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Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) Odisha Assembly Speaker Surma Padhi administered the oath of office and secrecy to newly elected Nuapada MLA Jai Dholakia during a special program held in the Speaker’s chamber in the Assembly on Thursday.
Dholakia took oath on the birth anniversary of his father and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader late Rajendra Dholakia, whose death led to the recent by-election in Nuapada on November 11.
After taking the oath, Dholakia said, “I thank Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and the Assembly Speaker for allowing me to take oath today on my father’s birth anniversary, which is a memorable day for me. I have pledged to work for the development of Nuapada district, and on behalf of the people of Nuapada I thank Chief Minister Majhi for taking the responsibility of the district. The victory we achieved on November 14 is not mine alone, but the people of Nuapada, my father It is by Rajendra Dholakia. And all BJP workers at the district, state and national levels.”
Meanwhile, Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal on Thursday expressed confidence that Dholakia will work for the development of Nuapada as he had promised during the elections.
BJP candidate Dholakia, who secured a total of 1,23,869 votes, defeated Congress candidate Ghasiram Majhi by a margin of 83,748 votes.
This is the highest victory margin among all the eight by-elections held along with the Bihar Assembly elections.
BJD candidate Snehangini Churiya secured third position in the by-election with 38,408 votes.
The BJP wrested the Nuapada seat from the BJD, increasing its tally to 79 in the 147-member state assembly.
Both the opposition BJD and Congress have alleged massive violation of the model code of conduct and manipulation of the election process by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) through misuse of government machinery during the by-elections.
–IANS
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