Elections to the Ninth Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in 1985.
March 5, 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly 74 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Constituencies
The elections were held for 145 instead of 147 constituencies as a result of some candidates death contesting in Kakatpur and Keonjhar constituency. Out of 147 seats, 22 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 33 for Scheduled Tribes and 92 for unreserved seats.
Contesting parties
There are seven national parties CPI, INC, BJP, JNP, CPM, ICS and LKD, One state party ICJ three registered unrecognised party Jharkhand Party, JMM and SUC and some Independent Politicians took part in this assembly election. Indian National Congress emerged as the winner by winning 117 seats. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik become the Chief Minister of Odisha and was replaced by Hemananda Biswal for the last few months of this assembly tenure. Biju Patnaik become the Leader of Opposition in the 9th Orissa Assembly.
Results
| Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color | Flag | Name | Symbol | Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− |
| Indian National Congress | 4,007,258 | 51.08 | 3.3 | 147 | 117 | 1 | |||
| Janata Party | 2,401,566 | 30.61 | 26.47 | 140 | 21 | 18 | |||
| Communist Party of India | 259,508 | 3.31 | 1.78 | 27 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 204,346 | 2.60 | 1.24 | 67 | 1 | 1 | |||
| - | Independents | - | 823,850 | 10.50 | 1.38 | 374 | 7 | ||
| Total | - | 100 | - | - | 147 | - | |||
| Valid Votes | 7,845,050 | 51.15 | |||||||
| Invalid Votes | 171,533 | - | |||||||
| Total Votes polled / turnout | 8,016,583 | 52.57 | |||||||
| Abstentation | 7,320,617 | - | |||||||
| Total No. of Electors | 15,337,200 | ||||||||
Elected members
| District | AC. No. | Constituency | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayurbhanj | 1 | Karanjia (ST) | Karunakar Naik | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | Jashipur (ST) | Sambhunath Naik | Independent | ||
| 3 | Bahalda (ST) | Bhagey Gobardhan | Janata Party | ||
| 4 | Rairangpur (ST) | Bhabendra Nath Majhi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 5 | Bangriposi (ST) | Kangoi Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 6 | Kuliana (ST) | Saraswati Hembram | Indian National Congress | ||
| 7 | Baripada | Prasanna Kumar Dash | Indian National Congress | ||
| 8 | Baisinga (ST) | Pruthunath Kisku | Indian National Congress | ||
| 9 | Khunta (ST) | Biram Murmu | Indian National Congress | ||
| 10 | Udala (ST) | Ramaneswar Madhei | Indian National Congress | ||
| Baleshwar | 11 | Bhograi | Umarani Patra | Indian National Congress | |
| 12 | Jaleswar | Judisthir Jena | Indian National Congress | ||
| 13 | Basta | Bhupal Chandra Mahapatra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 14 | Balasore | Gopanarayan Das | Indian National Congress | ||
| 15 | Soro | Jadunath Das Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 16 | Simulia | Padma Lochan Panda | Indian National Congress | ||
| 17 | Nilgiri | Sukumar Nayak | Indian National Congress | ||
| 18 | Bhandaripokhari (SC) | Panchanan Mandal | Indian National Congress | ||
| 19 | Bhadrak | Jugal Kishore Pattanayak | Indian National Congress | ||
| 20 | Dhamnagar | Jagannath Rout | Indian National Congress | ||
| 21 | Chandbali (SC) | Netrananda Malik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 22 | Basudevpur | Madhu Sadan Panigrahi | Indian National Congress | ||
| Cuttack | 23 | Sukinda | Sarata Rout | Indian National Congress | |
| 24 | Korai | Ramachandra Khuntia | Indian National Congress | ||
| 25 | Jajpur (SC) | Jagannath Mallick | Janata Party | ||
| 26 | Dharamsala | Kangali Charan Panda | Indian National Congress | ||
| 27 | Barchana | Sitakanta Mahapatra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 28 | Bari-Derabisi | Srikant Kumar Jena | Janata Party | ||
| 29 | Binjharpur (SC) | Nabakishore Mallick | Indian National Congress | ||
| 30 | Aul | Olagobinda Nayak | Indian National Congress | ||
| 31 | Patamundai (SC) | Ganeswar Behera | Indian National Congress | ||
