1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election in Odisha, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1995 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| type = legislative

| vote_type = Popular

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1990 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1990

| election_date = 9 March 1995

| next_election = 2000 Odisha Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 2000

| seats_for_election = All 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 74

| registered = {{formatnum:22075775}}

| turnout = 73.64%

| image_size = 100px

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=J B Pattnaik, Governor of Assam.jpg|bSize=140|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=16|oTop=04}}

| leader1 = Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

| leaders_seat1 = Begunia

| party1 = Indian National Congress

| leader_since1 =

| seats_before1 = 10

| popular_vote1 = 39.08%

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}70

| seats1 = 80

| swing1 =

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Biju-Patnaik.jpg|bSize=140|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=16|oTop=12}}

| leader2 = Biju Patnaik

| leaders_seat2 = Bhubaneswar

| party2 = Janata Dal

| leader_since2 =

| seats_before2 = 123

| popular_vote2 = 35.41%

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}77

| seats2 = 46

| swing2 =

| title = CM

| before_party = Janata Dal

| before_election = Biju Patnaik

| after_party = Congress(I)

| after_election = Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

}}

Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held in March 1995 to elect members of the 147 constituencies in Odisha, India. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats and Janaki Ballabh Patnaik was appointed as the Chief Minister of Odisha.{{cite web |url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/former-odisha-chief-minister-jb-patnaik-dead/41362.html |title=Former Odisha chief minister JB Patnaik dead |date=21 April 2015 |agency=IANS |access-date= 6 February 2022}}{{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}} The number of constituencies was set as 147 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/ |title=DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= December 9, 2020}}