Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida

Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida
Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida
Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly
for Remuna
In office
29 April 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byGobinda Chandra Das
BJP
Majority4,118 (2019)
Personal details
Born
Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida

(1975-03-02) 2 March 1975 (age 49)
Political partyBiju Janata Dal (BJD) (‍–‍2023)
OccupationPolitician

Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida (born 1975) is an Indian politician. He has been a member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly for Remuna from 2019 to 2024.[1][2]

Expulsion from the Biju Janata Dal party

On 21 September 2023, he was expelled from the party after following allegations that he siphoned off Rs.3 crore government subsidy amount meant for farmers during purchase of paddy harvester during 2017–18 and 2019–20.[3]

Personal life

On 14 July 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19. Parida was under home quarantine after coming in contact with Nilgiri MLA Sukanta Kumar Nayak, who had earlier tested positive for the virus.[4]

Election results

Odisha Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2019 No.39 Remuna Sudhanshu Shekhar Parida (BJD) 79,097 47.50% Gobinda Chandra Das (BJP) 74,979 45.02% 166,536 4,118 74.35%
Pratap Kumar Sethi (INC) 9,454 5.68%
None of the above 1,043 0.63%

References

  1. ^ "Odisha Election Results". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Remuna, Odisha Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP's Gobinda Chandra Das wins Remuna with 92620 votes". India Today. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Odisha: BJD's Soumya Patnaik, another MLA expelled over 'anti-people activities'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Another Odisha MLA tests positive for COVID-19". The Samikhsya. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2024.