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, 2009
SRIKANT KUMAR JENA
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2009
38,900
4.36% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
NCPARUN DEY
- Votes
- 2,74,988
- Vote share
- 30.82%
- Behind by
- 38,900
Electors
12,69,342
Total votes polled
8,92,262
Valid votes
8,92,262
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.3%
Full result, 2009
9 candidates · 8,92,262 valid votes
SRIKANT KUMAR JENAINCwon
3,13,888
35.2%
ARUN DEYNCP
2,74,988
30.8%
MAHAMEGHA BAHAN AIRA KHARABELA SWAINBJP
2,19,908
24.6%
ARUN JENAJMM
25,577
2.9%
DEBASISH RANJAN DASHSAMO
25,485
2.9%
LAXIMIKANTA BEHERAIND
11,432
1.3%
RAKESH RANJAN PATRAJHKP
7,962
0.9%
SHRADHANJALI PRADHANBSP
6,980
0.8%
GHASIRAM MOHANTAIND
6,042
0.7%
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.
