Saluga Pradhan is an Indian politician from the Biju Janata Dal, who was elected from the G. Udayagiri assembly constituency from the state of Odisha in 2019.[2][3]
Saluga Pradhan | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1959 |
| Political party | Biju Janata Dal |
| Member of the Odisha Assembly for G. Udayagiri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)[1] | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Nagarjuna Pradhan (INC) |
| Succeeded by | Ajayanti Pradhan (INC) |
| Member of the Odisha Assembly for G. Udayagiri (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)[1] | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Pradhan (INC) |
Career
edit2019 elections
editIn the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, Pradhan won the G Udaygiri seat, defeating the sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly Jacob Pradhan of the Indian National Congress.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJD | Saluga Pradhan | 53238[1] | 38.61 | ||
| INC | Shyamghana Pradhan | 41977 | 30.45 | ||
| BJP | Archana Pradhan | 35998 | 26.11 | ||
| Independent | Jacob Pradhan (incumbent} | 1920 | 1.31 | ||
| Independent | Pushara Kanhar | 1492 | 1.08 | ||
| Independent | Pratap Kumar Pradhan | 1238 | 0.9 | ||
| NCP | Asish Mallik | 1074 | 0.78 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 938 | 0.68 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 137875 | 68.67 | |||
| BJD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Odisha Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Odisha Map Districtwise". odishaassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Desk, India com News (23 May 2019). "Odisha Assembly Election Results 2019: Winners' List of Junagarh, Dharmgarh, Bhawanipatna, Narla, Baliguda, G. Udayagiri". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "List of Contesting Candidates(Phase-II) (AC)" (PDF). ceoorissa.nic.in. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Odisha. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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