Nuapada | |
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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 | |
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Incumbent | |
Party | Biju Janta Dal |
Elected year | 2024 |
Nuapada is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nuapada district, Odisha. [1]
This constituency includes Khariar Road, Nuapada block and Komna block. [2] [3]
Since its formation in 1951, 18 elections were held till date including in one bypoll in 1997. It was a 2 member constituency for 1952 & 1957.
List of members elected from Nuapada constituency are: [5] [6]
Year | Member | Party | |
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As Nuapada Constituency | |||
2024 [7] | Rajendra Dholakia | Biju Janata Dal | |
2019 [8] | |||
2014 [9] | Basanta Kumar Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
As Nawapara Constituency | |||
2009 [10] | Rajendra Dholakia | Biju Janata Dal | |
2004 | Independent politician | ||
2000 | Basanta Kumar Panda | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
1997 (bypoll) [c] [11] | Jagannath Patnaik | Indian National Congress | |
1995 | Ghasiram Majhi | Janata Dal | |
1990 | |||
1985 | |||
1980 | Bhanu Prakash Joshi | Indian National Congress (I) | |
1977 | Ghasiram Majhi | Janata Party | |
1974 | Jagannath Patnaik | Indian National Congress | |
1971 | Ghasiram Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
1967 | Onkar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
1961 | Ghasiram Majhi | Swatantra Party | |
1957 [d] | Anupa Singh Deo | Indian National Congress | |
Ghasiram Majhi | |||
1951 [e] | Anupa Singh Deo | ||
Chaitan Majhi |
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024. [12] In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Independent candidate Ghasiram Majhi by a margin of 10,881 votes. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Rajendra Dholakia | 61,822 | 33.65 | ![]() | |
Independent | Ghasiram Majhi | 50,941 | 27.73 | New | |
BJP | Abhinandan Panda | 44,814 | 24.39 | ![]() | |
INC | Sarat Pattanayak | 15,501 | 8.44 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 2,291 | 1.25 | ![]() | |
Majority | 10,881 | 5.92 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,83,703 | 75.44 | |||
BJD hold |
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ghasiram Majhi by a margin of 20,330 votes. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJD | Rajendra Dholakia | 65,647 | 39.75 | ![]() | |
INC | Ghasiram Majhi | 45,317 | 27.44 | ![]() | |
BJP | Home Singh Majhi | 29,490 | 17.86 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,489 | 0.9 | ||
Majority | 20,330 | 12.31 | |||
Turnout | 1,65.141 | 73.71 | |||
BJD gain from BJP |
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 | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Basanta Kumar Panda | 55,817 | 36.46 | ![]() | |
BJD | Rajendra Dholakia | 46,207 | 30.18 | ![]() | |
INC | Ghasiram Majhi | 39,654 | 25.90 | ![]() | |
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 |
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Basanta Kumar Panda by a margin of 22,620 votes. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 [f] | − | ||
Turnout | 1,36,656 | 69.25 | ![]() | ||
BJD gain from Independent |
Constituency: Nuapada (71) District: Nuapada
List Of Winning Candidates
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