Bhubaneswar: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrested the Nuapada Assembly seat from Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the principal Opposition party in Odisha, in a keenly contested bypoll, the results of which were declared today.

The byelection to Nuapada Assembly seat was necessitated due to the demise of sitting BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia on September 8.

The deceased MLA’s son Jay Dholakia, who contested the November 11 bypoll on a BJP ticket, got elected from Nuapada by securing 1,23,869 votes.

Jay defeated his nearest rival Ghasi Ram Majhi of Congress party by a margin of 83,748 votes. Majhi was polled 40,121 votes in the byelection. BJD’s Snehangini Chhuria, a former minister, secured the third position with 38,408 votes.

BJD’s Rajendra Dholakia had defeated Independent nominee Ghas

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