Balasore Lok Sabha constituency

Balasore is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha.

Balasore
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Interactive map of Balasore Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
Assembly constituenciesBadasahi
Jaleswar
Bhograi
Basta
Balasore
Remuna
Nilgiri
Established1952
Total electors16,05,157
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

Assembly Segments

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Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are:[1][2]

# Name District Member Party
32 Badasahi (SC) Mayurbhanj Sanatan Bijuli BJP
35 Jaleswar Balasore Ashwini Kumar Patra BJD
36 Bhograi Goutam Buddha Das
37 Basta Subasini Jena
38 Balasore Manas Kumar Dutta BJP
39 Remuna (SC) Gobinda Chandra Das
40 Nilgiri Santosh Khatua

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates
2024
45.49%
2019
41.74%
2014
31.75%
2009
24.73%
2004
58.37%
1999
55.68%
1998
53.17%
1996
52.9%
1991
44.08%
1989
56.27%
1984
56.55%
1980
59.09%
1977
55.74%
1971
37.97%

Since its formation in 1952, 18 elections have been held till date. It was a two member constituency for 1952 & 1957.

List of members elected from Balasore constituency are

Year Member Party
1952[a] Kanhu Charan Jena INC
Bhagabat Sahu
1957[b] Kanhu Charan Jena
Bhagabat Sahu
1962 Gokulananda Mohanty
1967 Samarendra Kundu PSP
1971 Shyam Sunder Mahapatra INC
1977 Samarendra Kundu BLD
1980 Chintamani Jena INC
1984
1989 Samarendra Kundu JD
1991 Kartik Mohapatra INC
1996
1998 Kharabela Swain BJP
1999
2004
2009 Srikant Kumar Jena INC
2014 Rabindra Kumar Jena BJD
2019 Pratap Chandra Sarangi BJP
2024

Election Results

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2024

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Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[3] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratap Chandra Sarangi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Lekhashree Samantsinghar by a margin of 1,47,156 votes.

2024 Indian general election: Balasore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pratap Chandra Sarangi 563,865 45.49  3.7
BJD Lekhashree Samantsinghar 4,16,709 33.62  7.0
INC Srikant Kumar Jena 2,37,007 19.12  3.63
NOTA None of the above 7,350 0.59
Majority 1,47,156 11.87
Turnout 12,39,635 76.77
BJP hold

2019

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In 2019 Indian general election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratap Chandra Sarangi defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabindra Kumar Jena by a margin of 12,956 votes.

2019 Indian general elections: Balasore[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Pratap Chandra Sarangi 483,858 41.79  13.98
BJD Rabindra Kumar Jena 4,70,902 40.62  0.66
INC Nabajyoti Patnaik 1,79,403 15.49  10.95
NOTA None of the above 7,436 0.64  0.09
AITC Haji Sk Abdul Istar 3,900 0.34  0.59
Majority 12,956 1.12
Turnout 11,59,335 75.69
BJP gain from BJD Swing  7.32

2014

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In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rabindra Kumar Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratap Chandra Sarangi by a margin of 1,41,825 votes.

2014 Indian general elections: Balasore[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rabindra Kumar Jena 433,768 41.33
BJP Pratap Chandra Sarangi 2,91,943 27.81
INC Srikant Kumar Jena 2,77,517 26.44
CPI Prashant Kumar Mishra 14,538 0.99
AITC Kartikeswar Patra 9,856 0.93
NOTA None of the above 7,716 0.73
Majority 1,41,825 13.51
Turnout 10,49,861 76.84
Registered electors 13,66,218
BJD gain from INC

2009

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In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Srikant Kumar Jena defeated Nationalist Congress Party candidate Arun Dey by a margin of 38,900 votes.

2009 Indian general elections: Balasore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Srikant Kumar Jena 313,888 35.17
NCP Arun Dey 2,74,988 30.84
BJP Kharabela Swain 2,19,908 24.64
JMM Arun Jena 25,577 2.87
Majority 38,900 4.36
Turnout 8,92,263 70.29
INC gain from BJP


Notes

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  1. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  2. ^ It was a 2 member constituency

References

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  1. ^ "17 - Puri Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) Constituency". Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Orissa" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
  3. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
  4. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates (Phase-IV) (PC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Lok Sabha Elections 2019 candidate list for Odisha". Business Insider India. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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