Nuapada is a Bidhana Sabha constituency of Nuapada district, in Odisha.
This constituency includes Khariar Road, Nuapada block and Komna block.Assembly Constituencies and their ExtentSeats of Odisha
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:
YearMemberParty1951Anupa Singh DeoChaitan Majhi1957Anupa Singh DeoGhasiram Majhi1961Ghasiram Majhi1967Onkar Singh1971Ghasiram Majhi1974Jagannath Patnaik1977Ghasiram Majhi1980Bhanu Prakash Joshi1985 Ghasiram Majhi199019951997^Jagannath Patnaik2000Basanta Kumar Panda2004Rajendra Dholakia20092014Basanta Kumar Panda2019Rajendra Dholakia20242025^Jay Dholakia ^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.
2024 In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Independent candidate Ghasi Ram Majhi by a margin of 10,881 votes.
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.
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.
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.
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