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Bikram Keshari Arukha
Office Cabinet Minister
Government of Odisha
Office Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Office Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly



Term start 29 May 2019
Term end 11 June 2024



Predecessor Ramakrushna Gouda
Successor Pradyumna Kumar Nayak


Constituency Bhanjanagar
Born 1962-9-28 (age 64)
Born Bhanjanagar, Odisha, India





Political party Biju Janata Dal






Bikram Keshari Arukha is an Indian politician and Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency who served as Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly till 2023.[1][2][3][4] He is continuously six time MLA from Bhanjanagar Assembly constituency.[5][6] Bikram Keshari Arukha has publicly stated that if he loses the 2024 election, he will retire from active politics. This declaration has added a significant layer of seriousness and personal stakes to his political campaign."

Personal life

He was born on 28 September 1962 in Ganjam.[7]

References

  1. BJD MLA Bikram Keshari Arukha elected Odisha assembly speaker. The Times of India(13 June 2022). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  2. Bikram Keshari Arukha to succeed Surjya as Odisha speaker. The New Indian Express(11 June 2022). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  3. BJD's Bikram Keshari Arukha elected speaker of Odisha assembly. ThePrint(2022-06-13). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  4. Senior BJD leader Bikram Arukha elected Odisha Assembly Speaker unopposed. India Today(13 June 2022). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  5. Six-time MLA from Bhanjanagar Bikram Keshari Arukha elected new speaker of Odisha Assembly. Odisha Diary(2022-06-13). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  6. 6-Time BJD MLA Bikram Keshari Arukha Elected Speaker Of Odisha Assembly. NDTV. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  7. Bikram Keshari Arukha. OneIndia.

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