Lok Sabha Constituency

Balasore

Constituency No. 6· OdishaGeneral

Balasore is Lok Sabha constituency No. 6 in Odisha, reserved category: General. It covers parts of the districts of Balasore, Bhadrak. The seat is made up of 8 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 16,82,100 electors, of whom 76.24% voted.

State
Odisha
Constituency No.
6
Category
General
Assembly Segments
8
Districts Covered
Balasore, Bhadrak
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Pratap Chandra Sarangi

Pratap Chandra Sarangi

Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament · Balasore (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
5,63,865
Votes
43.97%
Vote share
1,47,156
Victory margin

Ahead of Lekhasri Samantsinghar (Biju Janata Dal) on 4,16,709 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
6
State
Odisha
Category
General
Districts covered
Balasore, Bhadrak
Assembly segments
8
Total electors
16,82,100
Male electors
8,61,200
Female electors
8,20,810
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,820
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Balasore Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Bharatiya Janata Party
5,63,865
Votes
43.97%
Vote Share
1,47,156
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Pratap Chandra SarangiBJP5,63,865 · 43.97%
  2. 2.Lekhasri SamantsingharBiju Janata Dal4,16,709 · 32.49%
  3. 3.Srikant Kumar JenaINC2,68,210 · 20.91%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Bharatiya Janata Party
4,83,785
Votes
41.79%
Vote Share
12,956
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Pratap Chandra SarangiBJP4,83,785 · 41.79%
  2. 2.Rabindra Kumar JenaBiju Janata Dal4,70,829 · 40.67%
  3. 3.Navajyoti PatnaikINC1,79,568 · 15.51%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
RJ
Rabindra Kumar Jena
Biju Janata Dal
4,33,768
Votes
41.27%
Vote Share
1,41,825
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Rabindra Kumar JenaBiju Janata Dal4,33,768 · 41.27%
  2. 2.Pratap Chandra SarangiBJP2,91,943 · 27.78%
  3. 3.Srikant Kumar JenaINC2,77,517 · 26.4%

Assembly Segments in Balasore

(8)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Balasore Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Jaleswar

    AC No. 35 · Balasore
    AP
    Aswini Kumar Patra
    Biju Janata Dal
    MLA
  • Bhograi
    AC No. 36 · Balasore
    GD
    Goutam Buddha Das
    Biju Janata Dal
    MLA
  • Basta
    AC No. 37 · Balasore
    SJ
    Subasini Jena
    Biju Janata Dal
    MLA
  • Balasore
    AC No. 38 · Balasore
    MD
    Manas Kumar Dutta
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Remuna
    AC No. 39 · Balasore
    Scheduled Caste
    GD
    Gobinda Chandra Das
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Nilgiri
    AC No. 40 · Balasore
    SK
    Santosh Khatua
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Soro
    AC No. 41 · Balasore
    Scheduled Caste
    MD
    Madhab Dhada
    Biju Janata Dal
    MLA
  • Simulia
    AC No. 42 · Balasore
    PP
    Padma Lochan Panda
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
16.82 Lakh
Total Electors
8.61 Lakh
Male Electors
8.21 Lakh
Female Electors
1,820
Polling Stations
12.82 Lakh
Votes Polled
76.24%
Turnout
Voter turnout76.24%
EVM votes 12,78,000Postal votes 4,400

About Balasore Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Odisha
Constituency number
6
Category
General
Districts covered
Balasore, Bhadrak
Assembly segments
8
Sitting member
Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Odisha
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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