Bhograi, Basta, Balasore, Remuna, Nilgiri Assembly Elections Results 2019 in Odisha: BJD Wins 3 Seats, BJP 2
Results of 2014: The BJD had won 4 of these 5 assembly seats in the last assembly elections. Their sitting legislator from Nilgiri has, however, crossed over to the BJP.
The Election Commission of India declared the results of Odisha assembly elections 2019 today. While the BJD has won Bhograi, Basta and Remuna constituencies, the Nilgiri and Balasore constituencies have been wrested by the BJP. These five constituencies were contested in the fourth phase of the elections, held on April 29. Odisha Election Results 2019 Live News Updates: BJD Leading in Both Assembly, Lok Sabha Seats; BJP Distant 2nd
Results of 2014: The BJD had won 4 of these 5 assembly seats in the last assembly elections. Their sitting legislator from Nilgiri has, however, crossed over to the BJP.
Out of these assembly segments, four - Bhograi, Basta, Balasore and Nilgiri - fall under general category, whereas, Remuna is reserved for scheduled castes (SC) community.
Bhograi, Basta, Balasore, Remuna, Nilgiri Assembly Elections 2019: Candidates, Poll Dates, Results Of Odisha Vidhan Sabha Seats
Bhograi
| Congress Candidate | Satyasiba Das |
| BJD Candidate | Ananta Das |
| BJP Candidate | Anshuman Mohanty |
| Past Winner (Current MLA) | Ananta Das - BJD |
| Poll Date | April 29 |
Basta
| Congress Candidate | Bijan Nayak |
| BJD Candidate | Nityananda Sahu |
| BJP Candidate | Raghunath Monathy |
| Past Winner (Current MLA) | Nityanand Sahoo - BJD |
| Poll Date | April 29 |
Balasore
| Congress Candidate | Manas Das Patnaik |
| BJD Candidate | Jeevan Pradeep Das |
| BJP Candidate | Madan Mohan Dutta |
| Past Winner (Current MLA) | Jiban Pradeep Dash - BJD |
| Poll Date | April 29 |
Remuna
| Congress Candidate | Pratap Sethi |
| BJD Candidate | Sudhansu Sekhar Parida |
| BJP Candidate | Gobind Chandra Das |
| Past Winner (Current MLA) | Gobind Chandra Das - BJP |
| Poll Date | April 29 |
Nilgiri
| Congress Candidate | Manoj Manjari Debi |
| BJD Candidate | Santosh Khatua |
| BJP Candidate | Sukanta Nayak |
| Past Winner (Current MLA) | Sukanta Nayak - BJP |
| Poll Date | April 29 |
Voting for the Odisha assembly elections 2019 commenced on April 11, when the first phase of the contest was held. As per the scheduled prepared by the polling body, the state will elect its MLAs in four phases, ending on April 29. Results will be declared on May 23. In the last assembly elections, the government of Naveen Patnaik was re-elected to power, with the BJD winning 107 of the 147 vidhan sabha seats, whereas, the Congress and the BJP were restricted to 16 and 10 constituencies, respectively.
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