Election in Odisha – 2014 Results

 
Odisha is a state that is situated on the coast of Bay of Bengal. The capital of Odisha is Bhubaneshwar. The general election will take place on 10th April and 11th April. There are 21 parliamentary constituencies in the state.

 

Odisha General Elections – 2014

The date and schedule for the general elections in the state are as below:

 

List of Parliamentary Constituencies

Political parties in the state

The national level parties are:
BJP – Bharatiya Janata Party
BSP – Bahujan Samaj Party
CPI – Communist Party of India
CPM – Communist Party of India, Marxist
INC – Indian National Congress
NCP – Nationalist Congress Party
The regional level parties are
BJD – Biju Janata Dal
JMM – Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
AITC – All India Trinamool Congress
JD(U) – Janata Dal(United)
LJP – Lok Jan Shakti Party
RSP – Revolutionary Socialist Party
SP – Samajwadi Party
The unrecognized parties are:
AJSUP – AJSU Party
BJSH – Bharatiya Jan Shakti
BOP – Bira Oriya Party
CPI(ML)(L) – Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)
IJP – Indian Justice Party
JDP – Jharkhand Disom Party
JHKP – Jana Hitkari Party
JKP – Jharkhand Party
KOKD – Kosal Kranti Dal
KS – Kalinga Sena
LSP – Lok Satta Party
OCP – Odisha Communist Party
OMM – Odisha Mukti Morcha
RPD – Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
RPI – Republican Party of India
RPI(A) – Republican Party of India (A)
RWS – Rashtrawadi Sena
SAMO – Samruddha Odisha
SWJP – Samajwadi Jan Parishad

 

Administration Process

The constitutional head of the state is governor who is appointed by the President of India. Chief minister is the executive head of the state. He is responsible for running the government. State is divided into many districts for the reason of smooth administration. The rural areas comes under the Panchayats while the urban areas comes under the Municipality.

 

List of Chief Ministers of Odisha

 

Sl.No. Name of Chief Ministers From To Party
1 Harekrushna Mahatab Apr 23, 1946 May 12, 1950 INC
2 Nabakrushna Choudhury May 12, 1950 Feb 20, 1952 INC
3 Nabakrushna Choudhury Feb 20, 1952 Oct 19, 1956 INC
4 Harekrushna Mahatab Oct 19, 1956 Apr 6, 1957 INC
5 Harekrushna Mahatab Apr 6, 1957 May 22, 1959 INC
6 Harekrushna Mahatab May 22, 1959 Feb 25, 1961 INC
  (President’s rule) Feb 25, 1961 Jun 23, 1961 N/A
7 Biju Patnaik Jun 23, 1961 Oct 2, 1963 INC
8 Biren Mitra Oct 2, 1963 Feb 21, 1965 INC
9 Sadashiva Tripathy Feb 21, 1965 Mar 8, 1967 INC
10 Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo Mar 8, 1967 Jan 9, 1971 SWA
  (President’s rule) Jan 11, 1971 Apr 3, 1971 N/A
11 Biswanath Das Apr 3, 1971 Jun 14, 1972 Independent
12 Nandini Satpathy Jun 14, 1972 Mar 3, 1973 INC
  (President’s rule) Mar 3, 1973 Mar 6, 1974 N/A
13 Nandini Satpathy Mar 6, 1974 Dec 16, 1976 INC
  (President’s rule) Dec 16, 1976 Dec 29, 1976 N/A
14 Binayak Acharya Dec 29, 1976 Apr 30, 1977 INC
  (President’s rule) Apr 30, 1977 Jun 26, 1977 N/A
15 Nilamani Routray Jun 26, 1977 Feb 17, 1980 JNP
  (President’s rule) Feb 17, 1980 Jun 9, 1980 N/A
16 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Jun 9, 1980 Mar 10, 1985 INC
  Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Mar 10, 1985 Dec 7, 1989 INC
17 Hemananda Biswal Dec 7, 1989 Mar 5, 1990 INC
18 Biju Patnaik Mar 5, 1990 Mar 15, 1995 JD
19 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik Mar 15, 1995 Feb 17, 1999 INC
20 Giridhar Gamang Feb 17, 1999 Dec 6, 1999 INC
21 Hemananda Biswal Dec 6, 1999 Mar 5, 2000 INC
22 Naveen Patnaik Mar 5, 2000 May 16, 2004 BJD
23 Naveen Patnaik May 16, 2004 May 21, 2009 BJD
24 Naveen Patnaik May 21, 2009 Incumbent BJD


