BALIPATNA
Assembly seat no. 49 in Odisha · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 2000
RAGHAB CHANDRA SETHI
BJD
Elections held
10
1967–2004
Most successful party
BJD
won 2 of 10
Margin, 2000
10,927
12.12% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
INCBENUDHAR BHOI
- Votes
- 36,352
- Vote share
- 40.32%
- Behind by
- 10,927
Electors
1,40,075
Total votes polled
90,148
Valid votes
90,148
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.4%
Full result, 2000
7 candidates · 90,148 valid votes
RAGHAB CHANDRA SETHIBJDwon
47,279
52.5%
BENUDHAR BHOIINC
36,352
40.3%
CHITTARANJAN BEHERAIND
3,125
3.5%
SUKANTA BHOICPI
2,727
3.0%
SATYAPRIYA BEHERACPI(ML)(L)
294
0.3%
BANAMALI DALAIBSP
192
0.2%
KISHORE CHANDRA JENAIND
179
0.2%
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.
