Basta Assembly constituency explained

Basta
State:Odisha
Constituency No:37
Type:SLA
Mla:Subasini Jena
Party:Biju Janata Dal
Latest Election Year:2024
District:Balasore
Loksabha Cons:Balasore
Established:1951
Reservation:None

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]

Elected Members

Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1958.

List of members elected from Basta constituency are:[4] [5]

YearMemberParty
2024Subasini Jena
2019Nityananda Sahoo[6]
2014Nityananda Sahoo
2009Raghunath Mohanty
2004Raghunath Mohanty
2000Raghunath Mohanty
1995Raghunath Mohanty
1990Raghunath Mohanty
1985Bhupal Chandra Mohapatra
1980Bhupal Chandra Mohapatra
1977Maheswar Baug
1974Chintamani Jena
1971Chintamani Jena
1967Chintamani Jena
1961Maheswar Baug
1958 (bypoll)Akshaya Narayana Praharaja
1957Akshaya Narayana Praharaja
1951Trilochan Senapati

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.[7]

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bijan Kumar Nayak by a margin of 11,864 votes.

2014

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]

2009

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jay Narayan Mohanty by a margin of 9,530 votes.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Orissa Assembly Election 2009 . empoweringindia.org . Constituency: Basta (37) District : Balasore. 22 February 2014.
  2. http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Orissa/orissa.pdf Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. http://eci.nic.in/delim/paper1to7/Orissa.xls Seats of Odisha
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131217121136/http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf . 2013-12-17 .
  5. Web site: Basta Assembly Constituency, Orissa. Compare Infobase Limited. 20 February 2014.
  6. Web site: State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha . . 7 October 2021.
  7. Web site: General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024 . ECI.
  8. Web site: Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014. Leadtech.in. 29 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140818230907/http://leadtech.in/infoelection/index.php/odisha/2604-constituency-wise-odisha-assembly-election-result.html. 2014-08-18. dead.