Basta
Constituency No. 37 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictBalasore
LS constituencyBalasore
Established1951
Total electors190,381
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Nityananda Sahoo
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2019

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]

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

Vote share of winning candidates[5]
2019
 
 41.96%
2014
 
 47.69%
2009
 
 50.68%
2004
 
 55.83%
2000
 
 53.36%
1995
 
 47.34%
1990
 
 46.23%
1985
 
 67.84%
1980
 
 52.77%
1977
 
 56.66%

Sixteen(16) elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Basta constituency are:[6][7]

Year Member Party
2019 Nityananda Sahoo[8] Biju Janata Dal

Election results

2019

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Basta[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nityananda Sahoo 71,737 41.96 Decrease5.73
INC Bijan Nayak 59,873 35.02 Decrease8.67
BJP Raghunath Mohanty 36,874 21.57 Increase14.63
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

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]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Basta[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Nityananda Sahoo 76,737 47.69 Decrease2.99
INC Jay Narayan Mohanty 70,304 43.69 Decrease0.51
BJP Shyama Prasad Behera 11,165 6.94 Increase3.73
AITC Madan Mohan Jena 690 0.43
BSP Pramod Kumar Pattayat 590 0.37 Increase0.03
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

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Basta[13]
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

  1. ^ %of total valid votes

References

  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 22 February 2014. Constituency: Basta (37) District : Balasore
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2014. 9530
  5. ^ "13 - Basta Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Basta Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  8. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-IV) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Reports on Election 2014" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Basta (37)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the LEgislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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