# Nuapada Assembly constituency

Nuapada is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nuapada district, Odisha.
This constituency includes Khariar Road, Nuapada block and Komna block.

## Elected Members

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 33.65% | 33.65% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 39.75% | 39.75% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 36.46% | 36.46% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 41.62% | 41.62% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 36.86% | 36.86% |
| 2000 | 2000 | 57.34% | 57.34% |
| 1995 | 1995 | 46.49% | 46.49% |
| 1990 | 1990 | 64.83% | 64.83% |
| 1985 | 1985 | 49.65% | 49.65% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.35% | 48.35% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 59.08% | 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:
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2024 | Rajendra Dholakia | BJD |
| 2019 | Rajendra Dholakia | BJD |
| 2014 | Basanta Kumar Panda | BJP |
| 2009 | Rajendra Dholakia | BJD |
| 2004 | Rajendra Dholakia | Independent |
| 2000 | Basanta Kumar Panda | BJP |
| 1997 (bypoll) | 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 | Ghasiram Majhi | INC |
| 1957 | Anupa Singh Deo | INC |
| 1951 | Chaitan Majhi | INC |
| 1951 | Anupa Singh Deo | INC |

## Election results
### 2024

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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 10,881 | 5.92 | 6.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,83,703 | | |
| | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | BJD hold | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 20,330 | 12.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 165141 | 73.71 | |
| | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | BJD gain from BJP | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,610 | 6.27 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,53,095 | 74.4 | 5.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,05,761 | | |
| | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | BJP gain from BJD | 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 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 22,620 | 16.55 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,656 | 69.25 | −2.24'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000035−QINU`"' |
| | BJD gain from Independent | BJD gain from Independent | BJD gain from Independent | BJD gain from Independent | BJD gain from Independent |