Arabinda Dhali

Arabinda Dhali

Arabinda Dhali is an Indian politician and a former Member of Legislative assembly, Odisha. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janta Party.

Political career

• Dhali is a sixth-term member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly and represented the Malkangiri from 1992 to 2000 ^[1] and the Jayadev constituency from 2009 to 2014. ^[2]

• He was a former transport and corporation minister in BJD-BJP alliance. ^{[3] [4]}

• On 30 April 2006, he left BJP to join Bharatiya Janshakti Party.

• On 24 March 2008, he joined the Samajwadi Party. ^[5]

• In 2019, he joined Biju Janata Dal ^[6] and won as an MLA from Jayadev Assembly constituency in 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.

• On 3 March 2024, he left BJD and joined Bharatiya Janata Party. ^[7]

• In 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, he contested for Jayadev assembly segment in Khurda district and lost. ^[8]

References

1. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Malkangiri Assembly Constituency". elections.in.
2. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Jayadev Assembly Constituency". elections.in.
3. "'Daughter' roped in to defeat 'father'"
4. "Former Minister Arabinda Dhali to join in the ruling BJD". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
5. "Orissa unit of Bharatiya Janshakti merges with SP". news.webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
6. Sanjita-dhali-joins-bjp ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. "Odisha: Jayadev MLA Arabinda Dhali quits BJD, to join BJP". The Economic Times. 3 March 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2 April 2024.
8. "odisha assembly elections: BJP releases list of 112 candidates for Odisha assembly elections". The Economic Times . Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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