Jhina Hikaka | |
Office: | Member: 16th Lok Sabha |
Constituency: | Koraput |
Term Start: | 2014 |
Term End: | 2019 |
Predecessor: | Jayaram Pangi |
Successor: | Saptagiri Ulaka |
Office1: | Member: Legislative Assembly of Odisha |
Constituency1: | Laxmipur |
Term Start1: | 19 May 2009 |
Term End1: | 16 May 2014 |
Predecessor1: | Anantaram Majhi |
Successor1: | Kailash Chandra Kulesika |
Birth Place: | KORAPUT |
Profession: | Politician |
Party: | Biju Janata Dal |
Spouse: | Kaushalya Hikaka |
Children: | Rohit Hikaka, Kiran Hikaka, Divyanshu Hikaka |
Jhina Hikaka is a member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party. He is elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 from Koraput constituency in Odisha. He was a MLA from Laxmipur assembly constituency of Koraput district in Odisha.[1] He was kidnapped by Maoists and kept in captivity for 33 days before being released unharmed on 26 April 2012.[2]