Prasanta Behera | |
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Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office April 2019 | |
Preceded by | Prakash Chandra Behera |
Constituency | Salipur |
Personal details | |
Born | Prasanta Behera 1 May 1977 Shankarpur,Choudwar,Odisha,India |
Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
Spouse | Subasini Behera |
Children | 1son |
Parents |
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Education | Bachelor of Science |
Profession | Politician, Social Worker |
Prasanta Behera is a Politician from Odisha in India. [1] He is serving as M.L.A. of Salipur since 2019. [2] [3]
Prasanta Behera was born in 1977 in a Gopal (Yadav) family. His father Dharmananda Behera is a veteran Politician and former M.L.A. of Choudwar-Cuttack Vidhan sabha constituency. He did his schooling at Kamalakanta Vidyapitha, Cuttack and bachelor's degree in Science at Choudwar College, Choudwar.
In 2014 Vidhan sabha elections Prasanta Behera contested as a candidate of Biju Janata Dala for Salipur constituency, but lost to INC's candidate Prakash Chandra Behera by a margin of 2117 votes. [4]
In 2019 Vidhan sabha elections Prasanta successfully won by defeating BJP's Prakash Chandra Behera.