJP candidate Sanatan Bijuli wins Badasahi Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Brundaban Das by 11119 votes.
11:24am – BJP candidate K. Narayana Rao wins Paralakhemundi Assembly seat defeating independent candidate Tirupati Panigrahi by 25569 votes.
11:14am – BJP candidate Aditya Madhi wins Malkangiri Assembly seat defeating Congress candidate Mala Madhi by 25569 votes.
11:16am – Congress candidate Taraprasad Bahinipati wins Jeypore Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Rabi Narayan Nanda by 5451 votes.
11:11am – Congress candidate Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi wins Khariar Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Lambodar Nial by 2857 votes.
11:02am – Congress candidate Dasarathi Gomango wins Mohana Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Purnabasi Nayak by 2354 votes.
10:57am – Congress candidate C S Raazen Ekka wins Rajgangapur Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Mangala Kisan by 946 votes.
10:42am – Congress candidate Ramesh Chandra Jena wins Sanakhemundi Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Nandini Devi by 23727 votes.
10:39am – Congress candidate Suresh Kumar Rautray wins Jatani Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Bibhuti Bhushan Balabantaray by 7522 votes.
10:38am – Independent candidate Makaranda Muduli wins Rayagada Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Lal Bihari Himirika by 4870 votes.
10:36am – Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Laxman Munda wins Bonai Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Ranjit Kishan by 12030 votes.
10:32am – Congress candidate Narasingha Mishra wins Bolangir Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Arkesh Narayan Singh Deo by 5341 votes.
10:29am – Congress candidate Mohammed Moquim wins Barabati-Cuttack Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Debashish Samantaray by 3827 votes.
10:27am – BJD candidate Rajanikant Singh wins Angul Assembly seat defeating BJP’s Pratap Chandra Pradhan by 8823 votes.
10:24am – BJD candidate Chandra Sekhar Sahu wins Berhampur Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Bhrugu Baxipatra by 94844 votes.
9:40am – BJD candidate Anubhav Mohanty wins Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Baijayant Panda by 152584 votes.
9:22am – BJD candidate Sarmistha Sethi wins Jajpur Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Amiya Kanta Mallick by 101693 votes.
9:13am – BJD candidate Bhartruhari Mahtab wins Cuttack Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Prakash Mishra by 121201 votes.
9:13am – BJP candidate Jual Oram wins Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat defeating BJD’s Sunita Biswal by 223065 votes.
9:06am – Congress candidate Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka wins Koraput Lok Sabha seat defeating BJD’s Kausalya Hikaka by 3613 votes.
8:59am – BJP’s Aparajita Sarangi wins Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat defeating BJD’s Arup Mohan Patnaik by 23839 votes.
8:53am – BJP’s Suresh Pujari wins Bargarh Lok Sabha seat defeating BJD’s Prasanna Acharya by 63939 votes.
8:48am – BJD’s Pramila Bisoyi wins Aska Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP’s Anita Subhadarshini by 204707 votes.
12:05am- BJP’s Shankar Oram gets a majority in Biramitrapur Assembly segment.
12:01am-BJD’s Purna Chandra Swain wins Surada Assembly constituency seat by defeating BJP’s Nilamani Bisoyi by a margin of 13996 votes.
11:55pm-BJD’s Simarani Nayak defeats her close opponent in Hindol Assembly constituency—BJP’s Ashok Kumar Nayak— by a vote margin of 18905.
11:45pm-In Gunupur Assembly segment, BJD’s Raghunath Gomango defeats INC’s Purusottam Gomango by a margin of 6270 votes.
11:40pm-BJD’s Kishore Chandra Naik wins Kuchinda Assembly seat by a margin of 3508 votes.
11:30pm-BJD’s Pritiranjan Gharai wins Sukinda Assembly seat by a margin of 16730 from his nearest rival BJP’s Pradeep Bal Samanta.
11:20pm- BJD’s Pramila Mallik defeats BJP’s Babita Mallick in Binjharpur Assembly constituency by 21226 votes.
11:05pm- BJD’s Usha Devi wins Chikiti Assembly seat by a margin of 20635 votes from her nearest rival BJP’s Manoranjan Dyan Samantara.
10:11pm – BJD’s Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeats BJP’s Ramesh Chandra Parida in Dharmasala Assembly seat by 52739 votes.
10.00pm-BJP’s Bhabani Shankar Bhoi wins Talsara (ST) assembly seat by a margin of 15918 from his nearest rival Stephen Wilson Soreng of BJD.
9:43pm- BJD wins Kamakhyanagar Assembly segment with a margin of 16,506 votes. The candidate is Prafulla Mallik.
