Nuapada Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Odisha legislative assembly in India
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Nuapada is a Bidhana Sabha constituency of Nuapada district, in Odisha.[1]
| Nuapada ନୂଆପଡ଼ା | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 71 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Odisha |
| Division | Southern Division |
| District | Nuapada |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalahandi |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,43,514[a][b] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2025 |
This constituency includes Khariar Road, Nuapada block and Komna block.[2][3]
Elected members
Since its formation in 1951, 19 elections were held till date including two bypolls in 1997 & 2025. It was a 2-member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Nuapada constituency are:[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951[c] | Anupa Singh Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| Chaitan Majhi | |||
| 1957[d] | Anupa Singh Deo | ||
| Ghasiram Majhi | |||
| 1961 | Ghasiram Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | Onkar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Ghasiram Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
| 1974 | Jagannath Patnaik | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Ghasiram Majhi | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Bhanu Prakash Joshi | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Ghasiram Majhi | Janata Dal | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 1997^[e][7] | Jagannath Patnaik | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Basanta Kumar Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Rajendra Dholakia | Independent politician | |
| 2009[8] | Biju Janata Dal | ||
| 2014[9] | Basanta Kumar Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019[10] | Rajendra Dholakia | Biju Janata Dal | |
| 2024[11] | |||
| 2025^[f] | Jay Dholakia | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
^By-election
Election results
2025 by-election
Elected BJD MLA Shri Rajendra Dholakia died in September 2025. This was the first bypoll after BJP led by Mohan Majhi came in to power in 2024, thus reflecting its crucial nature.
Election was announced on 6 October 2025. Voting was held on 11 November 2025. Counting of votes was on 14 November 2025. BJP candidate Jay Dholakia won the election by a huge margin.[12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jay Dholakia | 123,869 | 58.27 |  33.88 | |
| INC | Ghasi Ram Majhi | 40,121 | 18.87 | 10.43 | |
| BJD | Snehangini Chhuria | 38,408 | 18.07 |  15.58 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,248 | 1.06 | 0.19 | |
| Majority | 83,748 | 39.40 | 33.48 | ||
| Turnout | 2,12,667 | 83.49 | | ||
| BJP gain from BJD | Swing | ||||
2024
In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Independent candidate Ghasi Ram Majhi by a margin of 10,881 votes.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rajendra Dholakia | 61,822 | 33.65 | 6.10 | |
| Independent | Ghasi Ram Majhi | 50,941 | 27.73 | New | |
| BJP | Abhinandan Panda | 44,814 | 24.39 | 6.53 | |
| INC | Sarat Pattanayak | 15,501 | 8.44 | 19.00 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,291 | 1.25 | 0.35 | |
| Majority | 10,881 | 5.92 | 6.39 | ||
| Turnout | 1,83,703 | 75.44 | |||
| BJD hold | |||||
2019
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ghasi Ram Majhi by a margin of 20,330 votes.[10]
2014
In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Basanta Kumar Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia by a margin of 9,610 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Basanta Kumar Panda | 55,817 | 36.46 | 11.39 | |
| BJD | Rajendra Dholakia | 46,207 | 30.18 | 11.44 | |
| INC | Ghasi Ram Majhi | 39,654 | 25.90 | 9.47 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,426 | 1.58 | − | |
| Majority | 9,610 | 6.27 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,53,095 | 74.4 | 5.15 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,05,761 | ||||
| BJP gain from BJD | |||||
2009
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Basanta Kumar Panda by a margin of 22,620 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Rajendra Dholakia | 56,874 | 41.62 | − | |
| BJP | Basanta Kumar Panda | 34,254 | 25.07 | − | |
| INC | Saroj Kumar Sahu | 22,450 | 16.43 | − | |
| Majority | 22,620 | 16.55[g] | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,36,656 | 69.25 | |||
| BJD gain from Independent | |||||