Nuapada is a Bidhana Sabha constituency of Nuapada district, in Odisha.

This constituency includes Khariar Road, Nuapada block and Komna block.

Elected members

Vote share of winning candidates
2025(bypoll)58.27%
202433.65%
201939.75%
201436.46%
200941.62%
200436.86%
200057.34%
1997 (bypoll)38.51%
199546.49%
199064.83%
198549.65%
198048.35%
197759.08%

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:

YearMemberParty
1951Anupa Singh DeoIndian National Congress
Chaitan Majhi
1957Anupa Singh Deo
Ghasiram Majhi
1961Ghasiram MajhiSwatantra Party
1967Onkar SinghIndian National Congress
1971Ghasiram MajhiSwatantra Party
1974Jagannath PatnaikIndian National Congress
1977Ghasiram MajhiJanata Party
1980Bhanu Prakash JoshiIndian National Congress (I)
1985Ghasiram MajhiJanata Dal
1990
1995
1997 (bypoll)Jagannath PatnaikIndian National Congress
2000Basanta Kumar PandaBharatiya Janata Party
2004Rajendra DholakiaIndependent politician
2009Biju Janata Dal
2014Basanta Kumar PandaBharatiya Janata Party
2019Rajendra DholakiaBiju Janata Dal
2024
2025^Jay DholakiaBharatiya Janata Party

^By-election

Election results

2025 by-election

Elected BJD MLA Shri Rajendra Dholakia died on 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 6th October 2025. Voting was held on 11th November 2025. Counting of votes was on 14th November 2025. BJP candidate Jay Dholakia won the election by a huge margin.

Odisha Legislative Assembly by-election, 2025: Nuapada
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPJay Dholakia123,86958.2733.88
INCGhasi Ram Majhi40,12118.8710.43
BJDSnehangini Chhuria38,40818.0715.58
NOTANone of the above2,2481.060.19
Majority83,74839.4033.48
Turnout2,12,66783.49
BJP gain from BJDSwing

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

2024 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJDRajendra Dholakia61,82233.656.10
IndependentGhasi Ram Majhi50,94127.73New
BJPAbhinandan Panda44,81424.396.53
INCSarat Pattanayak15,5018.4419.00
NOTANone of the above2,2911.250.35
Majority10,8815.926.39
Turnout1,83,70375.44
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.

2019 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJDRajendra Dholakia65,64739.759.75
INCGhasi Ram Majhi45,31727.441.54
BJPHome Singh Majhi29,49017.8618.6
NOTANone of the above1,4890.9
Majority20,33012.31
Turnout1,65.14173.71
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.

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPBasanta Kumar Panda55,81736.4611.39
BJDRajendra Dholakia46,20730.1811.44
INCGhasi Ram Majhi39,65425.909.47
NOTANone of the above2,4261.58−
Majority9,6106.27−
Turnout1,53,09574.45.15
Registered electors2,05,761
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.

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJDRajendra Dholakia56,87441.62−
BJPBasanta Kumar Panda34,25425.07−
INCSaroj Kumar Sahu22,45016.43−
Majority22,62016.55−
Turnout1,36,65669.252.24'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000032−QINU`"'
BJD gain from Independent

Notes

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