Vidhan Sabha constituency No. 37
Basta assembly constituency
Basta is one of 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, in Balasore district and the Balasore Lok Sabha constituency. In 2024 it elected Subasini Jena of the Biju Janata Dal, by 20,377 votes.
- MLA (2024)
- Subasini Jena
- Party
- Biju Janata Dal
- Electors
- 2,46,159
- Turnout (2024)
- 77.51%
Election results
2024
Turnout 77.51% · 1,90,803 votes · Margin 20,377
| Subasini JenaWonBiju Janata Dal | 43.66% | 83,314 | |
| Bijan NayakIndian National Congress | 32.99% | 62,937 | |
| Rabindra Nath AndiaBharatiya Janata Party | 22.4% | 42,732 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.21% | 403 |
2019
Turnout 75.33% · 1,70,957 votes · Margin 11,864
| Nityananda SahooWonBiju Janata Dal | 41.96% | 71,737 | |
| Bijan NayakIndian National Congress | 35.02% | 59,873 | |
| Raghunath MohantyBharatiya Janata Party | 21.57% | 36,874 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.26% | 441 |
2014
Turnout 80.14% · 1,60,922 votes · Margin 6,433
| Nityananda SahooWonBiju Janata Dal | 47.69% | 76,737 | |
| Jay Narayan MohantyIndian National Congress | 43.69% | 70,304 | |
| Shyama Prasad BeheraBharatiya Janata Party | 6.94% | 11,165 | |
| None of the aboveNone of the above | 0.38% | 604 |
2009
Turnout 77.18% · 1,46,933 votes · Margin 9,530
| Raghunath MohantyWonBiju Janata Dal | 50.68% | 74,472 | |
| Jaynarayan MohantyIndian National Congress | 44.2% | 64,942 | |
| Arabinda BeheraBharatiya Janata Party | 3.21% | 4,713 |
Members elected since 1951
| Year | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Subasini Jena | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Nityananda Sahoo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Nityananda Sahoo | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Raghunath Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2004 | Raghunath Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Raghunath Mohanty | Biju Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Raghunath Mohanty | Janata Dal |
| 1990 | Raghunath Mohanty | Janata Dal |
| 1985 | Bhupal Chandra Mohapatra | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Bhupal Chandra Mohapatra | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1977 | Maheswar Baug | Janata Party |
| 1974 | Chintamani Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Chintamani Jena | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Chintamani Jena | Indian National Congress |
| 1961 | Maheswar Baug | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1958 (bypoll) | Akshaya Narayana Praharaja | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Akshaya Narayana Praharaja | Indian National Congress |
| 1951 | Trilochan Senapati | Indian National Congress |
Area covered
all 28 GPs of Baliapal block and 17 GPs (Kainagiri, Naikudi, Mukulishi, Irda, Sahada, Chakuri, Darada, Barungadia, Patrajhada, Brahmanda, Sadanandapur, Kudia, Baharda, Mathani, Dudhahansa, Routpada and Gadapada) of Basta block.
As set by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008.
Baliapal block · 31 of 31 gram panchayats
Basta block · 15 of 35 gram panchayats
Panchayats matched by Odiapedia from the order's wording to the Local Government Directory (2022) names; boundaries may have changed since 2008.