9:26pm- BJD’s candidate Manjula Swain wins the battle for Aska Assembly seat beating BJP nominee Debraj Mohanty
9:14pm- BJD’s Nrusinga Charan Sahu wins from Parjanga Assembly seat by 740 votes.
9:02pm- BJD nominee Minakshi Mahanta from Champua Assembly segment wins with a margin of 26,408 votes. BJP’s Murali Manohar Sharma is the runners up.
8:42pm- BJD’s Pramila Mallik is the likely winner in Binjharpur Assembly seat with a margin of 21058 votes against BJP’s Babita Mallick.
8:42pm- BJD’s Ashok Kumar Bal is the likely winner in Korei Assembly seat with a margin of 30828 votes against BJP’s Biswajeet Nayak.
8:42pm- Pallahara BJD candidate Mukesh Kumar Pal is the likely winner in the Assembly seat with a margin of 6214 votes. BJP’s Ashok Mohanty was in second position.
8:40pm-BJD’s Ananta Narayan Jena is the likely winner in Bhubaneswar (Central) Assembly seat with a margin of 11735 votes against BJP’s Jagannath Pradahan.
8:38pm-BJP’s Kusum Tete is the likely winner in Sundargarh Assembly seat with a margin of 8185 votes against BJD’s Jogesh Kumar Singh.
8:35pm-BJD’s Kishore Chandra Naik is the likely winner in Kuchinda Assembly seat with a margin of 3900 votes against BJP’s Rabi Narayan Naik.
8:33pm-BJD’s Subrat Tarai is the likely winner in Raghunathpali Assembly seat with a margin of 4736 votes against BJP’s Jagabandhu Behera.
8:32pm-BJD’s Rajkishore Das is the likely winner in Morada Assembly seat with a margin of 6946 votes against BJP’s Krushna Chandra Mahapatra.
8:30pm-BJD candidate Amar Prasad Satpathy is the likely winner in Barchana Assembly seat with a margin of 1485 votes against BJP candidate Amar Kumar Nayak, EC sources said.
7:58pm –BJD’s Raghu Ram Padal is the likely winner in Koraput Assembly seat by defeating BJP’s Krushna Kuldip.
7:28pm – BJD’s Amar Prasad Satpathy is the likely winner in Barchana Assembly seat by defeating BJP’s Amar Kumar Nayak.
7:20pm – BJD’s Purna Chandra Swain is the likely winner in Soroda Assembly seat by defeating BJP’s Nilamani Bisoyi.
7:20pm – BJD’s Minakshi Mahanta defeats BJP’s Murali Manohar Sharma in Champua Assembly seat.
7:17pm – BJD’s Manjula Swain defeats BJP’s Debaraj Mohanty in Aska Assembly seat.
7:14pm – BJD’s Pranab Kumar Balabantaray defeats BJP’s Ramesh Chandra Parida in Dharmasala Assembly seat.
7:08pm – BJD’s Bikram Keshari Arukha defeats BJP’s Pradyumna Kumar Nayak in Bhanjanagar Assembly seat.
7:06pm – BJD’s Manohar Randhari defeats Congress nominee Bhujabal Majhi in Dabugam Assembly seat.
7:04pm – BJD’s Prafulla Kumar Mallik defeats BJP’s Satrughan Jena in Kamakhyanagar Assembly seat.
7:01pm – BJP’s Bhabani Shankar Bhoi wins from Talasara Assembly seat.
Naveen speaks to Modi, both congratulate each other
Thank you PM @narendramodi ji for your wishes on @bjd_odisha’s spectacular performance in #OdishaElections2019. Congratulate #NDA and @BJP4India for the huge victory in #LokSabhaElections2019. Look forward to working together for the people of #Odisha.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 23, 2019
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over telephone and congratulated him for the huge victory in Lok Sabha polls. The Prime Minister also congratulated the Chief Minister for his landslide victory in Assembly polls.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao greets Naveen on victory
Hon'ble CM Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao in a message congratulated and conveyed his greetings to Sri Naveen Patnaik, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha on his victory in the Assembly elections.@Naveen_Odisha
— Telangana CMO (@TelanganaCMO) May 23, 2019
Senior BJD leader Prasanna Patasani is at Naveen Nivas to wish the CM on the magnificent victory
6:27pm – BJD’s Nrusingha Charan Sahu wins Parjanga Assembly seat. He defeated BJP’s Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan.
6:06pm – Senior BJP leader KV Singh Deo trails in Patnagarh Assembly seat. BJD’s Saroj Kumar Meher leads by 7500+ votes.
A rare glimpse of celebration in Congress camp
Supporters of Congress candidate for Cuttack- Barabati Assembly seat Mohammed Moquim celebrate as he takes a lead of near 3000 votes after 16 rounds of counting over his nearest rival BJD’s Debashish Samantaray.
