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Odisha · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2025 by-elections
Nuapada
Winner — 2025 by-elections
JAY DHOLAKIA
BJP 58.9%INC 19.1%12 others 22.0%
Votes
1,23,869
58.9% share
Winning margin
83,748
39.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Nuapada is a safe seat — JAY DHOLAKIA won by 39.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAY DHOLAKIA | 1,23,869 | 58.9% | |
| 2 | GHASI RAM MAJHI | 40,121 | 19.1% | |
| 3 | SNEHANGINI CHHURIA | 38,408 | 18.3% | |
| 4 | LOCHAN SINGH MAJHI | IND | 2,137 | 1.0% |
| 5 | LAXMI KANTA TANDI | IND | 1,322 | 0.6% |
| 6 | KISHOR KUMAR BAG | IND | 743 | 0.3% |
| 7 | BHUBANLAL SAHU | IND | 721 | 0.3% |
| 8 | HEMANT TANDI | IND | 662 | 0.3% |
| 9 | CHAKRANTA JENA | IND | 529 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BHAKTA BANDHU DHARUA | IND | 511 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RAMAKANTA HATI | 489 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | NITA BAG | IND | 474 | 0.2% |
| 13 | ASHRAYA MAHANANDA | IND | 191 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SUKDHAR DANDASENA | ODSHJP | 167 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (83rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.2% · min 5.9% · max 63.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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83rd of 147How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.88
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 147How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
39th of 147Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.9%INC 19.1%BJD 18.3%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,10,382
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,852 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population33.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.5%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water10.1%
Electricity27.5%
Sanitation14.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated97.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.0%
Women literate53.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.6%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance45.3%
What's nearby?
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