Prafulla Samal
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 | 15 August 1947 Bhadrak, Odisha |
| 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]
Political career
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Bhandaripokhari, Election Result 2024 Live: Winning And Losing Candidates & Parties, 2019 vs 2024 Results, Voting Percentage, Exit Polls-News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News". www.news18.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Bhandaripokhari Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Get Bhandaripokhari Lok Sabha Election Results and Candidate List". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Amid BJP-BJD bonhomie in Odisha, ED raid on an MLA plays the dampener: Who is Prafulla Samal?". The Indian Express. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.