Jay Dholakia — MLA, Nuapada (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Jay Dholakia
Jay Dholakia is the MLA from the Nuapada assembly constituency in Odisha, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly (elected at the 2025 bye-election).
Member identity and party: Odisha Legislative Assembly, member profile (NeVA), cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 17 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified.
Nuapada constituency
Nuapada is seat number 71 of the 147 in the Odisha Legislative Assembly and lies in Nuapada district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 241,502 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Nuapada votes as part of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the Odisha assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 79 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 74. Jay Dholakia was returned from Nuapada at the 2025 bye-election.
Other MLAs in Nuapada district
Nuapada district returns 2 members to the Odisha assembly. The others are:
- Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi — Khariar, Biju Janata Dal
The Odisha Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 147 seats and was last elected in 2024. The next election is expected in April–May 2029.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Nuapada?
- Jay Dholakia of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Nuapada, elected at the 2025 bye-election.
- Which party does Jay Dholakia belong to?
- Jay Dholakia represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 79 of the 147 seats in the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Nuapada constituency in?
- Nuapada is seat number 71 and lies in Nuapada district of Odisha.
- Is Nuapada a reserved constituency?
- Nuapada is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Nuapada fall under?
- Nuapada is one of the assembly segments of the Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Nuapada?
- Nuapada had about 241,502 registered electors at the last assembly election.
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हिंदी में जानकारी
Jay Dholakia, Odisha की Nuapada विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2025 के उपचुनाव।
Nuapada सीट Nuapada ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,41,502 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Nuapada विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।