Balasore Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Balasore is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
| Balasore | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 38 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 | 2,29,852[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Area of this constituency includes Balasore and 18 GPs (Kasipada, Rasulpur, Srirampur, Kasafal, Sartha, Bahabalpur, Chhanua, Haladipada, Olandasaragan, Odangi, Nagaram, Buanl, Sindhia, Gopinathpur, Parikhi, Patrapada, Kuradiha and Srikona) of Balasore block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2020.
List of members elected from Balasore constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Manas Kumar Dutta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 (bypoll)[c][8] | Swarup Kumar Das | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2019[9][10] | Madanmohan Dutta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014[11] | Jiban Pradip Dash | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2009[12] | |||
| 2004 | Arun Dey | Odisha Gana Parisad | |
| 2000 | Jiban Pradip Dash | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | Arun Dey | Independent politician | |
| 1990 | Communist Party of India | ||
| 1985 | Gopanarayan Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Arun Dey | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Kartik Chandra Rout | Janata Party | |
| 1974 | Arun Dey | Communist Party of India | |
| 1971 | Priyanath Nandy | Indian National Congress (R) | |
| 1967 | Rabindra Mohan Das | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1961 | Bijoy Krushna De | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Rabindra Mohan Das | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1951 | Surendra Nath Das | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2024
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.[13] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manas Kumar Dutta defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Swarup Kumar Das by a margin of 28,626 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manas Kumar Dutta | 89,360 | 50.90 | ||
| BJD | Swarup Kumar Das | 60,734 | 34.59 | ||
| INC | Monalisa Lenka | 19,259 | 10.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 698 | 0.40 | ||
| Majority | 28,626 | 16.31 | |||
| Turnout | 1,75,560 | 76.38 | |||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2020 Bypoll
In 2020 bye-election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Swarup Kumar Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manas Kumar Dutta by a margin of 13,351 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Swarup Kumar Das | 84,097 | 51.8 | ||
| BJP | Manas Kumar Dutta[14] | 70,746 | 43.58 | ||
| INC | Mamata Kundu[15] | 4,983 | 3.07 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 700 | 0.43 | ||
| Majority | 13,351 | 8.22 | |||
| Turnout | 1,64,458 | 71.33 | |||
| BJD gain from BJP | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Madanmohan Dutta defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Jiban Pradip Das by a margin of 13,406 votes.[10][16]
2014
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jiban Pradip Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Madanmohan Dutta by a margin of 9,791 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jiban Pradip Das | 47,615 | 32.82 | −12.6 | |
| BJP | Madanmohan Dutta | 37,824 | 26.07 | 20.03 | |
| INC | Arun Dey | 28,650 | 19.75 | 10.55 | |
| Independent | Manas Ranjan Das Pattnaik | 24,720 | 17.04 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 827 | 0.51 | − | |
| Majority | 9,791 | 6.75 | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,082 | 74.08 | 8.83 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,95,846 | ||||
| BJD hold | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jiban Pradip Dash defeated Independent Anup Kumar Das by a margin of 13,490 votes.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Jiban Pradip Dash | 55,710 | 45.42 | − | |
| Independent | Anup Kumar Das | 42,220 | 34.42 | − | |
| INC | Subhankar Mohapatra | 11,282 | 9.20 | − | |
| BJP | Sanjay Kumar Patra | 7,414 | 6.04 | − | |
| Majority | 13,490 | 11.00[d] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,22,680 | 65.25 | − | ||
| BJD gain from Odisha Gana Parisad | |||||