Simarani Nayak
Simarani Nayak (born 1964) is an Indian politician from Odisha. She is a three time MLA from Hindol Assembly Constituency in Dhenkanal District. She represents Bharatiya Janata Party. She won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Nayak is from Hindol and her late husband was a doctor. She is a home maker and a social worker. She completed her Class 12 in 1985 at Government Secondary Training School, Dhenkanal. Earlier, she did her Class 11 at Dhalpur High School, Dhalpur H.S.C.E, Odisha in 1982.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Nayak won the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election from Hindol Assembly Constituency representing Bharatiya Janata Party. She polled 97,795 votes and defeated Mahesh Sahoo of the Biju Janata Dal by a margin of 11,827 votes. After she was denied a ticket, she left the BJD and joined the BJP in April 2024.[5][6] She retained her seat, which she had won on Biju Janata Dal ticket in 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election defeating Ashok Kumar Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 18,905 votes. She first won the Hindol seat in the 2014 Odisha Legislative Assembly election representing BJD.[7][8] She defeated Laxmidhar Behara of BJP by a huge margin of 50,499.
References
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