Overview
- Official results show Dholakia (BJP) winning by 83,748 votes with 1,23,869 votes against Congress’s Ghasiram Majhi (40,121) and BJD’s Snehangini Chhuria (38,408) on 83.45% turnout, the highest among the eight bypolls.
- The BJP wrested the seat from the BJD, and party leaders said the victory lifts their Assembly tally to 79 in the 147‑member House.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Nuapada voters, while CM Mohan Charan Majhi called the verdict a mandate for his government and a “new chapter” in state politics.
- The BJD and Congress alleged misuse of government machinery, cash distribution and unusual booth‑level turnout spikes, as election officials reported the count concluded smoothly.
- The bypoll followed the death of four‑time BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia; his son Jay joined the BJP shortly before the vote and ran on that ticket.