Surama Padhy | |
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| 24thSpeaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2024 | |
| Deputy | Bhabani Shankar Bhoi |
| Chief Minister | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| Preceded by | Pramila Mallik |
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Cooperation Government of Odisha | |
| In office 18 May 2004 – 9 March 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Arabinda Dhali |
| Succeeded by | Naveen Patnaik |
| Member of theOdisha Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Satyanarayana Pradhan |
| Constituency | Ranpur |
| In office 16 May 2004 – 16 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ramakanta Mishra |
| Succeeded by | Satyanarayana Pradhan |
| Constituency | Ranpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-12-29)29 December 1960 (age 64) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Bipin Bihari Padhy |
| Children | Alee Padhy (daughter), Ashutosh Padhy (son) |
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| Education | Master of Arts Bachelor of Laws |
| Alma mater | Utkal University |
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Surama Padhy, also spelt asSurma Padhi, is an Indian politician fromOdisha. She is anMember of Odisha Legislative Assembly fromRanpur Assembly constituency inNayagarh district. She is currently serving as the 24th Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly from 2024.[1] She representsBharatiya Janata Party. She won the2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.[2][3]
Padhy is from Ranpur. She married Bipin Bihari Padhy, a chartered accountant. She completed her Master of Arts in 1982 atRavenshaw College which is affiliated withUtkal University.[4]
Padhy won the2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election fromRanpur Assembly constituency representing theBharatiya Janata Party. She defeated Satyanarayan Pradhan of theBiju Janata Dal by a margin of 15,544 votes.[5][6] Earlier, she lost thrice from Ranpur, the last time in the2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election to Pradhan by 4,251 votes.[7][8] She is also a former minister of state for cooperation in the 2004Naveen Patnaik BJD government which had an alliance with BJP.[8]