Basta (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Basta ବସ୍ତା ବିଧାନସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ
Odisha Legislative Assembly Constituency
District	Balasore
Blocks	Basta, Baliapal
Electorate	1,90,381
Current constituency
Created	1951
Party	Biju Janata Dal
MLA	Raghunath Mohanty
Const. No.	37
Reserved for	None
Lok Sabha Constituencies	Balasore

Basta(Odia: ) (Sl. No.: 37) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.

Area of this constituency include Baliapal block and 11 GPs (Mukulishi, Brahmanda, Sadanandapur, Baharda, Rautpada, Mathani, Sahada, Naikudi, Gadapada, Darada and Irda) of Basta block.

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jaynarayan Mohanty by a margin of 9,530 votes.

Sixteen(16) elections held during 1951 to 2014. Elected members from the Basta constituency are:

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Sahoo defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jay Narayan Mohanty by a margin of 6,433 votes.

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