4:55pm – BJP candidate Nityananda Gond wins Umarkote Assembly seat defeating BJD’s Subash Gond.
4:42pm – BJD candidate Prakash Chandra Majhi wins Jharigam Assembly seat under Nabarangpur Lok Sabha constituency.
4:37pm – BJD president Naveen Patnaik leads in both the seats he contested in. While he leads by 27,000 votes over BJP’s Pitambar Acharya in Hinjili Assembly segment, in Bijepur his lead stands at 32,000 votes over his nearest rival BJP’s Sanat Gartia.
4:33pm – Congress veteran Suresh Routray leads by 3500 votes over Bibhuti Bhushan Balabantaray in Jatni Assembly segment.
4:30pm – Former city Mayor and BJD’s Anant Narayan Jena leads by 8,000 votes over BJP’s Jagannath Pradhan in Bhubaneswar Central Assembly seat.
4:29pm – BJD’s Ashok Chandra Panda leads by 11,000 votes over BJP’s Babu Singh in Bhubaneswar Ekamra Assembly seat.
4:27pm – BJP’s Pratap Sarangi leading by a wafer thin margin of 1500 votes over BJD’s Rabindra Kumar Jena in Balasore Lok Sabha seat.
Modi congratulates Naveen for yet another victory
Congratulations to Naveen Babu for yet another victory in Odisha. Wishing
him the very best for the next term.ଓଡିଶାରେ ପୁଣିଥରେ ବିଜୟ ପାଇଁ ନବୀନ ବାବୁଙ୍କୁ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ । ଆଗାମୀ ଶାସନକାଳ ପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅଜସ୍ର ଶୁଭେଛା । @Naveen_Odisha
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2019
All eyes glued on news channels at an electronics store during counting of votes in Bhubaneswar.
3:20pm – Pipili strongman Pradeep Maharathy leading over BJP’s Ashrit Pattanayak in the namesake constituency by 3,000+ votes.
3:12pm – BJD candidates Rabi Nanda leading in Jeypore Assembly constituency.
3:06pm – BJD’s Dibya Shankar Mishra leading in Junagarh Assembly constituency.
2:51pm – BJD’s Sadashiva Pradhani declared winner in Nabarangpur Assembly seat.
2:51pm – Balasore Lok Sabha – BJD’s Rabindra Kumar Jena leads BJP’s Pratap Chandra Sarangi in Balasore Lok Sabha seat by 3,000+ votes.
1:45pm – BJP’s Suresh Pujari leads Bargarh Lok Sabha seat by near 20,000 votes from his rival BJD’s Prasanna Acharya.
1:45pm – BJD candidate Sambit Routray — son of Damodar Rout — leads here by 4,000 votes from his nearest rival – Congress candidate Arindam (Bapi) Sarkhel. BJP is in third position.
1:43pm – Former BJD stalwart Damodar Rout who is contesting polls under BJP ticket this time is in third position in Balikuda-Ersama Assembly constituency. BJD’s Raghunandan Das leads here while Congress candidate Lalatendu Mohapatra is in second position.
1:36pm – BJP’s Jual Oram leads Congress candidate George Tirkey by 23,000+ votes in Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat.
1:35pm – BJD’s Anubhav Mohanty leads BJP’s national vice president Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda by 20,000+ votes in Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat.
1:33pm –BJP’s Aparajita Sarangi leads BJD’s Arup Mohan Patnaik by 9000 votes in Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat.
1:32pm – BJD’s Bhartruhari Mahtab leads BJP’s Prakash Mishra by 13000+ votes in Cuttack Lok Sabha seat.
1:17pm – BJD’s Pinaki Minshra leads BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra by near 2000 votes for Puri Lok Sabha.
1:14pm -Fire breaks out in strongroom, counting stopped in Sundargarh
Sundargarh: Fire broke out in the strongroom of Mardikar Bhawan here near the counting centre for Rajgangpur Assembly seat Thursday 1pm, disrupting the counting for some time.
Fourth round counting of votes underway in BJB College
1:01pm – Sitting Begunia MLA Prasanta Jagadev is leading by only 3 votes from Chilika Assembly seat from BJP’s Prithiviraj Harichandan..
1:00pm – PCC president Niranjan Patnaik is trailing against BJD candidates in both Assembly seats– Bhandaripoohari and Ghasipura. BJD nominee Prafulla Samal is leading with 611 votes in Bhandaripoohari while the conch party candidate Badri Narayan Patra is leading with 6962 votes in Ghasipura.
