Basta
Assembly seat no. 37 in Odisha · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1961.
Winner, 2014
NITYANANDA SAHOO
BJD
Elections held
15
1961–2024
Most successful party
BJD
won 6 of 15
Margin, 2014
6,433
4.00% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
INCJAY NARAYAN MOHANTY
- Votes
- 70,304
- Vote share
- 43.69%
- Behind by
- 6,433
Electors
2,02,766
Total votes polled
1,60,922
Valid votes
1,60,922
NOTA votes
604
0.38% of votes polled
Turnout
79.4%
Full result, 2014
8 candidates · 1,60,922 valid votes
NITYANANDA SAHOOBJDwon
76,737
47.7%
JAY NARAYAN MOHANTYINC
70,304
43.7%
SHYAMA PRASAD BEHERABJP
11,165
6.9%
MADAN MOHAN JENAAITC
690
0.4%
PRAMOD KUMAR PATTAYATBSP
590
0.4%
SAROJ KUMAR ROULAAAP
447
0.3%
RAMAKANTA PANDASP
199
0.1%
GOURAB KUMAR ANDIAIND
186
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Subasini Jena | BJD | 83,314 | 43.66% | Bijan Nayak | 20,377 |
| 2019 | NITYANANDA SAHOO | BJD | 71,737 | 41.96% | BIJAN NAYAK | 11,864 |
| 2014 | NITYANANDA SAHOO | BJD | 76,737 | 47.69% | JAY NARAYAN MOHANTY | 6,433 |
| 2009 | RAGHUNATH MOHANTY | BJD | 74,472 | 50.68% | JAYNARAYAN MOHANTY | 9,530 |
| 2004 | RAGHUNATH MOHANTY | BJD | 76,316 | 55.83% | SANJIV IRI | 36,110 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
