Nuapada,is a city in Koshal region of Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

 state of eastern India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is the headquarters of Nuapada district

Nuapada District

Nuapada is a district of Orissa, India.-History:The District of Nuapada was a part of Kalahandi District till early March 1993, but for the administrative convenience, Kalahandi District was divided into two parts i.e. Kalahandi and Nuapada vide State Government Notification No. DRC-44/93/14218/R....

. It is part of Orissa, liguistically & culturally.

Politics

Current MLA from Nuapada Assembly Constituency is Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajendra Dholakia, who won the seat in State elections of 2009. This is his second term as MLA. In his first term he was elected as an Independent candidate in the Assembly elections held in 2004. Previous MLAs from this seat were Basanta Kumar Panda of BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 who won this seat in 2000, Ghasi Ram Majhi who won representing JD

Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 in 1995 and 1990 and representing JNP

Janata Party

The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

 in 1985 and in 1977, and Bhanuprakash Joshi of INC(I)

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 in 1980.

Nawapara is part of Kalahandi (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kalahandi (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.-Assembly segments:...

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