Surama Padhy | |
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Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 20 June 2024 | |
Deputy | Bhabani Shankar Bhoi |
Chief Minister | Mohan Charan Majhi |
Preceded by | Pramila Mallik |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Cooperation Government of Odisha | |
In office 18 May 2004 –9 March 2009 | |
Preceded by | Arabinda Dhali |
Succeeded by | Naveen Patnaik |
Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2024 | |
Preceded by | Satyanarayana Pradhan |
Constituency | Ranpur |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Preceded by | Ramakanta Mishra |
Succeeded by | Satyanarayana Pradhan |
Constituency | Ranpur |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 December 1960 |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse | Bipin Bihari Padhy |
Children | Alee Padhy |
Parents |
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Education | Master of Arts Bachelor of Laws |
Alma mater | Utkal University |
Profession | |
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Surama Padhy, also spelt as Surma Padhy, and Surma Padhi, or Surama Padhi, is an Indian Politician from Odisha. She is an Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Ranpur Assembly Constituency in Nayagarh District. She is currently serving as the Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly. [1] She represents Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. [2] [3]
Padhy is from Ranpur. She married Bipin Bihari Padhy, a chartered accountant. She completed her Master of Arts in 1982 at Ravenshaw College which is affiliated with Utkal University. [4]
Padhy won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from Ranpur Assembly Constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party. She defeated Satyanarayan Pradhan of Biju Janata Dal by a margin of 15,544 votes. [5] [6] Earlier, she lost thrice from Ranpur, the last time in the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election to Pradhan by a narrow margin of 4,251 votes. [7] [8] She is also a former minister of state for cooperation in the 2004 Naveen Patnaik BJD government which had an alliance with BJP. [8]