Term Start: | 20 June 2024 |
Predecessor: | Pramila Mallik |
Deputy: | Vacant |
Office1: | Minister of Cooperation Government of Odisha |
Term Start1: | 18 May 2004 |
Term End1: | 9 March 2009 |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Naveen Patnaik |
Predecessor1: | Arabinda Dhali |
Successor1: | Naveen Patnaik |
Office2: | Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly |
Term Start2: | 2024 |
Predecessor2: | Satyanarayana Pradhan |
Constituency2: | Ranpur |
Term Start3: | 2004 |
Term End3: | 2009 |
Predecessor3: | Ramakanta Mishra |
Successor3: | Satyanarayana Pradhan |
Constituency3: | Ranpur |
Birth Date: | 1960 12, df=y |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse: | Bipin Bihari Padhy |
Children: | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Mother: | Urmila Padhy |
Father: | Harischandra Padhy |
Education: | Master of Arts Bachelor of Laws |
Alma Mater: | Utkal University |
Profession: | Advocate, Politician |
Source: | https://odishaassembly.nic.in/memberprofile.aspx?img=1234 |
Surama Padhy (born 29 December 1960) is an Indian politician from Odisha. She is an MLA from Ranpur Assembly Constituency in Nayagarh District. She is currently serving as the Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly.[1] She represents Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2024 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 at Ravenshaw College which is affiliated to Utkal University.[4]
Padhy won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from Ranpur Assembly Constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party. She defeated Satyanarayan Pradhan of Biju Janata Dal by a margin of 15,544 votes.[5] [6] Earlier, she lost thrice from Ranpur, the last time in the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election to Pradhan by a narrow margin of 4,251 votes.[7] [8] She is also a former minister of state for cooperation in the 2004 Naveen Patnaik BJD government which had an alliance with BJP.