Lok Sabha · OR-2

Balasore

1996

KARTIK MOHAPATRA

INCINC

Margin1,90,68124.5%

Winner votes4,11,16852.9%

ReservationGEN

INCINDBJPINDAIIC(T)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KARTIK MOHAPATRA 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%

Turnout68.4%Votes cast7,77,266Electors11,36,681

1998

MAHAMEGHABHAN AIRA KHARABELA SWAIN

BJPNDA (NDA)

Margin84,00210.6%

Winner votes4,21,06853.2%

ReservationGEN

BJPINCJDINDPSSS

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MAHAMEGHABHAN AIRA KHARABELA SWAIN BJP	4,21,068	53.2%
2	KARTIK MOHAPATRA INC	3,37,066	42.6%
3	DR. ANANTA MAJHI JD	14,424	1.8%
4	TAPAS RATH IND	11,072	1.4%
5	JAGANNATH LENKA PSSS	2,809	0.3%
6	PANCHANAN PARIDA BSP	2,459	0.3%
7	UPENDRANATH MAHANTA RJD	1,272	0.2%
8	JAGANNATH PATRA IND	899	0.1%
9	DR. KUNJA BIHARI DHAL AJBP	852	0.1%

Turnout66.0%Votes cast7,91,921Electors11,99,981

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutfalling

Candidates12 → 9

Margin range84,002 – 1,90,681

Balasore (OR-2): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots