This election produced another lopsided result, with one party winning an overwhelming share of the assembly.

The Indian National Congress won 117 of the 147 seats on offer.

That was well clear of the 74-seat mark needed to govern alone — a landslide result.

The Janata Party finished a distant second with 21 seats.

The previous election here was won by a party carrying a slightly different version of the same name.

That year's winner was the Indian National Congress (I); this year, the INC topped the poll instead.

About 51.2% of registered voters turned out to cast a ballot, a share that rose from the election before.

A few numbers from that election stand out.

The closest race: Balasore, Odisha was decided by just 69 votes — the margin, how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second.

At the other extreme, Athgarh, Odisha produced the widest margin of the election, at 77.3% of the vote.

Kakatpur, Odisha recorded the highest turnout of the year — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — at 74.6%.

Rourkela, Odisha had the largest pool of registered voters of any seat, at 1,49,004.

Outside the top two parties, the remaining seats were shared among a mix of smaller parties and independent candidates.

In all, 5 parties won at least one seat, alongside 7 independents.