BALIPATNA
Assembly seat no. 49 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1980
BASANTA BEHERA
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
BJD
won 2 of 10
Margin, 1980
6,542
17.98% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
JNPSCGYANA RANJAN BEHERA
- Votes
- 8,205
- Vote share
- 22.55%
- Behind by
- 6,542
Electors
87,122
Total votes polled
36,382
Valid votes
36,382
NOTA votes
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Turnout
41.8%
Full result, 1980
6 candidates · 36,382 valid votes
BASANTA BEHERAINC(I)won
14,747
40.5%
GYANA RANJAN BEHERAJNPSC
8,205
22.6%
SURA SETHIIND
5,935
16.3%
SANTANU KUMAR DASINC(U)
4,198
11.5%
SARBESWAR BHOIFBL
2,187
6.0%
SATYABADI BHOIIND
1,110
3.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SASHI BHUSAN BEHERA | BJD | 54,293 | 49.33% | BENUDHAR BHOI | 12,605 |
| 2000 | RAGHAB CHANDRA SETHI | BJD | 47,279 | 52.45% | BENUDHAR BHOI | 10,927 |
| 1995 | HRUSHIKESH NAYAK | JD | 44,443 | 45.67% | BENUDHAR BHOI | 1,224 |
| 1990 | HRUSIKESH NAYAK | JD | 42,279 | 59.54% | SURA SETHI | 22,511 |
| 1985 | RAGHAB CHANDRA SETH | INC | 22,595 | 45.94% | HRUSHIKESH NAYAK | 514 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BALIPATNA assembly constituency in 2004?
SASHI BHUSAN BEHERA (BJD) won BALIPATNA in 2004, by a margin of 12,605 votes.
Which party has won BALIPATNA the most times?
BJD, with 2 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has BALIPATNA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won BALIPATNA the most times?
BASANTA BEHERA, with 2 wins between 1971 and 1980.
