# Balasore Lok Sabha constituency

Balasore is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Odisha.

## Assembly Segments

Assembly Constituencies which constitute this Parliamentary Constituency, after delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies and Legislative Assembly Constituencies of 2008 are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 32 | Badasahi (SC) | Mayurbhanj | Sanatan Bijuli | BJP | BJP |
| 35 | Jaleswar | Balasore | Ashwini Kumar Patra | BJD | BJP |
| 36 | Bhograi | Balasore | Goutam Buddha Das | BJD | BJD |
| 37 | Basta | Balasore | Subasini Jena | BJD | BJD |
| 38 | Balasore | Balasore | Manas Kumar Dutta | BJP | BJP |
| 39 | Remuna (SC) | Balasore | Gobinda Chandra Das | BJP | BJP |
| 40 | Nilgiri | Balasore | Santosh Khatua | BJP | BJP |

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 45.49% | 45.49% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 41.74% | 41.74% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 31.75% | 31.75% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 24.73% | 24.73% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 58.37% | 58.37% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 55.68% | 55.68% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 53.17% | 53.17% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 52.9% | 52.9% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 44.08% | 44.08% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 56.27% | 56.27% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 56.55% | 56.55% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 59.09% | 59.09% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 55.74% | 55.74% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 37.97% | 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
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Kanhu Charan Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Bhagabat Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Kanhu Charan Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Bhagabat Sahu | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Gokulananda Mohanty | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Samarendra Kundu | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1971 | Shyam Sunder Mahapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Samarendra Kundu | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| 1980 | Chintamani Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Chintamani Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Samarendra Kundu | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Kartik Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Kartik Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Kharabela Swain | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Kharabela Swain | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Kharabela Swain | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Srikant Kumar Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Rabindra Kumar Jena | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election Results
### 2024

Voting were held on 1st June 2024 in 7th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. 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.
2024 Indian general election: Balasore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | 563,865 | 45.49 | 3.7 |
| | BJD | Lekhashree Samantsinghar | 4,16,709 | 33.62 | 7.0 |
| | INC | Srikant Kumar Jena | 2,37,007 | 19.12 | 3.63 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,350 | 0.59 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,47,156 | 11.87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,39,635 | 76.77 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold | BJP hold |

### 2019

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.
2019 Indian general elections: Balasore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | 483,858 | 41.79 | 13.98 |
| | BJD | Rabindra Kumar Jena | 4,70,902 | 40.62 | 0.66 |
| | INC | Nabajyoti Patnaik | 1,79,403 | 15.49 | 10.95 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,436 | 0.64 | 0.09 |
| | AITC | Haji Sk Abdul Istar | 3,900 | 0.34 | 0.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,956 | 1.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,59,335 | 75.69 | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | Swing | 7.32 | |

### 2014

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.
2014 Indian general elections: Balasore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJD | Rabindra Kumar Jena | 433,768 | 41.33 | |
| | BJP | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | 2,91,943 | 27.81 | |
| | INC | Srikant Kumar Jena | 2,77,517 | 26.44 | |
| | CPI | Prashant Kumar Mishra | 14,538 | 0.99 | |
| | AITC | Kartikeswar Patra | 9,856 | 0.93 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,716 | 0.73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,41,825 | 13.51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,49,861 | 76.84 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,66,218 | | |
| | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC | BJD gain from INC |

### 2009

In 2009 election, Indian National Congress candidate Srikant Kumar Jena defeated Nationalist Congress Party candidate Arun Dey by a margin of 38,900 votes.
2009 Indian general elections: Balasore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Srikant Kumar Jena | 313,888 | 35.17 | |
| | NCP | Arun Dey | 2,74,988 | 30.84 | |
| | BJP | Kharabela Swain | 2,19,908 | 24.64 | |
| | JMM | Arun Jena | 25,577 | 2.87 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,900 | 4.36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,92,263 | 70.29 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP |