Arun Kumar Sahoo
Arun Kumar Sahoo (born 6 June 1967) is an Indian politician from Odisha. He is a five time MLA from Nayagarh Assembly constituency in Nayagarh District. He last won in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election representing the Biju Janata Dal.
Early life and education
[edit]Sahoo is from Daspalla, Nayagarh District, Odisha. He is the son of Dandadhar Sahoo. He completed his Ph.D. in history in 2013 at North Odisha University, Sriram Chandra Vihar, Baripada.[1] Earlier, he did his M.A. at Utkal University Ni Vini Vihar, Bhubaneshwar in 1990 and later, completed L.L.B. at Vani Vihar Law Collage, also in Bhubaneshwar in 1993.[2]
Career
[edit]Sahoo won from Nayagarh Assembly constituency representing Biju Janata Dal in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.[3] He polled 81,959 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a narrow margin of 439 votes. Earlier, he first became an MLA winning the 2004 Odisha Legislative Assembly election and went on to win the next four elections in 2009,[4] 2014,[4] 2019[5] and 2024.[6] In 2019, he polled 81,592 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Irani Ray of Bharatiya Janata Party, by a margin of 14,855 votes.[5] In 2014, he polled 75,538 votes and defeated Lala Manoj Kumar Ray of Indian National Congress, by a margin of 20,867 votes.[4] In 2009, he defeated
References
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- ^ "Nayagarh Constituency Election Results 2024: Nayagarh Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-10-13.