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Please have a look at the key candidates of the assembly elections as Odisha faces an intense political battle: Naveen Patnaik (Biju Janata Dal),Manmohan Samal (Bharatiya Janata Party),Sarat Pattanayak (Indian National Congress),Ali Kishor Patnaik (Communist Party of India(Marxist)) ,Tankadhar Bag (Bahujan Samaj Party),Abhay Sahu (Communist Party of India),Nishikanta Mohapatra (Aam Aadmi Party)
V K Pandian claims BJD to win 115 Odisha assembly seats, 15 LS constituencies
Senior BJD leader V K Pandian on Saturday claimed that the ruling party in Odisha would win more than 115 of the 147 assembly seats and secure 15 of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
His claim comes on a day when the state's fourth and final round of elections is underway.
Taking to X, Pandian said, “The BJD is winning 85 assembly seats after 3rd phase polls and with the 4th phase today, it will end up winning more than 115 seats out of a total of 147 and 15 Lok Sabha seats out of 21.”
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EC orders action against TV channel for showing exit polls in Odisha
The Election Commission has directed its Odisha chief electoral officer to take immediate action against Nandighosha TV for telecasting exit poll results in the state, sources said on Wednesday.
They pointed out that exit polls are prohibited under section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, before the conclusion of elections in all phases.
Counting starts for Odisha assembly elections
BJD takes an early lead as counting starts for the assembly elections
BJP starts tally. BJP and BJD on the same line.
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BJP takes a lead as counting goes underway.
Congresss and CPI(M) starts tally. BJP still leading
BJP all the way ahead with 43 seats, BJD trailing with 24, Congress and CPI(M) limping with 5 and 1 seats respectively
BJP reaches 50 seats, BJD still trying to cope up with 30 seats, Congress and CPI(M) running behind with 6 and 1 seats respectively
BJP still leading with seats, BJD trailing with 45 seats, Congress and CPI(M) running behind with 9 and 1 seats respectively
BJD reaches 53 seats but still BJP is leading with 76 seats, Congress and CPI(M) still running behind with 11 and 1 seats respectively
BJP leads the table by 72 seats, BJD still at 57
BJP supporters celebrating as they lead in both lok sabha and assembly elections.
"The people of Odisha were fed up with the current govt and the workers of BJP have done a lot of work in Odisha" says Odisha BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra
Laddoos being prepared by BJP in Bhubaneswar to celebrate sweeping performance in Odisha state elections
BJP women workers were seen preparing laddoos to celebrate BJP's sweeping performance in Odisha, which will likely see Naveen Patnaik dethroned as Odisha CM. BJP is currently leading 73 seats in Odisha while BJD is stuck at 57.
BJP leader Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra thanks people of Odisha, says BJP knew that they were looking for change.
Bhubaneswar, Odisha: BJP leader Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra says, "I want to thank the people of Odisha. These assembly election result trends are not surprising, we knew beforehand that the people of Odisha were looking for a change... People of Odisha will celebrate today..."
BJP just above majority with leads in 75 seats, BJD leading only 54 seats currently
Naveen Patnaik leading both Hinjili and Kantabanji by slim margins.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, who looks set to be dethroned from the Odisha assembly top seat after 5 terms, is currently leading in Hinjili by 3500+ votes and Kantabanji by 1400+ votes respectvely.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
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Odisha Home Minister Tusharkanti Behera leads in Kakatpur seat
Odisha's Home Minister Tusharkanti Behera is currently leading the kakatpur assembly seat by a margin of 3700+ votes
Odisha's Home Minister Tusharkanti Behera casting his vote.
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BJP state president Manmohan Samal trails to BJD's Byomakesh Ray
BJP's Odisha state president Manmohan Samal is currently trailing to BJD leader and MLA Byomakesh Ray by 600+ votes.
Hotelier and BJP leader Dilip Ray trailing in Rourkela
Popular BJP leader and hotelier Dilip Kumar Ray trailing in the Rourkela assembly by 2000+ votes to BJD's Sarada Prasad Nayak
BJP' Dilip Ray.
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Odisha's Agriculture, Fisheries minister Ranendra Pratap Swain trailing to BJP's Abhaya Kumar Barik
Odisha's Minster for Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, Ranendra Pratap Swain trailing to BJP's Abhaya Kumar Barik by 900+ votes.
