bigg boss ott 2 winner
Elvish Yadav (a YouTuber/content creator) is the winner of Bigg Boss OTT 2.
He entered as a wild card contestant (around Day 26) and became the first wild card entrant in Bigg Boss history to win the show. He took home the trophy and a cash prize of ₹25 lakh.
Runner-up: Abhishek Malhan (also known as Fukra Insaan).
Other finalists included Manisha Rani, Bebika Dhurve, and Pooja Bhatt.
The season (hosted by Salman Khan) aired on JioCinema from 17 June to 14 August 2023.
Bigg Boss OTT 2 (2023) Nominations Summary (week-by-week)
The season ran from 17 June to 14 August 2023 on JioCinema (hosted by Salman Khan). Here is the nominations and eviction history:
Week 1
- Nominated: Avinash Sachdev, Bebika Dhurve, Jiya Shankar, Palak Purswani
- Evicted: Palak Purswani (Day 9)
- Note: Puneet Kumar was ejected early (Day 1/2). Akanksha Puri and Palak entered on Day 2 with a special nomination twist (Palak initially saved via currency).
Week 2
- Nominated: Aaliya Siddiqui, Jiya Shankar (later also Abhishek Malhan, Akanksha Puri, Jiya)
- Evicted: Aaliya Siddiqui (Day 11), Akanksha Puri (Day 16)
- Captain: Falaq Naaz / later Abhishek & Jad
Week 3
- Nominated: Avinash Sachdev, Bebika Dhurve, Cyrus Broacha, Falaq Naaz, Jad Hadid, Jiya Shankar, Manisha Rani, Pooja Bhatt
- No eviction
- Captain: Jad Hadid (Abhishek was dethroned from future captaincy)
Week 4
- Nominated: Avinash Sachdev, Bebika Dhurve, Falaq Naaz, Manisha Rani, Pooja Bhatt
- No eviction (Cyrus Broacha walked out on Day 23/24 due to health)
- Wildcards Aashika Bhatia and Elvish Yadav entered (around Day 26–27)
- Captain: Jiya Shankar
Week 5
- Nominated: Aashika Bhatia, Avinash Sachdev, Elvish Yadav, Falaq Naaz, Jad Hadid, Jiya Shankar (some auto-nominated)
- Evicted: Falaq Naaz (by housemates’ vote, Day 35/37)
- Captain: Manisha Rani
Week 6
- Nominated: Aashika Bhatia, Manisha Rani
- Evicted: Aashika Bhatia (Day 42/44)
- Captain: Pooja Bhatt
Week 7
- Nominated: Avinash Sachdev, Jad Hadid, Jiya Shankar, Manisha Rani
- Evicted: Avinash Sachdev and Jad Hadid (Day 50/51)
- Captain: Abhishek Malhan
Week 8 (Finale week)
- Nominated: Elvish Yadav, Jiya Shankar, Manisha Rani
- Evicted: Jiya Shankar (Day 54)
- Top 5 Finalists: Elvish Yadav, Abhishek Malhan, Manisha Rani, Bebika Dhurve, Pooja Bhatt
- Winner: Elvish Yadav (first wild card winner in Bigg Boss history)
- Runner-up: Abhishek Malhan
Elvish was nominated a couple of times after entering mid-season but survived to win. Manisha faced nominations most frequently among the finalists.
