Claim: Badasahi's 2009 Vidhan Sabha Election had a total turnout of 106,878 voters in which BJD Candidate Manoranjan Sethi won over an independent candidate.
Evidence: 2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Badasahi 1,06,878 BJD Manoranjan Sethi 45.27 48,382 INC Ganeswar Patra 32,883 30.77 Independent Manas Ranjan Behera 9,113 8.53