in 2009 to 34.4 percent in 2014 and 37.6 percent in 2019. The top leadership in the party was on the lookout for a new face. In such scheme of things, CM Patnaik pitted sitting Rajya Sabha member Subhash Singh in the direct mayor election. The Mayor poll results show that BJD's Subash Singh polled a whopping 1.13 lakh votes in the three constituencies, becoming the first directly elected Mayor of Cuttack. The BJD polled the highest of around 57633 votes in the 2014 Assembly elections, however, it nosedived to 46,417 in 2019 Assembly polls. On the other hand, Subhash Singh has polled over 80,000 votes in the Barbati-Cuttack segment. The winner shield for BJD shows that Congress polled almost around 50,000-52,000 votes in the Assembly segment. The incumbent legislator of Barbati-Cuttack Mojammad Mouqim of the Indian National Congress had polled 50,244 votes in the 2019 assembly polls. Commanding the maximum number of votes not only in Cuttack Barabati but also in Cuttack Sadar and Choudwar, Mr.Singh has proved himself to be the most popular leader in the whole Cuttack district. Unions and Labour Forums He is quite popular among young people and poor people. Apart from being in a front line leader in Biju Janta Dal, he is also a distinguished labour leader and is part of multiple unions and labor forums across India. This includes Auto Mahasangh, All India Hawkers Association, All Odisha Drivers Mahasangh, AASHA, Anganwadi, Swachya Sathi and multiple other unions. References 1960 births Living people Rajya Sabha members from Odisha Biju Janata Dal politicians People from Kendrapara district