Election
Constituency

316. Balasore

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Odisha · India Lok Sabha Election, 2004

IN-BALASORE

BJP 58.4%won by 25.0%INC 33.4%

What changed here

Derived

Bharatiya Janata Party held the seat; the winning margin widened from 17.7% to 25.0%.

  • TurnoutTurnout rose 9.3% to 71.2%.
  • Safe seatBharatiya Janata Party won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
13,30,406
Turnout
71.2%
Valid votes
9,47,569
Margin
2,36,955
25.01%

Candidates

6 contested · winner BJP
  1. 1MAHAMEGHA BAHAN AIRA KHARBELA SWAINBharatiya Janata Party · BJP5,53,08758.4%
  2. 2NIRANJAN PANDAIndian National Congress · INC3,16,13233.4%
  3. 3Mrutyunjay MohapatraIndependent · IND28,2473.0%
  4. 4NALINI KUMAR JENABahujan Samaj Party · BSP21,2042.2%
  5. 5TRAILOKYA NATH DASRPI · RPI15,0261.6%
  6. 6Malayendra Kisor ChaudhuriBMVP · BMVP13,8731.5%

Since 1999

Derived
Winner then
BJP
Winner now
BJP
BJP–INC swing
+7.3%
BJP share
55.7% → 58.4%
INC share
37.9% → 33.4%
Turnout
61.9% → 71.2%
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