List of Governors of Odisha

 

Sl.No. Name of Governors From To
1 Sir John Austen Hubback Apr 1, 1936 Aug 11, 1938
2 George Townsend Boag (Acting) Aug 11, 1938 Dec 7, 1938
3 Sir John Austen Hubback Dec 8, 1938 Mar 31, 1941
4 Sir Howthorne Lewis Apr 1, 1941 Mar 31, 1946
5 Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi Apr 1, 1946 Aug 14, 1947
6 Dr. Kailash Nath Katju Aug 15, 1947 Jun 20, 1948
7 M.Asaf Ali Jun 21, 1948 May 5, 1951
8 V.P. Menon(Acting) May 6, 1951 Jul 17, 1951
9 M.Asaf Ali Jul 18, 1951 Jun 6, 1952
10 Saiyid Fazl Ali Jun 7, 1952 Feb 9, 1954
11 P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja Feb 10, 1954 Sep 11, 1956
12 Bhim Sen Sachar Sep 12, 1956 Jul 31, 1957
13 Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar Jul 31, 1957 Sep 15, 1962
14 Dr. Ajudhia Nath Khosla Sep 16, 1962 Aug 5, 1966
15 Khaleell Ahommed (Acting) Aug 5, 1966 Sep 11, 1966
16 Dr. Ajudhia Nath Khosla Sep 12, 1966 Jan 30, 1968
17 Dr. Shaukatullah Shah Ansari Jan 31, 1968 Sep 20, 1971
18 Sardar Jojendra Singh(Acting) Sep 20, 1971 Jun 30, 1972
19 Justice Gatikrishna Mishra Jul 1, 1972 Nov 8, 1972
20 Basappa Danappa Jatti Nov 8, 1972 Aug 20, 1974
21 Justice Gatikrishna Mishra Aug 21, 1974 Oct 25, 1974
22 Akbar Ali Khan Oct 25, 1974 Apr 17, 1976
23 Justice Shiva Narayin Sankar (Acting) Apr 17, 1976 Feb 7, 1977
24 Harcharan Singh Brar Feb 7, 1977 Sep 22, 1977
25 Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Sep 23, 1977 Apr 30, 1980
26 Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha Apr 30, 1980 Sep 30, 1980
27 Justice S.K. Ray (Acting) Oct 1, 1980 Nov 3, 1980
28 Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha Nov 4, 1980 Jun 24, 1982
29 Justice R.N. Mishra (Acting) Jun 25, 1982 Aug 31, 1982
30 Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha Sep 1, 1982 Aug 17, 1983
31 Bishambhar Nath Pande Aug 17, 1983 Nov 20, 1988
32 Prof. Saiyid Nurul Hasan Nov 20, 1988 Feb 6, 1990
33 Yagya Datt Sharma Feb 7, 1990 Feb 1, 1993
34 Prof. Saiyid Nurul Hasan Feb 1, 1993 May 31, 1993
35 B. Satya Narayan Reddy Jun 1, 1993 Jun 17, 1995
36 Gopala Ramanujam Jun 18, 1995 Jan 30, 1997
37 K.V. Raghunatha Reddy Jan 31, 1997 Feb 12, 1997
38 Gopala Ramanujam Feb 13, 1997 Dec 13, 1997
39 K.V. Raghunatha Reddy Dec 13, 1997 Apr 27, 1998
40 Dr. C. Rangarajan Apr 27, 1998 Nov 14, 1999
41 M. M. Rajendran Nov 15, 1999 Nov 17, 2004
42 Rameshwar Thakur Nov 18, 2004 Aug 21, 2007
43 Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare Aug 21, 2007 Mar 9, 2013
44 S. C. Jamir Mar 9, 2013 Incumbent