Prafulla Samal | |
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Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
In office ୨୦୦୧–୨୦୦୪ | |
President | Biju Shramika Samukhya |
Preceded by | Ananta Prasad Sethi |
Succeeded by | Sanjib Kumar Mallick |
Constituency | Bhadrak |
MLA:12th Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
In office 2009–2019 | |
Preceded by | Biren Palei |
Succeeded by | Naren Palei |
Constituency | Bhadrak,Bhandaripokhari |
Personal details | |
Born | Bhadrak,Odisha | 15 August 1947
Citizenship | Indian |
Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
Other political affiliations | Janata Dal |
Children | Prayaskanti Samal | Prayag Samal | Pranit Kant Samal |
Residence(s) | Bhadrak,Odisha |
Occupation | Advocate |
Profession | Politician |
Prafulla Samal (born 15 August 1947[1],Bhadrak) is an Indian politician and currently a member of the Biju Janata Party. He joined Odisha politics in 1971. [1] In 1995,he was elected as an MLA from Bhadrak Constituency as a representative of the Janata Party in the 10th Legislative Assembly. Later,he was elected to the Legislature from Bhadrak as a Janata Party representative in the 11th and 12th Legislature,and as a Biju Janata Party representative in the 15th and 16th Legislature from Bhandaripokhari.[2] In the 14th Legislature,Prof.
Prafulla Samal is an Indian politician from Odisha. He was a six times elected Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly from 1990,1995,2001(bypoll),2009,2014,and 2019,representing Bhadrak and Bhandaripokhari. [1] [2]
Samal was first elected as a Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly in 1990,1995,and in a 2001 by-election,representing Bhadrak as a member of the Janata Dal. He was subsequently elected in 2009,2014,and 2019,representing Bhandaripokhari as a member of the Biju Janata Dal. [3]
In the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly elections,he contested from the Bhadrak Legislative Assembly constituency as a BJD candidate. In this election,he secured a total of 66,244 votes,defeating his nearest rival Sitashanshu Shekhar Mohapatra of Bharatiya Janata Party by 16,068 votes.[ citation needed ]
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