Balasore Lok Sabha Constituency in Odisha: Candidates, Current MP, Polling Date And Election Results 2019
Balasore is one of the key Lok Sabha constituencies of Odisha. The voting for the parliamentary polls 2019 on this seat will take place in the fourth phase on April 29.
Balasore is one of the key Lok Sabha constituencies of Odisha. The voting for the parliamentary polls 2019 on this seat will take place in the fourth phase on April 29. Following the delimitation in 2008, it comprises of seven assembly seats -Badasahi, Jaleswar, Bhograi, Basta, Balasore, Remuna and Nilagiri. The seat is not reserved for any category and its constituency number is 6. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has fielded Rabindra Kumar Jena, while the Congress has given the ticket to Navajyoti Patnaik from Balasore. Whereas, Pratap Chandra Sarangi is contesting from the BJP ticket. The last date of filing nominations for the seat was April 9. The scrutiny of nominations papers took place on April `10. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawal of candidature was April 12. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase II: List of States And Constituencies Voting On April 18.
Details of Balasore Lok Sabha Constituency:
| Issue of Notification | April 2 |
| Last date for filing nomination | April 9 |
| Scrutiny of nomination | April 10 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | April 12 |
| Date Of Poll | April 29 |
| Date of Result | May 23 |
Watch: Details of Lok Sabha Polls Phase IV
In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Rabindra Kumar Jena defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Pratap Chandra Sarangi by a margin of 1,41,825 votes. While, Congress candidate Srikant Kumar Jena came at the third spot. In 2009 Srikant had won the seat on the Congress ticket.
List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 29 In Phase IV
| State (No. of seats voting in this phase) | Constituencies |
| Bihar (5) | Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger |
| Jammu And Kashmir (1) | Anantnag |
| Jharkhand (3) | Chatra, Lohardaga, Palamu |
| Madhya Pradesh (6) | Siddhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Chhindwara, Balaghat |
| Maharashtra (17) | Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Thane, Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South -Central, Mumbai South, Maval, Shirur, Shirdi |
| Odisha (6) | Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur |
| Rajasthan (13) | Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran |
| Uttar Pradesh (13) | Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur |
| West Bengal (8) | Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman - Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum |
On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The elections will take place in seven phases, and the results will be declared on May 23. Along with Lok Sabha elections, Odisha is also going for assembly polls. The voting for the Odisha assembly will take place in four phases along with the Lok Sabha elections.
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