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Balasore Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Balasore? — Manas Kumar Dutta (BJP), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 28,626 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Manas Kumar Dutta

BJP
Margin: 28,626Landslide

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Manas Kumar Dutta

BJPLandslide

votes

89,360

Margin

28,626(16.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Manas Kumar Dutta · BJPSwarup Kumar Das · BJD
89,36060,734
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Manas Kumar Dutta✓ WinnerBJP89,36050.9%
  2. 2Swarup Kumar DasBJD60,73434.59%
  3. 3Monalisa SamalINCDeposit lost19,25910.97%
  4. 4Bikram Keshari PandaINDDeposit lost4,6952.67%
  5. 5NOTA6980.4%
  6. 6Santosh Kumar MohapatraBSPDeposit lost3310.19%
See all candidates (+2)
  1. 7Parshuram LenkaNaba Bharata Nirmana Seva PartyDeposit lost2520.14%
  2. 8Gopal KhandelwalINDDeposit lost2310.13%
Total votes1,75,560

Deposit lost: 5 of 7 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,29,852

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,75,572

incl. 812 postal

Turnout
76.38%
Polling stations
207

Turnout of men and women

Women75.8%

85,765 of 1,13,175 voted on EVMs

Men76.3%

88,992 of 1,16,616 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 61; 3 voted.

  • Candidates7 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit5
  • NOTA698
  • Valid votes1,74,862

Women candidates: Monalisa Samal

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Balasore?

Manas Kumar Dutta (BJP) won Balasore in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 89,360 votes.

What was the winning margin in Balasore?

Manas Kumar Dutta defeated Swarup Kumar Das (BJD) by 28,626 votes.

What was the turnout in Balasore in 2024?

76.38% — 1,75,572 of 2,29,852 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 75.8%, men's 76.3%.

How many voters does Balasore have?

2,29,852 electors at the 2024 election — 1,16,616 men, 1,13,175 women, 61 third gender (service voters included), and 207 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Balasore?

The last general election was completed in June 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer