Nuapada Assembly constituency

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Nuapada
Constituency No. 71 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Odisha
DivisionSouthern Division
District Nuapada
Lok Sabha constituency Kalahandi
Established1951
Total electors2,43,514 [a] [b]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Rajendra Dholakia.jpg
Incumbent
Party Biju Janta Dal
Elected year 2024

Nuapada is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nuapada district, Odisha. [1]

Contents

This constituency includes Khariar Road, Nuapada block and Komna block. [2] [3]

Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates [4]
2024
33.65%
2019
39.75%
2014
36.46%
2009
41.62%
2004
36.86%
2000
57.34%
1997 (bypoll)
38.51%
1995
46.49%
1990
64.83%
1985
49.65%
1980
48.35%
1977
59.08%

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]

YearMemberParty
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

Election results

2024

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]

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Nuapada
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Rajendra Dholakia 61,822 33.65 Decrease2.svg6.10
Independent Ghasiram Majhi50,94127.73New
BJP Abhinandan Panda44,81424.39Increase2.svg6.53
INC Sarat Pattanayak 15,5018.44Decrease2.svg19.00
NOTA None of the above2,2911.25Increase2.svg0.35
Majority 10,8815.92Decrease2.svg6.39
Turnout 1,83,70375.44
BJD hold

2019

In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Indian National Congress candidate Ghasiram Majhi by a margin of 20,330 votes. [8]

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Rajendra Dholakia 65,647 39.75 Increase2.svg9.75
INC Ghasiram Majhi45,31727.44Increase2.svg1.54
BJP Home Singh Majhi29,49017.86Decrease2.svg18.6
NOTA None of the above1,4890.9
Majority 20,33012.31
Turnout 1,65.14173.71
BJD gain from BJP

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]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Basanta Kumar Panda 55,817 36.46 Increase2.svg11.39
BJD Rajendra Dholakia 46,20730.18Decrease2.svg11.44
INC Ghasiram Majhi39,65425.90Increase2.svg9.47
NOTA None of the above2,4261.58
Majority 9,6106.27
Turnout 1,53,09574.45.15
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. [10]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJD Rajendra Dholakia 56,874 41.62
BJP Basanta Kumar Panda 34,25425.07
INC Saroj Kumar Sahu22,45016.43
Majority 22,62016.55 [f]
Turnout 1,36,65669.25Decrease2.svg2.24'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000003D−QINU`"'
BJD gain from Independent

Notes

  1. as on 2024
  2. as data published by election commission
  3. Death of Ghasiram Majhi
  4. It was a 2 member constituency
  5. It was a 2 member constituency
  6. % of total valid votes

References

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  12. "General Election to Legislative Assembly of Odisha 2024". ECI .
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  14. "Odisha - Nuapada". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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