Basta Assembly constituency
| Basta (Akash Pradhan) | |
|---|---|
| Odisha Legislative Assembly constituency | |
| District | Balasore |
| Blocks | Basta, Baliapal |
| Electorate | 1,90,381 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Party | Biju Janata Dal |
| MLA | Raghunath Mohanty |
| Const. No. | 37 |
| Reserved for | None |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Balasore |
Basta (Sl. No.: 37) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.[1]
Area of this constituency include Baliapal block and 11 GPs (Mukulishi, Brahmanda, Sadanandapur, Baharda, Rautpada, Mathani, Sahada, Naikudi, Gadapada, Darada and Irda) of Basta block. [2][3]
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jaynarayan Mohanty by a margin of 9,530 votes.[4]
Elected Members
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)
2014 Election Result
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jay Narayan Mohanty by a margin of 6,433 votes.[8]
| 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 | 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
| 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 | − | ||
Notes
- ^ %of total valid votes
References
- ^ "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. 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 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
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- ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Odisha - Basta". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Basta (37)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf