Basta Assembly constituency
| Basta | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 37 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Central Division |
| District | Balasore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Balasore |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,46,159[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Basta is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency includes all 28 GPs of Baliapal block and 17 GPs (Kainagiri, Naikudi, Mukulishi, Irda, Sahada, Chakuri, Darada, Barungadia, Patrajhada, Brahmanda, Sadanandapur, Kudia, Baharda, Mathani, Dudhahansa, Routpada and Gadapada) of Basta block.[2][3]
Elected members
[edit | edit source]Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1958.
List of members elected from Basta constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Subasini Jena | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[8] | Nityananda Sahoo[9] | ||
| 2014[10] | |||
| 2009[8] | Raghunath Mohanty | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1985 | Bhupal Chandra Mohapatra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1977 | Maheswar Baug | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Chintamani Jena | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Communist Party of India | ||
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1961 | Maheswar Baug | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1958 (bypoll)[c] | Akshaya Narayana Praharaja | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1951 | Trilochan Senapati | ||
Election Results
[edit | edit source]2024
[edit | edit source]Voting were held on 1 June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4 June 2024.[11] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Subasini Jena defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bijan Nayak by a margin of 20,377 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Subasini Jena | 83,314 | 43.66 |  1.70
| |
| INC | Bijan Nayak | 62,937 | 32.99 |  2.03
| |
| BJP | Rabindra Nath Andia | 42,732 | 22.40 | 0.83
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 403 | 0.21 | 0.05
| |
| Majority | 20,377 | 10.67 | |||
| Turnout | 1,90,803 | 77.51 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
[edit | edit source]In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bijan Nayak by a margin of 11,864 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Nityananda Sahoo | 71,737 | 41.96 | 5.73
| |
| INC | Bijan Nayak | 59,873 | 35.02 | 8.67
| |
| BJP | Raghunath Mohanty | 36,874 | 21.57 | 14.63
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 441 | 0.26 | ||
| Majority | 11,864 | 6.94 | |||
| Turnout | 1,70,957 | 75.33 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014
[edit | edit source]In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jay Narayan Mohanty by a margin of 6,433 votes.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Nityananda Sahoo | 76,737 | 47.69 | 2.99
| |
| INC | Jay Narayan Mohanty | 70,304 | 43.69 | 0.51
| |
| BJP | Shyama Prasad Behera | 11,165 | 6.94 | 3.73
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 604 | 0.38 | − | |
| Majority | 6,433 | 39.97 | 33.48 | ||
| Turnout | 1,60,922 | 80.14 | 2.96 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,00,793 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
[edit | edit source]In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jay Narayan Mohanty by a margin of 9,530 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Raghunath Mohanty | 74,472 | 50.68 | − | |
| INC | Jaynarayan Mohanty | 64,942 | 44.20 | − | |
| BJP | Arabinda Behera | 4,713 | 3.21 | − | |
| Majority | 9,530 | 6.49[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,933 | 77.18 | − | ||
| BJD hold | |||||
Notes
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