Odisha CM Patnaik loses Kantabanji Assembly seat by 16,000 votes

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has lost the Assembly polls from Kantabanji constituency. Patnaik was defeated by BJP's Laxman Bag, who won by a margin of over 16,000 votes. However, Patnaik, who has led Odisha government continuously since 2000, won from Hinjili. The 77-year-old son of late Biju Patnaik had never lost an election (Lok Sabha and Assembly) till now.