Surama Padhy

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Surama Padhy
Speaker, Odisha Legislative Assembly
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20 June 2024
Education Master of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
Alma mater Utkal University
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Surama Padhy (born 29 December 1960) is an Indian politician from Odisha. She is an MLA 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]

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Early life and education

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 to Utkal University. [4]

Career

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]

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References

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  8. 1 2 Chaki, Bijay (13 June 2024). "Odisha: Not finding place in Majhi cabinet, Surama Padhy likely to be Speaker". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2024.