Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of a state government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of Parliament (MP) that it has in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's bicameralparliament.
17th Odisha Legislative AssemblyThe Seventeenth Odisha Legislative Assembly was constituted after the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly elections, which were concluded on 1 June 2024, with the previous assembly term ending on 24 June 2024.
List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative AssemblyThe Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. It is composed of 147Members of Legislative Assembly. ConstituenciesThe following is the list of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly. Former constituenciesThe following is the list of former constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.Legislative assemblyLegislative assembly is the name given in some countries to either a legislature, or to one of its houses. The name is used by a number of countries, including member-states of the Commonwealth of Nations and other countries. It is also used by their sub-national divisions, such as the Indian states and union territories, Australian states and Canadian provinces.
OdishaState in Eastern IndiaState in East India, IndiaOdisha (Oriya: oṛiśā, pronounced ), spelled Orissa until 2011, is a state located in eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants. The state also has the third-largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. It neighbours the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south.
BhubaneswarCapital of Odisha, IndiaMetropolis in Odisha, IndiaBhubaneswar (; Odia:), also known as Bhubaneshwar, is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as Chakra Khetra and Ekamra Khetra (Area adorned with a mango tree). Bhubaneswar is dubbed the "Temple City", a nickname earned because of many temples which are standing there.
IndiaCountry in South AsiaIndia, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Dilip RayDilip Ray is an Indian politician and hotelier from the state of Odisha. He is a member of parliament from Odisha and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was formerly Union Minister of Steel, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs. He was also served minister In Biju Patnaik Cabinet. He is the founder and CMD of Mayfair Group of Hotels, largely based in eastern India. Political careerRay was elected as the chairman of the then Rourkela Notified Council in 1985.Bishnu Charan DasBishnu Charan Das (9 October 1954 – 6 July 2020) was an Indian politician from the state of Odisha. He was a leader of the Biju Janata Dal and had previously contested seats in Odisha Legislative Assembly from Jagatsinghpur seat. In 2016, he was the candidate of the party for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections. He was elected unopposed with Prasanna Acharya and N. Bhaskar Rao.
Shashi Bhusan BeheraShashi Bhusan Behera (Odia: ସଶୀ ଭୂଷଣ ବେହେରା) is an Indian politician from Odisha and a member of the Biju Janata Dal party. He served as Minister of Finance & Excise, Public Enterprise Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development for Odisha from 2014 to 2019.
Surama PadhySurama Padhy, also spelt as Surma Padhi, is an Indian politician from Odisha. She is a Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Ranpur Assembly constituency in Nayagarh district. She is currently serving as the 24th Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly from 2024. She represents Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. Early life and educationPadhy is from Ranpur. She married Bipin Bihari Padhy, a chartered accountant.
Dasarathi GomangoDasarathi Gomango (also spelled Gamango; born 2 March 1971) is an Indian politician from Odisha who serves as a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly representing the Mohana. He was originally elected as a member of the Indian National Congress in 2019 and re-elected in 2024. In March 2026, he was suspended from the party for anti-party activities and cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha elections, subsequently serving as an Independent legislator.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.