With the Nuapada Assembly constituency heading to bypolls soon, Komna block holds a decisive position. In most past elections, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has secured a significant majority from this block, helping the regional party clinch victory.

Former MLA Rajendra Dholakia won the seat four times—thrice on a BJD ticket and once as an Independent candidate. Komna has long been considered his political stronghold and vote bank.

The combination of the BJD’s ‘Sankha’ (conch) symbol, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s popularity, and Dholakia’s personal influence had kept Komna voters loyal to the party. In the 2024 Assembly elections, Dholakia won by a margin of 10,881 votes, securing around 3,047 more votes than his nearest rival in Komna block alone. Both the BJD and Dholakia enjoyed stron

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