Arabinda Dhali is an Indian politician and member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). 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] He had quit from BJP, Odisha to join Bharatiya Janshakti Party on 30 April 2006. With Rama Chandra Panda, a former Deputy Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly, joined Bharatiya Janshakti Party. Then on Monday, Mar 24 2008, he joined the Samajwadi Party. [5] Later, he joined Biju Janata Dal. [6] and won as an MLA from Jayadev Assembly constituency in 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. He later quit BJD and joined Bharatiya Janata Party on 3 March 2024. [7] Mr. Dhali will fight 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from BJP for the Jayadev assembly segment in Khurda district. [8]
The Biju Janata Dal is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. It was founded by the former minister of mines and minerals of the Republic of India Naveen Patnaik on 26 December 1997 as a breakaway faction from the Janata Dal. The BJD is led by its founder as president of the party. The headquarters of the party is located in Forest Park, Bhubaneswar.
Rama Chandra Panda casually known as Rama Panda was a member of the 12th Odisha Legislative Assembly. He represented the Chhatrapur constituency of Odisha and is a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He is a former Deputy Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly from 27 March 2000 to 6 February 2004.
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Raghunathpali is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Sundergarh district, Odisha. Area of this constituency includes Rourkela Township and six Gram panchayats of Lathikata block.
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Balasore is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Balasore district, Odisha.
Chandabali is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.
Dhamnagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district, Odisha.
Kamakhyanagar is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Dhenkanal district, Odisha.
Malkangiri is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Malkangiri district, Odisha.
Chitrakonda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Malkangiri district, Odisha.
Jayadev is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Khordha district, Odisha, India.
Bijoy Mohapatra is a politician from Odisha. A leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he was Irrigation Minister of Odisha from 1990 to 1995 in the Biju Patnaik cabinet. He was the most powerful minister in Biju Patnaik's cabinet. He was four times MLA from Patkura Constituency of Kendrapara district. He won four straight elections in 1980, 1985, 1990 and 1995.
Bhrugu Baxipatra is an 46-year-old active politician from India. He is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and represents the Jeypore constituency of Odisha. He is the son of Late Harish Chandra Baxipatra, ex-MLA of Koraput constituency of Orissa and an ex-minister from the state government.
Prasanna Pattnaik is an Indian politician and the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA of Odisha. He has been elected three times to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Kamakhyanagar constituency.
Duryodhan Majhi was an Indian politician.
The 2019 Odisha assembly election, held between April 11 and April 29, was the 16th quinquennial legislative assembly election to elect 147 MLAs to the 16th legislative assembly of Odisha. Covering 147 constituencies across four phases, the polls coincided with the Lok Sabha elections. Vote counting for the assembly election took place on May 23, concluding before the previous Odisha Assembly's term expiration on June 11.
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