Balasore Lok Sabha constituency
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Balasore is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha.
| Balasore OD-6 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive map of Balasore Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Assembly constituencies | Badasahi Jaleswar Bhograi Basta Balasore Remuna Nilgiri |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 16,05,157 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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 | |||
| 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
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.
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.
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.
In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Srikant Kumar Jena defeated Nationalist Congress Party candidate Arun Dey by a margin of 38,900 votes.
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