Basta is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
| Basta | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 37 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Balasore |
| LS constituency | Balasore |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 190,381 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
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]
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bijan Kumar Nayak. In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jaynarayan Mohanty margin of 6433 votes.[4]
Elected Members edit
Sixteen(16) elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Basta constituency are:[6][7]
- 2014: (37): Nityananda Sahoo (BJD)
- 2009: (37): Raghunath Mohanty (BJD)
- 2004: (13): Raghunath Mohanty (BJD)
- 2000: (13): Raghunath Mohanty (BJD)
- 1995: (13): Raghunath Mohanty (Janata Dal)
- 1990: (13): Raghunath Mohanty (Janata Dal)
- 1985: (13): Bhupal Chandra Mahapatra (Congress)
- 1980: (13): Bhupal Chandra Mahapatra (Congress-I)
- 1977: (13): Maheswar Baug (Janata Party)
- 1974: (13): Chintamani Jena (Congress)
- 1971: (13): Chintamani Jena (Utkal Congress)
- 1967: (13): Chintamani Jena (Congress)
- 1961: (128): Maheswar Baug (PSP)
- 1958: (Bye-election): Akshaya Narayan Praharaj (Congress)
- 1957: (91): Akshaya Narayan Praharaj (Congress)
- 1951: (53): Trilochan Senapati (Congress)
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nityananda Sahoo[8] | Biju Janata Dal | |
Election results edit
2019 edit
| 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 | ||
| Rest of the Candidates | 2,032 | 1.19 | |||
| Majority | 11,864 | 6.94 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| BJD hold | Swing | ||||
2014 Election Result edit
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
| |
| AITC | Madan Mohan Jena | 690 | 0.43 | ||
| BSP | Pramod Kumar Pattayat | 590 | 0.37 | 0.03
| |
| AAP | Saroj Kumar Roul | 447 | 0.28 | ||
| SP | Ramakanta Panda | 199 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Gourab Kumar Andia | 186 | 0.12 | ||
| 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 | |||||
Summary of results of the 2009 Election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Raghunath Mohanty | 74,472 | 50.68 | - | |
| INC | Jaynarayan Mohanty | 64,942 | 44.20 | - | |
| BJP | Arabinda Behera | 4,713 | 3.21 | - | |
| Independent | Judhisthira Jena | 987 | 0.67 | - | |
| JMM | Kamal Lochan Barik | 797 | 0.54 | - | |
| Jan Hitkari Party | Ramesh Swain | 523 | 0.36 | - | |
| BSP | Sadasiv Sethi | 498 | 0.34 | - | |
| Majority | 9,530 | 6.49[a] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,933 | 77.18 | - | ||
| BJD hold | Swing | ||||
Notes edit
- ^ %of total valid votes
References edit
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
Constituency: Basta (37) District : Balasore
- ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
- ^ Seats of Odisha
- ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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- ^ "13 - Basta Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
List Of Winning Candidates
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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- ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-IV) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Reports on Election 2014" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Basta (37)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.