Basta Assembly constituency
| 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 Nityananda Sahoo | |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2019 |
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]
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 | |||
| 2019 | Nityananda Sahoo[7] | BJD | |
| 2014 | Nityananda Sahoo | BJD | |
| 2009 | Raghunath Mohanty | BJD | |
| 2004 | Raghunath Mohanty | BJD | |
| 2000 | Raghunath Mohanty | BJD | |
| 1995 | Raghunath Mohanty | JD | |
| 1990 | Raghunath Mohanty | JD | |
| 1985 | Bhupal Chandra Mohapatra | INC | |
| 1980 | Bhupal Chandra Mohapatra | INC | |
| 1977 | Maheswar Baug | JP | |
| 1974 | Chintamani Jena | INC | |
| 1971 | Chintamani Jena | CPI | |
| 1967 | Chintamani Jena | INC | |
| 1961 | Maheswar Baug | PSP | |
| 1958 (bypoll)[a] | Akshaya Narayana Praharaja | INC | |
| 1957 | Akshaya Narayana Praharaja | INC | |
| 1951 | Trilochan Senapati | INC | |
Election Results[edit]
2024[edit]
Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Subhasini Jena | ||||
| BJP | Rabindra Andia | ||||
| INC | Bijan Nayak | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | |||||
2019[edit]
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bijan Kumar Nayak by a margin of 11,864 votes.
| 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 | 170957 | 75.33 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2014[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 | |||||
2009[edit]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jay Narayan Mohanty by a margin of 9,530 votes.
| 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[b] | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,46,933 | 77.18 | - | ||
| BJD hold | |||||
Notes[edit]
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI.
- ^ "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.