# Balasore Assembly constituency

Balasore is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.
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.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 50.90% | 50.90% |
| 2020 (bypoll) | 2020 (bypoll) | 51.80% | 51.80% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 47.46% | 47.46% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 32.82% | 32.82% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 45.42% | 45.42% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 47.36% | 47.36% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 40.94% | 40.94% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 46.37% | 46.37% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 86.56% | 86.56% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 47.38% | 47.38% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 39.33% | 39.33% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 49.58% | 49.58% |
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 2020.
List of members elected from Balasore constituency are:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Manas Kumar Dutta | BJP |
| 2020 (bypoll) | Swarup Kumar Das | BJD |
| 2019 | Madan Mohan Dutta | BJP |
| 2014 | Jiban Pradip Dash | BJD |
| 2009 | Jiban Pradip Dash | BJD |
| 2004 | Arun Dey | Odisha Gana Parisad |
| 2000 | Jiban Pradip Dash | BJP |
| 1995 | Arun Dey | Independent |
| 1990 | Arun Dey | CPI |
| 1985 | Gopanarayan Das | INC |
| 1980 | Arun Dey | CPI |
| 1977 | Kartik Chandra Rout | JP |
| 1974 | Arun Dey | CPI |
| 1971 | Priyanath Nandy | Congress (R) |
| 1967 | Rabindra Mohan Das | PSP |
| 1961 | Bijoy Krushna De | INC |
| 1957 | Rabindra Mohan Das | PSP |
| 1951 | Surendra Nath Das | INC |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 4th phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.
2024 Odisha Vidhan Sabha Election,Balasore :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 28,626 | 16.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | 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.
2020 Odisha Legislative Assembly by-election : Balasore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Swarup Kumar Das | 84,097 | 51.8 | |
| | BJP | Manas Kumar Dutta | 70,746 | 43.58 | |
| | INC | Mamata Kundu | 4,983 | 3.07 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 700 | 0.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,351 | 8.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,64,458 | 71.33 | |
| | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP |

### 2019

In 2019 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Madan Mohan Dutta defeated BJD candidate Jiban Pradip Das by a margin of 13,406 votes.
2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Balasore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Madan Mohan Dutta | 74,815 | 47.26 | |
| | BJD | Jiban Pradip Dash | 61,409 | 38.79 | |
| | INC | Manas Ranjan Das Pattnaik | 19,704 | 12.45 | |
| | BSP | Mayadhar Behera | 292 | 0.18 | |
| | AITC | Munsi Abdul Meheraj Alli | 216 | 0.14 | |
| | Utkal Samaj | Prakash Lenka | 162 | 0.1 | |
| | Purvanchal Janata Party (Secular) | Pratap Chandra Mohanty | 129 | 0.08 | |
| | AIFB | Sarbeswar Mishra | 92 | 0.06 | |
| | HM | Sadhana Das | 183 | 0.12 | |
| | PSP(L) | SK Samiruddin | 174 | 0.11 | |
| | Independent | Gajendra Bhuyan | 163 | 0.10 | |
| | Independent | Manoj Kumar Nayak | 306 | 0.19 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 668 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13406 | 8.46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158313 | 80.83 | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD |

### 2014

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jiban Pradip Das defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Madan Mohan Dutta by a margin of 9,791 votes.
2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Balasore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Jiban Pradip Das | 47,615 | 32.82 | −12.6 |
| | BJP | Madan Mohan 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 | |
| | Independent | Basantalata Pattanayak | 1,601 | 1.1 | |
| | Utkal Samaj | Bhaskar Chandra Jena | 813 | 0.56 | |
| | CPI | Gouranga Charan Panigrahi | 812 | 0.56 | |
| | AAP | Kesu Das | 496 | 0.34 | |
| | Independent | Rajendra Bal | 377 | 0.26 | |
| | AITC | Archana Nandi | 366 | 0.25 | |
| | BSP | Mayadhar Behera | 359 | 0.25 | |
| | Independent | Md Sahirul Haque | 269 | 0.19 | |
| | Independent | Maheswar Behera | 235 | 0.16 | |
| | Biju Swabhiman Dal | Abhishek Das | 118 | 0.08 | |
| | NOTA | None | 827 | 0.51 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,791 | 6.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,082 | 74.08 | 8.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,95,846 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Jiban Pradip Dash defeated Independent candidate Anup Kumar Das by a margin of 13,490 votes.
2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Balasore :
| Party | 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 | − |
| | Independent | Bhaskar Jena | 2,745 | 2.24 | − |
| | Independent | Rajendra Bal | 1,453 | 1.18 | − |
| | BSP | Tapas Kumar Sahu | 576 | 0.47 | − |
| | Independent | Jiban Mohan Sahu | 505 | 0.41 | − |
| | JMM | Sk. Sharfuddin | 391 | 0.32 | − |
| | Kalinga sena | Basudev Raul | 372 | 0.30 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,490 | 11.00 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,22,680 | 65.25 | − |
| | BJD gain from Odisha Gana Parisad | BJD gain from Odisha Gana Parisad | BJD gain from Odisha Gana Parisad | BJD gain from Odisha Gana Parisad | BJD gain from Odisha Gana Parisad |