Pramila Mallik

Pramila Mallik
Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
In office
22 September 2023 – 3 June 2024
GovernorGaneshi Lal
Raghubar Das
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
Preceded byBikram Keshari Arukha
Succeeded bySurama Padhy
Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2000
Preceded byArjun Das
In office
1990-1995
Preceded byNabakishore Mallick
Succeeded byArjun Das
ConstituencyBinjharpur
Personal details
Born (1963-03-04) 4 March 1963 (age 61)
Political partyBiju Janata Dal
Other political
affiliations		Janata Dal

Pramila Mallik (4 March 1963) is an Indian politician from Odisha. She was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Binjharpur in Jajpur district for a record seven times. She represents Biju Janata Dal.[1][2][3][4] She was a former speaker and a minister. She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.[5]

Early life and education

Mallik hails from Binjharpur.

Career

Malik won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from Binjharpur Assembly Constituency representing Biju Janata Dal. She defeated Babita Mallick of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 2,856 votes.[5][6][7] She defeated Babita in the previous election too, winning the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election by over 20,000 votes.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Pramila Mallik". Odisha Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ "'Media trying to defame me'". Subhashish Mohanty. The Telegraph. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ^ "State govt decided to merge schools, not close them: Pramila Mallik". Orissa Post. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Odisha Assembly gets its first woman Speaker as Pramila Mallik elected unopposed - The Hindu". The Hindu. 22 September 2023. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Binjharpur, Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJD's Pramila Mallik wins Binjharpur with 74185 votes". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Full list of Odisha Assembly elections 2024 winners". The Indian Express. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Binjharpur, Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: Binjharpur सीट पर Pramila Mallik ने Babita Mallick को हराया". आज तक (in Hindi). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Binjharpur (SC) Constituency Election Results 2024: Binjharpur (SC) Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2024.