Elections Archive

GEN · Orissa

Balasore

Mahameghabhan Aira Kharabela Swain (BJP) won by 84,002 votes (10.6%).

Electors
11,99,981
Votes polled
7,99,468
Valid votes
Turnout
66.6%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 10.6% (median 7.6%). Back to Orissa · 1998 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
11.9%(+10.8%)
Turnout
77.1%(-1.6%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
79.6%

Winning margin over time · Balasore

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Candidates

Candidates · Balasore 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mahameghabhan Aira Kharabela SwainWinnerBJP4,21,06853.2%
2Kartik MohapatraINC3,37,06642.6%
3Dr. Ananta MajhiJD14,4241.8%
4Tapas RathIND11,0721.4%
5Jagannath LenkaPSSS2,8090.4%
6Panchanan ParidaBSP2,4590.3%
7Upendranath MahantaRJD1,2720.2%
8Jagannath PatraIND8990.1%
9Dr. Kunja Bihari DhalAJBP8520.1%

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