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Nuapada Assembly constituency

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This article is about the assembly constituency. For its eponymous town, see Nuapada.

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

Nuapada
Constituency No. 71 for the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateOdisha
DistrictNuapada
LS constituencyKalahandi
Established1951
Total electors227778
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBiju Janata Dal
Elected year2024

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

Elected Members

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Vote share of winning candidates[4]
2024
 
 33.65%
2019
 
 39.75%
2014
 
 36.46%
2009
 
 41.62%
2004
 
 36.86%
2000
 
 57.34%
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]

Year Member Party
2024 Rajendra Dholakia BJD
2019 Rajendra Dholakia[7] BJD
2014 Basanta Kumar Panda BJP
2009 Rajendra Dholakia BJD
2004 Rajendra Dholakia Independent
2000 Basanta Kumar Panda BJP
1997 (bypoll)[a] Jagannath Patnaik INC
1995 Ghasiram Majhi JD
1990 Ghasiram Majhi JD
1985 Ghasiram Majhi JD
1980 Bhanu Prakash Joshi INC
1977 Ghasiram Majhi JP
1974 Jagannath Patnaik INC
1971 Ghasiram Majhi SWA
1967 Onkar Singh INC
1961 Ghasiram Majhi SWA
1957[b] Ghasiram Majhi INC
Anupa Singh Deo INC
1951[c] Chaitan Majhi INC
Anupa Singh Deo INC

Election results

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2024

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In 2024 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Independent candidate Ghasiram Majhi by a margin of 10,881 votes.

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election,Nuapada
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajendra Dholakia 61,822 33.65  6.10
Independent Ghasiram Majhi 50,941 27.73 New
BJP Abhinandan Panda 44,814 24.39  6.53
INC Sarat Pattanayak 15,501 8.44  19.00
Independent Bhujabal Adabang 5,655 3.08  2.39
NOTA None of the above 2,291 1.25  0.35
BSP Sukhdar Dandsena 1,429 0.78  0.33
SP Lochan Singh Majhi 1,250 0.68 N/A
Majority 10,881 5.92  6.39
Turnout 1,83,703
BJD hold

2019

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

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJD Rajendra Dholakia 65,647 39.75  9.75
INC Ghasiram Majhi 45,317 27.44  1.54
BJP Home Singh Majhi 29,490 17.86  18.6
Independent Jadumani Panigrahi 16,535 10.01
Independent Lochan Singh Majhi 2,285 1.38
BSP Kunti Sahoo 1,835 1.11  0.6
SKD Bharat Tripathi 1,410 0.85
Independent Bhujbal Adbong 1,133 0.69
NOTA None of the above 1,489 0.9
Majority 20,330 12.31
Turnout 165141 73.71
BJD gain from BJP

2014

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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[10][11]
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
BSP Kunti Sahoo 2,611 1.71  11.33
AOP Iswar Chandra Thakur 1,923 1.26
OJM Rangadhar Majhi 1,102 0.72
AAP Surendra Prasad Panda 943 0.62
SP Lochan Singh Majhi 924 0.6
Independent Bharat Das 834 0.54
SKD Prabhat Kumar Dharua 654 0.43
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

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In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Basanta Kumar Panda by a margin of 22,620 votes.[12]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada[13]
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 −
BSP Ghasi Ram Majhi 17,823 13.04 −
SAMO Surendra Prasad Panda 3,192 2.34 −
RPI(A) Nityananda Bhoi 2,056 1.50 −
Majority 22,620 16.55[d] −
Turnout 1,36,656 69.25 −2.24'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000020−QINU`"'
BJD gain from Independent

Notes

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  1. ^ Death of Ghasiram Majhi
  2. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  3. ^ It was a 2 member constituency
  4. ^ % of total valid votes
  5. ^ 2004 Voter turnout was 71.49%

References

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  1. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2020". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Nuapada (71) District: Nuapada
  2. ^ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  3. ^ Seats of Odisha
  4. ^ "94 - Nawapara Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  5. ^ "Odisha Reference Annual - 2011 - List of Members of Odisha Legislative Assembly - (1951–2004)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Nuapada Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. ^ "State Election, 2019 to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-I) ( AC / PC )" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Odisha - Nuapada". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Nuapada (71)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 22620
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Orissa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

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