Nuapada/Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 (PTI) BJP candidate Jay Dholakia won the Nuapada assembly bypoll in Odisha by a margin of 83,748 votes on Friday defeating his nearest Congress rival Ghasiram Majhi, election officials said.

The state’s main opposition, BJD, which had won the seat in the 2024 elections, was pushed to the third position.

While Dholakia secured 1,23,869 votes (58.27 pc votes), his nearest rival, Congress candidate Ghasiram Majhi, managed 40,121 (18.88 pc). Show Full Article

Snehangini Chhuria of the BJD secured 38,408 votes (18.06 pc) against the party’s 33.65 per cent votes in 2024 elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Dholakia for winning the bypoll.

“I thank the people of Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir as well as Nuapada in Odisha for blessing the BJP with sp

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