Lal Bihari Himirika Explained

Lal Bihari Himirika
Office1:	Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency1:	Rayagada
Term Start1:	2009
Term End1:	2019
Office2:	Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly
Constituency2:	Rayagada
Term Start2:	2000
Term End2:	2004
Education:	Under Matric
Occupation:	Politician
Party:	Biju Janata Dal
Spouse:	Apalamma Himirika
Portfolio:	SC & ST development minister

Lal Bihari Himirika (Odia: ଲାଲ ବିହାରୀ ହିମିରିକା, born 17 February 1948) is an Indian politician from Biju Janata Dal (BJD).^[1] ^[2] He is currently MLA of Rayagada constituency of Odisha. He represented the Odisha Assembly from Rayagada Vidhan Sabha constituency in 2009 and 2014 assembly elections.^[3]

Personal Background

Sri Himirika hails from Penta village of Rayagada district in the state of Odisha.

Political career

Started his career as a union worker in the JK paper mills, Jaykaypur. He served as the SC & ST development minister in the 15th assembly of Odisha. Sri Ramesh Chandra Majhi succeeded him in May 2017.^[4] He also served as a member of the KBK Committee.^[5] Himirika was later appointed the president of Rayagada district BJD.

Committee membership

Member -House Committee on environment- 2000-2001
Member -Committee on welfare of SC & ST- 2000-2001
Member -House Committee on Cooperatives- 2001-2002
Member -House Committee on environment- 2001-2002
Member -Committee on welfare of SC & ST- 2001-2002
Member -House Committee on Cooperatives- 2001-2002
Member -House Committee on environment- 2002-2003
Member -Committee on welfare of SC & ST- 2002-2003
Member -House Committee on Cooperatives- 2003-2004
Member -Committee on welfare of SC & ST- 2003-2004

Notes and References

Web site: L . D. . Lal Bihari Himirika Entranceindia . www.entranceindia.com . 8 December 2018.
Web site: Lal Bihari Himirika : Biju Janata Dal, MLA, Rayagada Constituency . Janpratinidhi . 8 December 2018.
Web site: Shri Lal Bihari Himirika . odishaassembly.nic.in . 8 December 2018.
Web site: Council Of Minister . odishaassembly.nic.in . 8 December 2018.
Web site: MLA Lal Bihari Himirika Profile RAYAGADA Constituency . https://web.archive.org/web/20170623212102/http://naveenpatnaik.com/MLA-Lal-Bihari-Himirika-of-RAYAGADA-constituency-82.html . dead . 23 June 2017 . www.naveenpatnaik.com . 8 December 2018.