BALASORE
Constituency no. 6 in Odisha · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Odisha also has an assembly constituency called BALASORE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1999
Mahameghabahan Aira Kharabela Swain
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,36,372
17.74% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCSubhankar Mohapatra
- Votes
- 2,91,698
- Vote share
- 37.94%
- Behind by
- 1,36,372
Electors
12,42,578
Total votes polled
7,68,769
Valid votes
7,68,769
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.9%
Full result, 1999
8 candidates · 7,68,769 valid votes
Mahameghabahan Aira Kharabela SwainBJPwon
4,28,070
55.7%
Subhankar MohapatraINC
2,91,698
37.9%
Sambhunath MohantyCPI
26,586
3.5%
Tapas Kumar RathaJMM
14,813
1.9%
Chaitanya Prasad SahuJP
2,901
0.4%
Gopal KhandelwalNCP
2,729
0.3%
Jagannath PatraIND
1,109
0.1%
Niranjan JenaBRPP
863
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI | BJP | 5,63,865 | 45.49% | LEKHASRI SAMANTSINGHAR | 1,47,156 |
| 2019 | PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI | BJP | 4,83,858 | 41.79% | RABINDRA KUMAR JENA | 12,956 |
| 2014 | RABINDRA KUMAR JENA | BJD | 4,33,768 | 41.33% | PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI | 1,41,825 |
| 2009 | SRIKANT KUMAR JENA | INC | 3,13,888 | 35.18% | ARUN DEY | 38,900 |
| 2004 | MAHAMEGHA BAHAN AIRA KHARBELA SWAIN | BJP | 5,53,087 | 58.37% | NIRANJAN PANDA | 2,36,955 |
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 BALASORE constituency in 2024?
PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI (BJP) won BALASORE in 2024, by a margin of 1,47,156 votes.
Which party has won BALASORE the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BALASORE gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won BALASORE the most times?
PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI, with 2 wins between 2019 and 2024.
