Bhubaneswar Parliamentary Constituency is one of the 21 constituencies of Lok Sabha in the state of Odisha. It was formed prior to the 1957 elections. It is composed of seven segments of Vidhan Sabha.
Bhubaneswar registered 59.60 percent voter turnout in 2019, a gain of 1.37 percent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1697666 while the total voter turnout is 1011754. While in 2014, the constituency registered 58.23 per cent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1525923 while the total voter's turnout was 888556.
Aparajita Sarangi of Bharatiya Janata Party, Arup Mohan Patnaik of Biju Janata Dal, Janardan Pati of Communist Party of India (Marxist), Subhranshu Sekhar Padhi of All India Trinamool Congress and Lalita Kumar Nayak of Bahujan Samaj Party are a few noted candidates for general election 2019 from the Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha.
The Assembly Constituencies that fall in Bhubaneswar parliamentary constituency are Jayadev (SC), Bhubaneswar Central, Bhubaneswar North, Ekamra-Bhubaneswar, Jatani, Begunia and Khurda.
Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Constituency of Odisha.
Odisha Lok Sabha constituencies: All you need to know
| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | APARAJITA SARANGI | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Arup Mohan Patnaik | Biju Janata Dal |
| 3 | JANARDAN PATI | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 4 | SUBHRANSHU SEKHAR PADHI | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 5 | LALITA KUMAR NAYAK | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | PRAMILA BEHERA | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star |
| 7 | BISWANATH ROUT | Krupaa Party |
| 8 | BISWANATH RAMACHANDRA | Freethought Party of India |
| 9 | BHAKTA SEKHAR RAY | Kalinga Sena |
| 10 | JAYANT KUMAR DAS | Independent |
| 11 | MADHU SUDAN YADAV | Independent |
| 12 | MAHESH CHANDRA SETHI | Independent |
| 13 | SANJAYA KUMAR SAHOO | Independent |
| 14 | Susil Kumar Jena | Independent |
Also read: Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Constituency
The election here was conducted on April 23, 2019, as per the Phase III schedule announced by the ECI. The results will be declared on May 23.
Dr (Prof) Prasanna Kumar Patasani of BJD is the incumbent Member of Parliament from this constituency. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Patasani bagged 439252 votes and decimated Prithiviraj Harichandan of the BJP.
