GEN · Orissa

Balasore

Kartik Mohapatra (INC) won by 1,90,681 votes (24.5%).

Margin vs 1996 national median: 24.5% (median 9.4%). Back to Orissa · 1996 national · Target seats

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Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019

Winning margin over time · Balasore

Candidates · Balasore 1996
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Kartik MohapatraWinner	INC	4,11,168	52.9%
2	Arun Dey	IND	2,20,487	28.4%
3	M.A. Kharabela Swain	BJP	99,409	12.8%
4	Upendranath Mahanta	IND	31,738	4.1%
5	Jugal Pattanaik	AIIC(T)	7,272	0.9%
6	Chaitanya Sahu	JP	2,328	0.3%
7	Bhaskar Jena	PSSS	1,150	0.1%
8	Jagannath Patra	IND	1,075	0.1%
9	Ajaya Lenka	IND	843	0.1%
10	Parsuram Mohanty	IND	711	0.1%
11	Ghasiram Mahanta	IND	555	0.1%
12	Gajendranath Jena	IND	530	0.1%

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Candidates · Balasore 1996
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Kartik MohapatraWinner	INC	4,11,168	52.9%
2	Arun Dey	IND	2,20,487	28.4%
3	M.A. Kharabela Swain	BJP	99,409	12.8%
4	Upendranath Mahanta	IND	31,738	4.1%
5	Jugal Pattanaik	AIIC(T)	7,272	0.9%
6	Chaitanya Sahu	JP	2,328	0.3%
7	Bhaskar Jena	PSSS	1,150	0.1%
8	Jagannath Patra	IND	1,075	0.1%
9	Ajaya Lenka	IND	843	0.1%
10	Parsuram Mohanty	IND	711	0.1%
11	Ghasiram Mahanta	IND	555	0.1%
12	Gajendranath Jena	IND	530	0.1%

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