12:55pm – BJD’s Umakanta Samantaray leads in Satyabadi Assembly seat. BJP’s Om Prakash Mishra — accused of vandalising EVMs — trails. Former Pradesh Congress Committee president Prasad Harichandan comes third.
12:53pm – BJD’s Sanjay Kumar Das Burma leads BJP’s Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra by 300+ votes in Bramhagiri Assembly seat.
12:51pm – BJD’s Arun Sahoo leads BJP’s Irani Ray in Nayagarh Assembly seat by 2000+ votes.
12:48pm – Former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi, who is contesting for Parliament from Bhubaneswar seat is leading the trend with 5736 votes.
12:36pm – BJP leader Pratap Sarangi leading in Balasore Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 2307 votes against BJD candidate Rabindra Kumar Jena.
12:21pm – Md. Moquim of Congress leads in Cuttack-Barabati Assembly constituency.
Beating the heat with lassi
BJD workers drink lassi to hydrate themselves while watching election results in live TV at BJD headquarters on a hot summer day.
12:07pm –BJD’s Pramila Bisoyi leads in Aska Lok Sabha seat by 30,000+ votes.
12:06pm – Anubhav Mohanty is leading in Kendrapara Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 3760 votes. BJP candidate Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda is trailing.
12:05pm – Odisha BJP president Basant Panda is leading by 2500+ votes in Kalahandi. Puspendra Singh Deo of BJD trails.
12:04pm – Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo of BJP leads in Bolangir Lok Sabha seat.
BJD going strong
12:04pm –The trends till noon shows that BJD is leading in 14 Lok Sabha segments while BJP leading in remaining seven seats. Out of 146 Assembly seats, trends have come from 109 seats, of which BJD is leading in 77 constituencies whereas saffron party 24 seats. Congress is in third position with leading in six Assembly segments. Out of the remaining two MLA seats, independent candidate and Jharkhand Mukti Morch (JMM) is leading in one seats each.
Denizens watch results on a large screen TV
Residents watch results on a large screen TV set up by Election Commission in Forest park.
11:53am – BJD candidate Raghunath Gomango leads in Gunupur Assembly constituency.
11:50am – BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra leads in Puri Lok Sabha by a wafer thin margin of 300 votes.
11:49am – BJP legilature party leader KV Singhdeo is trailing behind BJD’s Saroj Kumar Meher in Patnagarh Assembly seat which the saffron leader represented in the outgoing House.
A picture is worth a thousand words
The picture of the sprawling Congress state headquarters devoid of any human presence speaks quite a lot about the party’s electoral prospects in the state.
11:17am – Close contest between Susanta Singh of BJD and Irasis Acharya of BJP in Bhatli Assembly Constituency.
11:02am – Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s cousin Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan is leading by 2001 votes from Parajang Assembly seat.
Election mania everywhere
A physically challenged BJD supporters watches counting progress at party headquarters in Bhubaneswar in a large TV set up at the office.
Police Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty reviews security
Police Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty reviews security arrangements at BOSE premises in Cuttack.
BJP in Parjang and BJD in Kamakhyanagar doing well
Dhenkanal: Vote counting is going on peacefully at all the seven assembly constituencies under Dhenkanal parliamentary constituency. By the end of the second round of counting, Bibhuti Pradhan of BJP is emerging in Parjang assembly seat. He has so far received 4, 825 votes. He is followed by BJD’s Nrushingha Charan Sahu with 3, 924 votes. Congress’ Jasaswini Rout is in third position with 431 votes.
BJD upbeat by early trends
Bhubaneswar: The regional behemoth so far appears to be quite pleased with the early trends. A party supporter is seen waving party flag at BJD headquarters in Bhubaneswar.
10:30am- BJD candidate Pinaki Mishra is leading by 394 votes against BJP’s spokesperson Sambit Patra in Puri Lok Sabha seat.
Counting begins in Puri
Counting started in Puri after a delay owing to clearing of a wall that had collapsed under impact of Fani.
10:28am- BJD MP candidate Achyatananda Samanta is leading by 4487 votes from Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat.
10:27am- Union Minister Jual Oram is tralling by 269 votes in Sundergarh LS constituency. Congress candidate George Tirkey is leading from the seat.
10:22am- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is leading from Bijepur Assembly segment with 1991 votes.Counting in full swingCounting process going on in full swing at the counting centre in BJB College of Bhubaneswar.
Hinjilicut constituency:
Naveen Patnaik (BJD)-5197
Pitambar Acharya -BJP -1516
Sambhu Panigrahy-Congress-517
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s cousin brother Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan is leading with 2001 votes from Parajang seat.
Paralakhemundi MLA seat— BJP candidate K Narayan Rao is leading with 586 vote
