Nuapada (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Nuapada
Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency
District Nuapada
Blocks Nuapada, Komna
Electorate 2,05,761 [1][lower-alpha 1]
Major settlements Khariar Road
Current constituency
Created 1951
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA Basanta Kumar Panda
Const. No. 71
Lok Sabha Constituencies Kalahandi

Nuapada (Sl. No.: 71) is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Nuapada district, Odisha.[2]

This constituency includes Khariar Road, Nuapada block and Komna block.[3][4]

Elected Members

Vote share of Winning candidates [5]
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%

Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Nuapada constituency are: [6][7]

  • 2014: (71): Basanta Kumar Panda (BJP)
  • 2009: (71): Rajendra Dholakia (BJD)
  • 2004: (94): Rajendra Dholakia (Independent)
  • 2000: (94): Basanta Kumar Panda (BJP)
  • 1995: (94): Ghasiram Majhi (Janata Dal)
  • 1990: (94): Ghasiram Majhi (Janata Dal)
  • 1985: (94): Ghasiram Majhi (Janata Party)
  • 1980: (94): Bhanuprakash Joshi (Congress-I)
  • 1977: (94): Ghasiram Majhi (Janata Party)
  • 1974: (94): Jagannath Patnaik (Congress)
  • 1971: (88): Ghasiram Majhi (Swatantra Party)
  • 1967: (88): Omkara Singh Majhi (Congress)
  • 1961: (40): Ghasiram Majhi (Independent)
  • 1951: (21): Anup Singh Deo (Congress) and Chaitanya Majhi (Congress)

2014 Election Result

In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Basanta Kumar Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia by a margin of 9,610 votes.[8]

2014 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada [9][10]
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 25.9 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 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 Election Result

In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Basanta Kumar Panda by a margin of 22,620 votes.[11]

2009 Vidhan Sabha Election, Nuapada [12]
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[lower-alpha 2] -
Turnout 1,36,656 69.25 -2.24 [lower-alpha 3]
BJD gain from Independent

Notes

  1. ↑ as on 1 January 2014
  2. ↑ %of total valid votes
  3. ↑ 2004 Voter turnout was 71.49%

References

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCY-WISE ELECTOR INFORMATION" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2009". empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 17 March 2014. Constituency: Nuapada (71) District: Nuapada
  3. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and their Extent
  4. ↑ Seats of Odisha
  5. ↑ "94 - Nawapara Assembly Constituency". eci.nic.in. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2014. List Of Winning Candidates
  6. ↑ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/ORA-2011/pdf/453-501.pdf
  7. ↑ "Nuapada Assembly Constituency, Orissa". Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Constituency Wise odisha Assembly Election result 2014". Leadtech.in. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Odisha - Nuapada". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orissa Assembly Election 2014, Constituency: Nuapada (71)". EmpoweringIndia.org. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orissa Election Result 2009 With Vote Margin". leadtech.in. Retrieved 17 March 2014. 22620
  12. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/stat_OR_April2009.pdf
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