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Assembly constituency 37· General seat

Basta Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Basta? — Subasini Jena (BJD), who won the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 by 20,377 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Subasini Jena

BJD
Margin: 20,377Comfortable win

Odisha Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Subasini Jena

BJDComfortable win

votes

83,314

Margin

20,377(10.7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Subasini Jena · BJDBijan Nayak · INC
83,31462,937
Candidate (11)votes
  1. 1Subasini Jena✓ WinnerBJD83,31443.66%
  2. 2Bijan NayakINC62,93732.99%
  3. 3Rabindra Nath AndiaBJP42,73222.4%
  4. 4NOTA4030.21%
  5. 5Jyotshna MohantyINDDeposit lost3470.18%
  6. 6Swadhin Kumar DasBharatiya Bikash ParishadDeposit lost3350.18%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 7Kamini Kanta BeheraNational Apni PartyDeposit lost2790.15%
  2. 8Jharanarani JenaINDDeposit lost1630.09%
  3. 9Jayakrushna RoutINDDeposit lost1170.06%
  4. 10Narayan MajhiBharatiya Nyay-adhikar Raksha PartyDeposit lost930.05%
  5. 11Jayanti DashINDDeposit lost830.04%
Total votes1,90,803

Deposit lost: 7 of 10 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
2,46,159

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,91,077

incl. 1,035 postal

Turnout
77.62%
Polling stations
253

Turnout of men and women

Women80%

95,459 of 1,19,330 voted on EVMs

Men74.6%

94,583 of 1,26,821 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 8; 0 voted.

  • Candidates10 (4 women)
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA403
  • Valid votes1,90,400

Women candidates: Subasini Jena, Jyotshna Mohanty, Jharanarani Jena, Jayanti Dash — a woman won this seat.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Basta?

Subasini Jena (BJD) won Basta in the Odisha Assembly Election 2024 with 83,314 votes.

What was the winning margin in Basta?

Subasini Jena defeated Bijan Nayak (INC) by 20,377 votes.

What was the turnout in Basta in 2024?

77.62% — 1,91,077 of 2,46,159 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 80%, men's 74.6%.

How many voters does Basta have?

2,46,159 electors at the 2024 election — 1,26,821 men, 1,19,330 women, 8 third gender (service voters included), and 253 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Basta?

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