Nuapada | |
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Legislative Assembly of Odisha Constituency | |
District | Nuapada |
Blocks | Nuapada, Komna |
Electorate | 2,05,761 |
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.
This constituency includes Khariar Road, Nuapada block and Komna block.
Fourteen elections were held between 1951 and 2014. Elected members from the Nuapada constituency are:
In 2014 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Basanta Kumar Panda defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia by a margin of 9,610 votes.
In 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Basanta Kumar Panda by a margin of 22,620 votes.