Balasore
Pratap Chandra Sarangi (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Balasore in 2024, 1,47,151 votes ahead of Lekhasri Samantsinghar.
Signed in on 126 of 154 sitting days. House average 86%.
- Questions asked
- 168
- Debates joined
- 13
- Bills debated
- 2
- Local issues raised
- 2
- Promises from ministers
- 2
- Committees
- 6
Questions put to ministers, in writing or aloud
More than averageaverage 118
Times they spoke in a debate
Fewer than averageaverage 22
Times they spoke on a proposed law
Fewer than averageaverage 3
Urgent matters raised as special mentions
Fewer than averageaverage 5
Assurances a minister gave in reply to them
Fewer than averageaverage 3
Small groups of MPs who examine laws and spending closely
More than averageaverage 4
These counts show how active a member has been, not how good their work was. Read from the Lok Sabha website on 22 Oct 2026.
Who stood in 2024
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
5,63,486 votes · 45.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- LSBiju Janata Dal
4,16,335 votes · 33.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SJIndian National Congress
2,36,851 votes · 19.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RBBahujan Samaj Party
2,913 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- GBNational Apni Party
2,635 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SDIndependent
2,156 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MSIndependent
1,864 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PPIndependent
1,635 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BPKrupaa Party
1,448 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- DGIndependent
1,190 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AMIndependent
826 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
2 · Balasore
General16,10,043 registered voters · 11 candidates · 1,47,151 votes between the first two
Elected 2024
Pratap Chandra Sarangi
BJP · Male · 5,63,486 votes (45.49%) · 1,47,151 ahead of Lekhasri Samantsinghar
- 77.08%
- Turnout
- 12,40,999
- Votes cast
- 12,31,339
- Valid votes
- 7,343
- None of the above
- 7,92,067
- Women electors
6,11,996 men and 6,23,511 women voted in person, plus 5,450 postal ballots. 1,415 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 2,029.
- BJP5,63,4862,275 postal45.49%
- Lekhasri SamantsingharFemale
BJD4,16,335792 postal33.61% - Shrikanta JenaMale
INC2,36,851926 postal19.12% - None of the aboveNOTA7,3430.59%
BSP2,9137 postal0.24%- NAPTApple2,6350.21%
- INDGas cylinder2,1565 postal0.17%
- INDBalloon1,8645 postal0.15%
- INDNagrik1,6352 postal0.13%
- Biren PuhanMaleKRUPChappals1,4482 postal0.12%
- INDAuto- rickshaw1,1903 postal0.10%
- INDWater tank8261 postal0.07%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.