Odisha's Steel and Mines Works minster, Prafulla Kumar Mallik, is trailing to BJP's Satrughan Jena in Kamakhyanagar
Odisha's minister of Steel and Mines Works minister, Prafulla Kumar Mallik, is trailing to BJP's Satrughan Jena in Kamakhyanagar by 3000+ votes.
Mining and quarrying is one of Odisha's most important industries.
As per official trends by ECI, BJP crosses the majority mark; leading on 79 seats in the Odisha Assembly elections. BJP is also leading on 19 out of 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Congress leader Mangu Khilla has won the Chitrakonda seat by 9159 votes
Congress leader Mangu Khilla has won the Chitrakonda seat by 9159 votes, beating Dambaru Sisa of BJP and Laxmipriya Nayak of BJD.
BJP leaders declared winners in 4 seats
Ashwini Kumar Sarangi won the Bargarh seat, Tankadhar Tripathy won Jharsuguda, Durga Charan Tanti won the Raghunathpali seat and Prithiraj Harichandan won in Chilika.
BJP now leads with 80 seats.
Hotelier and BJP leader Dilip Ray loses to Sarada Prasad Nayak
Popular BJP leader and hotelier Dilip Kumar Ray lost in the Rourkela assembly by 3552 votes to BJD's Sarada Prasad Nayak
BJP wins 3 more seats
BJP has won Attabira through Nihar Ranjan Mahanand, Kuchinda through Rabi Narayan Naik and Umerkote through Nityanand Gond
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BJP's Suresh Pujari wins Brajarajnagar
BJP leader Suresh Pujari has won the Brajarajnagar assembly seat by a margin of 26789 votes.
BJP has currently won 8 seats, INC and BJD have won 1 each.
ECI trends show BJP at 80 seats, BJD at 49 and Congress at 14 seats.
Naveen Patnaik trailing in Kantabanji
Odisha CM and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik is trailing in Kantabanji to BJP's Laxman Bag by over 5844.
Irasis Acharaya wins Bhatli
BJP's Irasis Acharaya won the Bhatli assembly seat in Odisha by 27892 votes.
BJD wins 5 more seats, tally upto 6
BJD's Chakramani Kanhar, Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi, Manohar Randhari, Braja Kishore Pradhan and Devi Ranjan Tripathy won in Baliguda, Khariar, Dabugam, Talcher and Banki respectively.
BJD headquarters sees silence
Pramila Mallik wins in Binjharpur, BJD tally up to 7
BJD's Pramila Mallik wins Binjharpur assembly seat by 2856 votes.
BJP win tally upto 24, BJD at 18
BJP has been declared winners in 20 assembly seats, BJD has won 15 so far. Congress just won its second seat.
Odisha BJP workers celebrate victory in both Assembly and Lok Sabha elections
BJP win tally currently at 48 seats, BJD at 32, Congress at 6, while 2 independent candidates have also won.
BJP win tally currently at 65 seats, BJD at 41, Congress at 12, CPI(M) won 1 seat while 3 independent candidates have also won.
Odisha's Steel and Mines Works minster, Prafulla Kumar Mallik, is trailing to BJP's Satrughan Jena in Kamakhyanagar
Odisha's minister of Steel and Mines Works minister, Prafulla Kumar Mallik, lost to BJP's Satrughan Jena in Kamakhyanagar.
Mining and quarrying is one of Odisha's most important industries.
Odisha's Agriculture, Fisheries minister Ranendra Pratap Swain wins against BJP's Abhaya Kumar Barik
Odisha's Minster for Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, Ranendra Pratap Swain trailing to BJP's Abhaya Kumar Barik in Athagarh.
Hotelier and BJP leader Dilip Ray loses to Sarada Prasad Nayak
Popular BJP leader and hotelier Dilip Kumar Ray lost in the Rourkela assembly by 3552 votes to BJD's Sarada Prasad Nayak.
BJP state president Manmohan Samal lost to BJD's Byomakesh Ray
BJP's Odisha state president Manmohan Samal lost the Chandabali seat to BJD leader and MLA Byomakesh Ray.
Naveen Patnaik wins the Hinjili assembly constituency
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik won the Hinjili assembly constituency by 4636 votes, but is currently trailing at the Kantabanji seat by 1600 votes.
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Here is the results tally, as of 11:15 pm, according to ECI
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