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<p>Created a new article</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election in Odisha, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2022}}<br /> {{Infobox election<br /> | election_name = 2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election<br /> | country = India<br /> | type = legislative<br /> | vote_type = Popular &lt;!-- default --&gt;<br /> | ongoing = no<br /> | previous_election = 1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election<br /> | previous_year = 1995<br /> | election_date = 17 and 22 February 2000<br /> | next_election = 2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election<br /> | next_year = 2004<br /> | seats_for_election = All 147 seats in the [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]<br /> | majority_seats = 74<br /> | registered = {{formatnum:24188320}}<br /> | turnout = 59.10%<br /> | image_size = 100px<br /> <br /> | image1 = NaveenPatnaik.jpg<br /> | leader1 = [[Naveen Patnaik]]<br /> | leaders_seat1 = Hinjili<br /> | party1 = Biju Janata Dal<br /> | leader_since1 = <br /> | seats_before1 = New<br /> | popular_vote1 = 29.40%<br /> | seat_change1 = New<br /> | seats1 = 68<br /> | swing1 =<br /> <br /> | image2 = Hand_INC.svg<br /> | leader2 = [[Hemananda Biswal]]<br /> | leaders_seat2 = Laikera<br /> | party2 = Indian National Congress<br /> | leader_since2 = <br /> | seats_before2 = 80<br /> | popular_vote2 = 33.78%<br /> | seat_change2 = {{decrease}}54<br /> | seats2 = 26<br /> | swing2 =<br /> <br /> | image3 = Lotos flower symbol.svg<br /> | leader3 = <br /> | leaders_seat3 = <br /> | party3 = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | leader_since3 = <br /> | seats_before3 = 9<br /> | popular_vote3 = 18.19%<br /> | seat_change3 = {{increase}}29<br /> | seats3 = 38<br /> | swing3 =<br /> <br /> &lt;!-- Chief Minister --&gt;<br /> | title = [[Chief Minister of Odisha|CM]]<br /> | before_party = Indian National Congress<br /> | before_election = [[Hemananda Biswal]]<br /> | after_party = Biju Janata Dal<br /> | after_election = [[Naveen Patnaik]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> Elections to the &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]&#039;&#039;&#039; were held in February 2000 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in [[Odisha]], India. The [[Indian National Congress]] won the popular vote, but the [[Biju Janata Dal]] won the most seats and [[Naveen Patnaik]] was appointed as the [[Chief Minister of Odisha]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/naveen-patnaik-an-election-ready-politician/article36594008.ece |title=Naveen Patnaik — an election-ready politician |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 September 2021 |author=Satyasundar Barik |access-date= 6 February 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=cmlist&gt;{{cite web |url=http://odishaassembly.nic.in/statisticsmembers.aspx?x=5 |title=List Of Honourable Chief Minister (YearWise) |access-date= 6 February 2022| website=odishaassembly.nic.in}}&lt;/ref&gt; The number of constituencies was set as 147 by the recommendation of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]].&lt;ref name=&quot;delimitation1976&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/ |title=DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= December 9, 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Result==<br /> {{Election results<br /> |image=[[File:India Odisha Legislative Assembly 2000.svg]]<br /> |party1=[[Indian National Congress]]|votes1=4770654|seats1=26|sc1=–54<br /> |party2=[[Biju Janata Dal]]|votes2=4151895|seats2=68|sc2=New<br /> |party3=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|votes3=2570074|seats3=38|sc3=+29<br /> |party4=[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]|votes4=301729|seats4=3|sc4=–1<br /> |party5=[[Communist Party of India]]|votes5=172398|seats5=1|sc5=0<br /> |party6=[[Janata Dal (Secular)]]|votes6=118978|seats6=1|sc6=New<br /> |party7=[[All India Trinamool Congress]]|votes7=110056|seats7=1|sc7=New<br /> |party8=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]|votes8=109256|seats8=1|sc8=+1<br /> |party20=Others|votes20=314186|seats20=0|sc20=0<br /> |party21=Independents|votes21=1506216|seats21=8|sc21=+2<br /> |total_sc=0<br /> |invalid=169311<br /> |electorate=24188320<br /> |source=ECI&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/3628-orissa-2000/ |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=6 February 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Elected members==<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> !Constituency<br /> !Reserved for&lt;br/&gt;([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)<br /> !Member<br /> !colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | Karanjia || ST || Padma Charan Haiburu || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | Jashipur || ST || Bhanu Charan Naik || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bahalda || ST || Laxman Soren || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Rairangpur || ST || [[Draupadi Murmu]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bangriposi || ST || Purusottam Naik || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kuliana || ST || Sudam Marndi || {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}<br /> |-<br /> | Baripada || None || Kishore Dash || {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}<br /> |-<br /> | Baisinga || ST || Kandra Soren || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Khunta || ST || Golak Naik || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Udala || ST || [[Bhaskar Madhei]] || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bhograi || None || Dr. Kamala Das || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Jaleswar || None || Jayanarayan Mohanty || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Basta || None || Raghunath Mohanty || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Balasore || None || Jiban Pradip Dash || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Soro || None || Kartik Mohapatra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Simulia || None || Parsuram Panigrahi || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Nilgiri || None || Pradipta Panda || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bhandaripokhari || SC || Ratha Das || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bhadrak || None || Biren Palei || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Dhamnagar || None || Manas Ranjan Mallik || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | Chandbali || SC || Bishnu Charan Sethi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Basudevpur || None || Bijayshree Routray || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Sukinda || None || Prafulla Chandra Ghadai || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Korai || None || Ashok Kumar Das || {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)}}<br /> |-<br /> | Jajpur || SC || Suryamani Jena || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Dharamsala || None || Kalpataru Das || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Barchana || None || Amar Prasad Satpathy || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bari-derabisi || None || Debasis Nayak || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Binjharpur || SC || Pramila Mallik || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Aul || None || Pratap Keshari Deb || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Patamundai || SC || Tapash Kumar Das || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Rajnagar || None || Nalini Kanta Mohanty || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kendrapara || None || Bed Prakash Agarwalla || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Patkura || None || Trilochan Behera || {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Tirtol || None || Debashish Samantaray || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Ersama || None || Damodar Rout || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Balikuda || None || Umesh Chandra Swain || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Jagatsinghpur || SC || Bishnu Charan Das || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kissannagar || None || Pratap Jena || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Mahanga || None || Sarat Kumar Kar || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Salepur || SC || Kalandi Behera || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Gobindpur || None || Panchanan Kanungo || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Cuttack Sadar || None || Nibedita Pradhan || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Cuttack City || None || Samir Dey || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Choudwar || None || Bidhubhusan Praharaj || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | Banki || None || Pravat Tripathy || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Athgarh || None || Ranendra Pratap Swain || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Baramba || None || Debi Mishra || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Balipatna || SC || Raghab Chandra Sethi || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bhubaneswar || None || Biswabhusan Harichandan || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Jatni || None || Suresh Kumar Routray || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Pipli || None || Pradeep Maharathy || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Nimapara || SC || Baidhar Malik || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kakatpur || None || Surendra Nath Naik || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Satyabadi || None || Prasad Kumar Harichandan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Puri || None || Maheswar Mohanty || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Brahmagiri || None || Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Chilka || None || Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Harichandan || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Khurda || None || Jyotirindra Nath Mitra || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | Begunia || None || Prashanta Nanda || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Ranpur || None || Ramakanta Mishra || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Nayagarh || None || Bhagabat Behera || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Khandapara || None || Bijayalaxmi Pattnaik || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Daspalla || None || Harihar Karan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Jaganathprasad || SC || Simanchala Behera || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bhanjanagar || None || Bikram Keshari Arukha || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Suruda || None || Usha Rani Panda || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Aska || None || Debaraj Mohanty || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kavisuryanagar || None || Nityananda Pradhan || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kodala || None || Rama Krushna Patnaik || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Khallikote || None || V.sugnana Kumari Deo || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Chatrapur || None || Rama Chandra Panda || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Hinjili || None || Naveen Patnaik || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Gopalpur || SC || Rama Chandra Sethy || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Berhampur || None || Dr. Ramesh Chandra Chyau Patnaik || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Chikati || None || Usha Devi || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Mohana || None || Surjya Narayana Patro || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Ramagiri || ST || Haladhar Karji || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Parlakhemundi || None || Trinath Sahu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Gunupur || ST || Ramurty Gamango || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bissam-cuttack || ST || Sarangadhar Kadraka || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Rayagada || ST || Lalbihari Himirika || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Lakshmipur || ST || Bibhisana Majhi || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Pottangi || ST || Jayaram Pangi || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Koraput || None || Tara Prasad Bahinipati || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Malkangiri || SC || Arabinda Dhali || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Chitrakonda || ST || Mamta Madhi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kotpad || ST || Basudev