Surama Padhy

On June 20th, 2024, Senior BJP leader Surama Padhy was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Odisha Assembly. She is a two-time MLA from the Ranpur in Nayagarh district.

Key Points

She was elected unopposed as there was no other candidate in the fray.
She is the second woman to become Speaker of Odisha Assembly after Pramila Mallick of BJD.
She was elected to the state Assembly from Ranpur constituency in Nayagarh district during 2004-2009 and served as the Minister of State (Independent charges) for the Department of Co-operation, Odisha.
She won the Ranpur constituency again in 2024 defeating BJD candidate Satyanarayan Pradhan by 15.544 votes.