Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi Explained

Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi (born 14 July 1976) is an Indian politician from Odisha, currently serving as an MLA in the Odisha Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the 16th and 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly from the Khariar Assembly constituency in 2019 and 2024, respectively.^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Panigrahi is from Khariar in Nuapada district.^[3]

Political career

In the 2014 assembly elections, he was defeated in the Khariar Vidhan Sabha constituency by BJP candidate Duryodhan Majhi. However, in 2019, he was successfully elected as an MLA from INC. Before the assembly elections 2024, he resigned from INC and joined BJD, subsequently winning as an MLA from BJD.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024-06-04 . Khariar, Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJD's ADHIRAJ MOHAN PANIGRAHI wins Khariar with 93246 votes . 2024-06-06 . India Today . en.
2. Web site: 2024-06-04 . Khariar Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin . 2024-06-06 . News18 . en.
3. News: 2024-03-20 . Cong's Khariar MLA quits party ahead of polls, may join BJD . 2024-06-06 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
4. News: PTI . 2024-03-20 . Odisha's Khariar MLA Adhiraj Panigrahi quits Congress . 2024-06-06 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
5. Web site: Service . Express News . 2024-03-20 . Khariar MLA Adhiraj quits Congress, likely to join BJD . 2024-06-06 . The New Indian Express . en.