Arun Kumar Sahoo

Arun Kumar Sahoo
Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 June 2024
Preceded byArun Kumar Sahoo
ConstituencyNayagarh
Personal details
Political partyBiju Janata Dal
Residence(s)Nayagarh district, Odisha
ProfessionPolitician

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

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

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]

References

  1. ^ "Aruna Kumar Sahoo(BJD):Constituency- NAYAGARH(NAYAGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  2. ^ "Arun Kumar Sahoo(BJD):Constituency- NAYAGARH(NAYAGARH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  3. ^ "Nayagarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Nayagarh Odisha Election Schedule, Vote share and Results". Financialexpress. 2024-10-12. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  4. ^ a b c "Nayagarh Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  5. ^ a b "Nayagarh Assembly Election Results 2024: Nayagarh Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  6. ^ "Nayagarh Constituency Election Results 2024: Nayagarh Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-10-13.