Majhi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Jeypore || None || Rabi Narayan Nanda || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Nowrangpur || None || Habibulla Khan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kodinga || ST || Sadan Nayak || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Dabugam || ST || Bhujabal Majhi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Umarkote || ST || Parama Pujari || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Nawapara || None || Basanta Kumar Panda || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Khariar || None || Durjyodhan Majhi || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Dharamgarh || SC || Bira Sipka || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Koksara || None || Roshni Singh Deo || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Junagarh || None || Himanshu Shekhar Meher || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bhawanipatna || SC || Pradipta Kumar Naik || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Narla || ST || Balabhadra Majhi || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kesinga || None || Dhaneswar Majhi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Balliguda || ST || Surendra Kanhar || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Udayagiri || ST || Saluga Pradhan || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Phulbani || SC || Bishnu Priya Behera || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Boudh || None || Pradip Kumar Amat || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | Titilagarh || SC || Jogendra Behera || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kantabanji || None || Santosh Singh Saluja || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Patnagarh || None || Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Saintala || None || Surendra Singh Bhoi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Loisingha || None || Bal Gopal Mishra || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bolangir || None || Anang Udaya Singh Deo || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Sonepur || SC || Kunduru Kushal || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Binka || None || Niranjan Pujari || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Birmaharajpur || None || Baishnaba Padhan || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Athmallik || None || Nagendra Kumar Pradhan || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Angul || None || Adwait Prasad Singh || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Hindol || SC || Anjali Behera || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Dhenkanal || None || Krushna Chandra Patra || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Gondia || None || Nabin Nanda || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kamakhyanagar || None || Brahmananda Biswal || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Pallahara || None || Dharmendra Pradhan || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Talcher || SC || Mahesh Sahoo || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Padampur || None || Bijaya Singh Bariha || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Melchhamunda || None || Prakash Chandra Debta || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bijepur || None || Ashok Kumar Panigrahy || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bhatli || SC || Bimbadhar Kuanr || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bargarh || None || Ananda Acharya || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Sambalpur || None || Jaya Narayan Mishra || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Brajarajnagar || None || Anup Kumar Sai || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Jharsuguda || None || Kishore Kumar Mohanty || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Laikera || ST || Hemanand Biswal || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Kuchinda || ST || Rabinarayan Naik || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Rairakhol || SC || Durjodhan Sohela || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Deogarh || None || Subash Chandra Panigrahi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Sundargarh || None || Shankarsan Naik || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Talsara || ST || Gajadhar Majhi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | Rajgangpur || ST || Mangala Kisan || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Biramitrapur || ST || George Tirkey || {{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}<br /> |-<br /> | Rourkela || None || Ajit Das || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Raghunathpali || ST || Shankar Oram || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Bonai || ST || Dayanidhi Kisan || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Champua || ST || Saharai Oram || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | Patna || ST || Gourahari Naik || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Keonjhar || ST || Mohan Charan Majhi || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | Telkoi || ST || Niladri Nayak || {{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> | Ramchandrapur || None || Sri Badri Narayan Patra || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | Anandapur || SC || Sri Mayadhar Jena || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==By-polls==<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> !Year<br /> !Constituency<br /> !Reason for by-poll<br /> !Winning candidate<br /> !colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> |2001<br /> |[[Rairakhol Assembly constituency|Rairakhol]]<br /> |Death of Durjodhan Sohela<br /> |Sanatan Bisi&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeSept2001/bye_2001LA_Orissa.htm |title=Bye-Elections - September, 2001 - Legislative Assembly of Orissa - Assembly Constituency - 133-Rairakhol(SC) |access-date= 12 February 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Biju Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly]]<br /> *[[2000 elections in India]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Odisha elections}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:2000 State Assembly elections in India|Odisha]]<br /> [[Category:State Assembly elections in Odisha]]<br /> [[Category:2000s in Orissa]]</div>

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