Basta is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.
[1] Area of this constituency includes all 28 GPs of Baliapal block and 17 GPs (Kainagiri, Naikudi, Mukulishi, Irda, Sahada, Chakuri, Darada, Barungadia, Patrajhada, Brahmanda, Sadanandapur, Kudia, Baharda, Mathani, Dudhahansa, Routpada and Gadapada) of Basta block.
[2][3] Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including one bypoll in 1958.
[8] In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Nityananda Sahu defeated Indian National Congress candidate Bijan Kumar Nayak by a margin of 11,864 votes.
[10] In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghunath Mohanty defeated Indian National Congress candidate Jay Narayan Mohanty by a margin of 9,530 votes.