| 32 | Rajnagar | Nalinikanta Mohanty | Janata Party | ||
| 33 | Kendrapara | Bhagabat Prasad Mohanty | Indian National Congress | ||
| 34 | Patkura | Bijoy Mohapatra | Janata Party | ||
| 35 | Tirtol | Nityananda Samntaray | Indian National Congress | ||
| 36 | Ersama | Krushna Chandra Swain | Indian National Congress | ||
| 37 | Balikuda | Jyotish Chandra Das | Indian National Congress | ||
| 38 | Jagatsinghpur (SC) | Kailash Chandra Mallik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 39 | Kissannagar | Batakrishna Jena | Indian National Congress | ||
| 40 | Mahanga | S. K. Matlub Ali | Indian National Congress | ||
| 41 | Salepur (SC) | Mayadhar Sethi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 42 | Gobindpur | Trilochan Kanungo | Independent | ||
| 43 | Cuttack Sadar | Dola Gobind Pradhan | Indian National Congress | ||
| 44 | Cuttack City | Sayad Mustafiz Ahemad | Janata Party | ||
| 45 | Choudwar | Rasananda Sahu | Indian National Congress | ||
| 46 | Banki | Akshaya Kumar Pattanaik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 47 | Athgarh | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 48 | Baramba | Lalit Mohan Mohanty | Indian National Congress | ||
| Puri | 49 | Balipatna (SC) | Raghab Chandra Seth | Indian National Congress | |
| 50 | Bhubaneswar | Biju Patnaik | Janata Party | ||
| 51 | Jatni | Suresh Kumar Routray | Indian National Congress | ||
| 52 | Pipli | Pradeep Maharathy | Janata Party | ||
| 53 | Nimapara (SC) | Rabindra Kumar Sethy | Indian National Congress | ||
| 54 | Kakatpur | Surendra Nath Naik | Janata Party | ||
| 55 | Satyabadi | Rabindra Kumar Das | Indian National Congress | ||
| 56 | Puri | Braja Kishore Tripathy | Janata Party | ||
| 57 | Brahmagiri | Gangadhar Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 58 | Chilka | Debendranath Manasingh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 59 | Khurda | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 60 | Begunia | Kailash Chandra Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 61 | Ranpur | Ramakanta Mishra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 62 | Nayagarh | Bhagabat Behera | Janata Party | ||
| 63 | Khandapara | Bibhuti Bhusan Singh Mardaraj | Indian National Congress | ||
| 64 | Daspalla | Harihar Karan | Indian National Congress | ||
| Ganjam | 65 | Jaganathprasad (SC) | Damburudhar Sethi | Indian National Congress | |
| 66 | Bhanjanagar | Umakanta Misra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 67 | Suruda | Sarat Chandra Panda | Indian National Congress | ||
| 68 | Aska | Raghaba Parida | Indian National Congress | ||
| 69 | Kabisuryanagar | Radha Govinda Sahu | Indian National Congress | ||
| 70 | Kodala | Ram Krushna Patnaik | Janata Party | ||
| 71 | Khallikote | V. Sugnana Kumari Deo | Janata Party | ||
| 72 | Chatrapur | Ashok Kumar Choudhury | Indian National Congress | ||
| 73 | Hinjili | Udayanath Nayak | Indian National Congress | ||
| 74 | Gopalpur (SC) | Ghana Syama Behere | Indian National Congress | ||
| 75 | Berhampur | Sibasankar Sahani | Indian National Congress | ||
| 76 | Chikiti | Chintamani Dyan Samantara | Indian National Congress | ||
| 77 | Mohana | Sarat Kumar Jena | Indian National Congress | ||
| 78 | Ramagiri (ST) | Haladhar Karji | Independent | ||
| 79 | Parlakhemundi | Trinath Sahu | Indian National Congress | ||
| Koraput | 80 | Gunupur (ST) | Bhagirathi Gomango | Indian National Congress | |
| 81 | Bissam-cuttack (ST) | Dambaru Dhar Ulaka | Indian National Congress | ||
| 82 | Rayagada (ST) | Ulaka Rama Chandra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 83 | Lakshmipur (ST) | Anantaram Majhi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 84 | Pottangi (ST) | Chandrama Santha | Indian National Congress | ||
| 85 | Koraput | Nrushimananda Brahma | Indian National Congress | ||
| 86 | Malkangiri (SC) | Nadiabasi Biswas | Independent | ||
| 87 | Chitrakonda (ST) | Gangadhar Madi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 88 | Kotpad (ST) | Basudev Majhi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 89 | Jeypore | Gupta Prasad Das | Indian National Congress | ||
| 90 | Nowrangpur | Habibulla Khan | Indian National Congress | ||
| 91 | Kodinga (ST) | Bhogabati Pujari | Indian National Congress | ||
| 92 | Dabugam (ST) | Domburu Majhi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 93 | Umarkote (ST) | Parama Pujari | Indian National Congress | ||
| Kalahandi | 94 | Nawapara | Ghasi Ram Majhi | Janata Party | |
| 95 | Khariar | Anup Singh Deo | Indian National Congress | ||
| 96 | Dharamgarh (SC) | Jugaram Behera | Indian National Congress | ||
| 97 | Koksara | Rahas Bihari Behera | Indian National Congress | ||
| 98 | Junagarh | Bikram Keshari Deo | Janata Party | ||
| 99 | Bhawanipatna (SC) | Bhakta Charan Das | Janata Party | ||
| 100 | Narla (ST) | Kumarmani Sabar | Indian National Congress | ||
| 101 | Kesinga | Bhupinder Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| Phulabani | 102 | Balliguda (ST) | Laxmikanta Mallik | Indian National Congress | |
| 103 | Udayagiri (ST) | Nagarjuna Pradhan | Indian National Congress | ||
| 104 | Phulbani (SC) | Abhimanyu Behera | Indian National Congress | ||
| 105 | Boudh | Sujit Kumar Padhi | Indian National Congress | ||
| Balangir | 106 | Titilagarh (SC) | Purna Chandra Mahananda | Indian National Congress | |
| 107 | Kantabanji | Chaitanya Pradhan | Independent | ||
| 108 | Patnagarh | Sushil Kumar Prushty | Indian National Congress | ||
| 109 | Saintala | Radha Kanta Panda | Indian National Congress | ||
| 110 | Loisingha | Balgopal Mishra | Independent | ||
| 111 | Bolangir | Mahammad Mujafar Hussain Khan | Indian National Congress | ||
| 112 | Sonepur (SC) | Achyuta Biswal | Indian National Congress | ||
| 113 | Binka | Chitaranjan Mishra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 114 | Birmaharajpur | Kartika Prasad Taria | Indian National Congress | ||
| Dhenkanal | 115 | Athmallik | Amarnath Pradhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 116 | Angul | Prafulla Misra | Indian National Congress | ||
| 117 | Hindol (SC) | Rabinarayan Naik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 118 | Dhenkanal | Nandini Satpathy | Independent | ||
| 119 | Gondia | Prafulla Kumar Bhanja | Indian National Congress | ||
| 120 | Kamakhyanagar | Prasan Pattanayak | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 121 | Pallahara | Bibhudhendra Pratap Das | Indian National Congress | ||
| 122 | Talcher (SC) | Bhajaman Behara | Indian National Congress | ||
| Sambalpur | 123 | Padampur | Satyabhusan Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| 124 | Melchhamunda | Prakashchandra Debta | Indian National Congress | ||
| 125 | Bijepur | Nikunja Bihari Singh | Janata Party | ||
| 126 | Bhatli (SC) | Mohan Nag | Indian National Congress | ||
| 127 | Bargarh | Jadummani Pradhan | Indian National Congress | ||
| 128 | Sambalpur | Shraddhakar Supakar | Indian National Congress | ||
| 129 | Brajarajnagar | Prasannakumar Panda | Communist Party of India | ||
| 130 | Jharsuguda | Birendra Pandey | Indian National Congress | ||
| 131 | Laikera (ST) | Hemananda Biswal | Indian National Congress | ||
| 132 | Kuchinda (ST) | Jagateshwar Mirdha | Indian National Congress | ||
| 133 | Rairakhol (SC) | Abhimanyu Kumar | Indian National Congress | ||
| 134 | Deogarh | Raj Kishore Pradhan | Indian National Congress | ||
| Sundergarh | 135 | Sundargarh | Bharatendra Sekher Deo | Janata Party | |
| 136 | Talsara (ST) | Gajadhar Majhi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 137 | Rajgangpur (ST) | Mangala Kisan | Janata Party | ||
| 138 | Biramitrapur (ST) | Remish Kerketta | Indian National Congress | ||
| 139 | Rourkela | Dilip Ray | Janata Party | ||
| 140 | Raghunathpali (ST) | Frida Topno | Indian National Congress | ||
| 141 | Bonai (ST) | Basanta Kumar Singh Dandpat | Indian National Congress | ||
| Keonjhar | 142 | Champua (ST) | Dhanurjay Laguri | Indian National Congress | |
| 143 | Patna | Hrushikesh Naik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 144 | Keonjhar (ST) | Chhotaray Majhi | Janata Party | ||
| 145 | Telkoi (ST) | Pranaballav Naik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 146 | Ramchandrapur | Niranjan Patnaik | Indian National Congress | ||
| 147 | Anandapur (SC) | Jayadev Jena | Indian National Congress | ||
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