Congress held onto power, but this time without the outright majority it had commanded before.

The Indian National Congress won 69 of the 146 seats on offer.

That fell short of the 74-seat majority mark, leaving a hung house — a result where no single party wins enough seats to govern alone.

This was Congress's second win in a row here, though again without a majority of its own.

It had now won 2 elections in a row in Odisha.

Its own seat count grew by 18 compared with the previous election.

Its nearest rival, the Utkal Congress, trailed well behind with 35 seats.

A few numbers from that year stand out.

The closest race: Nilgiri, Odisha was decided by just 49 votes — the smallest margin, how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second, of any seat that year.

At the other extreme, Kamakhyanagar, Odisha was won by a margin of 59.8% of the vote — one of the most one-sided results anywhere in the state.

Rajnagar, Odisha saw the highest turnout of the year — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — at 75.0%.

Statewide, turnout reached 48.8%, the highest Odisha had recorded in an assembly election up to that point.

The contest that year was a crowded one, with many parties and independents each picking up at least one seat.

In all, 9 parties won seats, plus 7 independents.